Most people clicked this with the intent of replying no or hell no, but it looks like it might happen with upscaling (Im not too sure on the upscaleing part):
HYPERKIN ANNOUNCES PASSPORT: HDMI CABLE FOR WII
Direct Higher Resolution Connection from TV or PC to Wii
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (MAY, 2011) – Hyperkin, a recognized and trusted brand of video game peripherals, has announced the launch of Passport: HDMI Cable for Wii. The Passport creates a direct link from the Wii video game system to a TV or PC monitor. The Passport provides a higher native resolution, is easy to use and requires no splitters or adapters.
The Passport: HDMI Cable will be available at retail in the Summer of 2011. Working prototypes will be on display at E3 in Los Angeles June 7 – 9th, 2011.
Steven Mar, Hyperkin’s Business Director, said: “There is a huge demand for people who want to upgrade their graphics without dealing with the hassle of five-plug component cables. The Passport is a simple, convenient and cost-effective way to create a direct link between the Wii and a TV or PC.”
I highly doubt it's an upscaller in any way, shape or form. The hardware determines the signal, not the cable. There are some crazy upscalling devices out there that have microprocessors and cost hundreds of dollars, but I don't think that's what is going on here.
As the Wii can only produce 480p at most, all this adapter does is converts a 480p component signal to a 480p HDMI signal. Interesting proof of concept, but for $40? Eh......I think I'll stick with the "hassle" of the five corded component cable for Wii I already have.
Notice it says "a higher native resolution..." It does NOT say anything about HD. Wii does 480p natively, which IS a higher resolution than 480i. The guy in the blurb describes it as a solution for people who don't want the hassle of five plugs (component). In other words, this is just a way to get 480p from your Wii using an HDMI cable instead of component. That's all.
I'm fine with the Wii component cables, but my TV doesn't like them. If I use them with 480p, my TV will often freeze the image for a few seconds then fix itself. I was using the component cables on 480i for a while, still getting the great look of the component cables, but my TV still doesn't like it when I play VC games. So I've resorting to just leaving the composite cables hooked up.
Anyway, maybe if I used the HDMI cable my TV wouldn't do the same thing. I don't think I'd wanna spend $40 to find out though.
So it wouldn't make my image any better on my HDTV than the component cables that I already have do... Man I thought this would do something more than just reduce from five to one plug.
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Ziggy587 wrote:I'm fine with the Wii component cables, but my TV doesn't like them. If I use them with 480p, my TV will often freeze the image for a few seconds then fix itself. I was using the component cables on 480i for a while, still getting the great look of the component cables, but my TV still doesn't like it when I play VC games. So I've resorting to just leaving the composite cables hooked up.
Anyway, maybe if I used the HDMI cable my TV wouldn't do the same thing. I don't think I'd wanna spend $40 to find out though.
Thats probably due to the signal changing resolutions and your TV adjusting. Your TV takes a second to adjust to a new resolution. Its not that your TV doesn't like them, it just that LCD's and Plasmas take a second to adjust. Your TV has a native resolution of either 1080p or 720p (usually 768p actually), so if the Wii is outputting VC games at resolutions other than 480p your TV will have to adjust. Even if your Wii stops ouptutting for a second when switching to a VC game your TV will have to adjust.
Ziggy587 wrote:.. but my TV still doesn't like it when I play VC games. So I've resorting to just leaving the composite cables hooked up.
You know there is something you have to do to get VC games to run over a component cable? Its some odd button combo that you would never figure out by yourself though
Well the games DO run fine with the component cable. It's just at random times the picture will freeze up and I'll have to switch to another input on my TV and back again to get the picture back.
What's this button combo you speak of? I've never heard of that before.
