Still needs to be a system-wide feature on every console going forward.
I was waiting for someone to post that.
First people complained that the Wii wasn't in HD, now people are upset because it doesn't travel back in time?
While I lol at the idea of using a 4:3 TV in this era, this does underscore the more general problem with Nintendo.
They have zero fucking clue what they are doing with A/Vamongst other issues
What is even the full story behind this picture?
Wait, that pic is from a Gahiggidy thread? MIND FUCKING BLOWN! I just thought it was some random pic which I saw on GAF...Original thread (pics are down by now): http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77540
I don't get how I'm supposed to screw in the HDMI cable. Do I need to unplug the antenna first?
You have to get one of these first:
(Actually had to get one of those to hook up my NES when I first got it, since the television I had at the time only had those connectors, it didn't even have a Coax input).
Maybe his priorities include input lag.
Are you saying the most inexpensive decent surround sound system you can get is 800 dollars?
I'm saying that Nintendo sucks at providing options.
They didn't support ANY hd last console, and they can hardly support SD (tv's with overscan issues) now. Hopefully they'll patch it, but the problem is just silly in the first place.
I can afford a 800 dollar HDMI receiver with 5.1 surround sound.
That doesn't mean I should buy an 800 dollar surround sound kit just to get 5.1 because options suck.
EDIT: fixed my brain fart wording.
It's not silly its overscan. Don't like it play on the included tablet controller. The wii came out 6 years ago. It is perfectly acceptable to give legacy/semi decent SD support when 60" HDTVs can be had for $700. This whole thread is silly imo.I'm saying that Nintendo sucks at providing options.
They didn't support ANY hd last console, and they can hardly support SD (tv's with overscan issues) now. Hopefully they'll patch it, but the problem is just silly in the first place.
Those PlayStation 3D TVs were $99 just a couple of days ago. Should have been followiong Wario64 on Twitter!
Who cares about SD support?
I'm saying that Nintendo sucks at providing options.
They didn't support ANY hd last console, and they can hardly support SD (tv's with overscan issues) now. Hopefully they'll patch it, but the problem is just silly in the first place.
Those PlayStation 3D TVs were $99 just a couple of days ago. Should have been followiong Wario64 on Twitter!
I don't think they have composite or component. IIRC it's just HDMI... though I could be 100% wrong.
(though I don't know any 4:3 TVs with an HDMI input)
SDTV-Gaf unite!
I have a tv. When it stops working, I'll replace it. Although damn every year Black Friday gets harder to resist.
As someone who still uses an SDTV, this is pretty lame. Granted, it will probably be at least a year until I buy a WiiU, but I still think it's lame of Nintendo not to handle this better. Not all of us own HDTVs.
Good thing I don't have a WiiU. Haven't really tried looking for a new HDTV since my dad accidently dropped mine on its face a few months ago.
As someone who still uses an SDTV, this is pretty lame. Granted, it will probably be at least a year until I buy a WiiU, but I still think it's lame of Nintendo not to handle this better. Not all of us own HDTVs.
I have an edtv plasma here. Not my television or my call to make in regards to a new television
People keep saying how Nintendo doesn't "get it", is behind on technical stuff.
Well like... no shit. They're a toy company.
Sony and Microsoft are consumer electronics and software giants, respectively.
If Sega were still around today they'd be getting the same criticism (or they would partner with others to do this stuff for them).
Should Nintendo be better about the technical aspects? Yeah better is better. But personally, my expectations are adjusted. When I buy Nintendo consoles I am buying a gaming toy. I don't really expect it to be the be-all end-all gaming computer that many people wish it to be.
Wrong topic?
While most of us have HDTVs now I know there are still some GAFers out there who use an SDTV primarily, and if I were one of them I would not buy a Wii U at this point, as you'll see below.
Those PlayStation 3D TVs were $99 just a couple of days ago. Should have been followiong Wario64 on Twitter!
Original thread (pics are down by now): http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77540
Seriously, who is gaming today on an SDTV? The amount of frustration caused by trying to read menus in 360 games immediately forced me to upgrade.
I bought one todayThose PlayStation 3D TVs were $99 just a couple of days ago. Should have been followiong Wario64 on Twitter!
Did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe there are more than a few people out there who still play their old, and in some cases, vintage video game consoles and who dont want to put up with the blurry, pixel-stretched mess that an HDTV would afford them?
Your lack of understanding disappoints me, GAF.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe there are more than a few people out there who still play their old, and in some cases, vintage video game consoles and who dont want to put up the blurry, pixel-stretched mess that an HDTV would afford them?
Your lack of understanding disappoints me, GAF.
There is nothing for Nintendo to patch, this is not a problem with the Wii U. This is a problem with games, in all game consoles throughout history games have had to deal with overscan. The problem is in games putting important HUD elements outside the overscan-safe-zone without an option to move them, there is no real way a game console can deal with it except by making all games worse for everybody.