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Black and White Video - Wii Component cable

I am trying to set the Wii TV resolution to 480p. I am using a component cable, and a HD TV. Qll I get is sound and Black and White Video. I tried the TV input with a different device and it works fine. Thoughts? Running Ver 3 on the Wii. Just updated. Problem was there before I updated.

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  • emomobile Dec 26, 2008

    I have the same problem, and yes, it is an HDTV, and no, I didn't plug the cables in wrong.

  • collarcounty Jan 20, 2009

    Same problem. My jacks are correct.

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Sounds like one of the cables is in the wrong jack. Quite often people will mistakenly put the red video cable in the red AUDIO input thats in close proximity. Also sometimes the green and blue look alike in the shadowy recesses behind tv's.....

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If you are using HDMI or component video cables, then go into the Wii video menus to select the correct mode for your tv. Check your TV manual and the Wii setup guide for details on the mode (resolution, etc) you should be using.

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