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[meatwadsprite]

For some reason my HD composite cables that I used for the original Wii aren't working for the Wii U. The HDMI cable works, but for recording purposes I need to use the composite cables. Aren't these cables supposed to work for WII U ?

[Stephen]

try and change the output settings in system settings

[Gamejunkie]

For some reason my HD composite cables that I used for the original Wii aren't working for the Wii U. The HDMI cable works, but for recording purposes I need to use the composite cables. Aren't these cables supposed to work for WII U ?

I take it you mean component and not composite as the latter is not HD and the former is. To answer your question all Wii cables should work on the Wii U.

[BananaCheese]

I'm pretty sure only Wii Component cables and Wii AV cables work.

[Desert Punk]

There is nothing HD about the wii. The original cables only had to go up to either 480p or 576p neither is HD. At best they are described as ED (enhanced definition). It's possible a cable that was ok on wii may not perform as well for higher definition modes on wii u. There may be a problem if the wii u outputs 1080p via component as many televisions only go up to 1080i via component. Also maybe Nintendo found some way to lock out generic component cables although I would of thought that would already be news if that was the case.

I would set the wii u for 480p via component and see if that works before trying higher definition modes.

[Gamejunkie]

There is nothing HD about the wii. The original cables only had to go up to either 480p or 576p neither is HD. At best they are described as ED (enhanced definition). It's possible a cable that was ok on wii may not perform as well for higher definition modes on wii u. There may be a problem if the wii u outputs 1080p via component as many televisions only go up to 1080i via component. Also maybe Nintendo found some way to lock out generic component cables although I would of thought that would already be news if that was the case.
I would set the wii u for 480p via component and see if that works before trying higher definition modes.

That doesn't matter. A component cable is a component cable. They are all the same and support resolutions up to 1080p. It's the console that is limited. The Wii component cable will support up to 1080p if connected to a console that supports it. Obviously the TV also has to support it too.

[Desert Punk]

That doesn't matter. A component cable is a component cable. They are all the same and support resolutions up to 1080p. It's the console that is limited. The Wii component cable will support up to 1080p if connected to a console that supports it. Obviously the TV also has to support it too.

Thats not true at all. 1080p takes the component connection to the max. The bandwidth needed is something like 6x that of normal 480p making it much more susceptible to interference and resistance in the cable. If any analogue signal could be sent down any cable we would have high definition versions of s-video and composite down very thin headphone cable that you simply hide behind wallpaper.

[Gamejunkie]

Thats not true at all. 1080p takes the component connection to the max. The bandwidth needed is something like 6x that of normal 480p making it much more susceptible to interference and resistance in the cable. If any analogue signal could be sent down any cable we would have high definition versions of s-video and composite down very thin headphone cable that you simply hide behind wallpaper.

Yes it is true. You obviously missed my point. All component cables are the same and they all support up to 1080p. I'm not talking about composite, s-video SCART ETC. I'm talking only about component cables. The Wii component cable does support up to 1080p but because the Wii itself only supports resolutions up to 576p you don't see the full resolution options of the cable. I'm not talking about any cable or cable in general but component cables. Like I said all component cables are the same and support resolutions up to 1080p. What resolutions are displayed depends on the device and display they are connected to. If it wasn't the case then my official Wii component cable wouldn't have given me 1080p on my Wii U.

[Noonabites]

There is a help section for issues like this. I (unofficially) ask if you may please post their next time you have an issue? There's the link -> http://thewiiu.com/f...-hardware-help/