Schern Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 You really notice the lack of graphical power going from a 360 to the Wii. Zelda looks quite good, but nothing like what most games look like on the 360, but to be honest I didn't buy it for the graphics. Its supposed to be a fair bit more powerful than the gamecube, so it should be capable of a fair bit more. WiiSports and WiiPlay are really nice looking, but they're not particularly demanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 i dont think the wii was really designed for serious games and graphics, they have taken a step back and thought what game consoles are for-FUN!! so they have put it back in with the way the controllers work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam C Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yes I noticed on NFS Carbon it isnt much better than a PS2 if at all but the fun to be had on Wii Sports and Wii Play makes it up. Wii's are going for as little as £279 on eBay BNIB aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 yeah i think they thought that Sony and Microsoft are not making consoles what people remember them for, the best thing i think about a console is u get a few mates round and have some fun, just put the disk in and play. If i wanted state of the art graphics i would buy a pc not a console because i think that is you bought a state of the art pc it would run games better than any console out, i mean ok u cannot have HD on a pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schern Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yeah, but if you price up a pc that will run games at the same quality as a 360 or PS3, then I bet your talking a damn site more money than the console! The graphics card alone will cost that much! And yeah I know, internet blah, word blah photoshop blah, but the vast majority of that other stuff you could do on a £200 pc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam C Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 You couldnt do on a PC what you can do on a £200 Wii well you could but it wouldnt get you very far in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I didn't buy it for the Graphics either, I don't think anyone does. I was just asking what people thought of the graphics because some people have really put some strong criticism that it is no better than a GC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schern Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Apparently the component cable that you can buy separately makes a big difference to the quality. Reckon I'll get one soon and give it a go. Just gets a bit annoying having to swap the component cables around for each console and dvd player. Unless I can find a high quality component switching box though I reckon I'll have to put up with it. I've got a fairly decent component cable for my DVD player, and it seems a shame to then run it through some shabby switching box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantus Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 If any of you have played metroid Prime on a GC then you'll know that the graphics power is a lot more than you'd think It's easily one of the best looking games I've ever seen and I own a 360 running in HD. To be honest, when it comes to graphics, it depends alot more on the game developers than the console. So if the Wii is only a little better than the GC I'll be happy, but it's not about the graphics anyway. It's about the gameplay, and Nintendo ALWAYS rule in that! Yeah, but if you price up a pc that will run games at the same quality as a 360 or PS3, then I bet your talking a damn site more money than the console! The BluRay drives in a PS3 alone cost upwards of £400! So you're definitely saving money. And you don't have to put up with windows either I'm definitely getting a Wii at some point, just no yet. Anyway, I've said enough Fantus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallman28 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Just like the Gamecube there has been a bit of rush for the Wii and they go for silly money on ebay when the shops are out of stock,then a few months later they can be had for £99 with a couple of games. Yes gameplay is important but Nintendos games tend to be on the cute side with the odd exception,it really is aimed at kids more than any other console. Give it a few weeks and people will be getting rid of them when they get tired of it,it wont have any lasting appeal just like every other Nintendo console since the NES/SNES era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy1471 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 yeah i think they thought that Sony and Microsoft are not making consoles what people remember them for, the best thing i think about a console is u get a few mates round and have some fun, just put the disk in and play. If i wanted state of the art graphics i would buy a pc not a console because i think that is you bought a state of the art pc it would run games better than any console out, i mean ok u cannot have HD on a pc. you can have hd on pc i do and i think they will be fun but not realy my cup of tea the wii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yeh, Lewy is right (shock!) HD is just a high resolution. Like 1280x1024 or 1152x864. Normal TVs are like 640x456 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcturner12 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 ist it high defintion (spelling) lol, You can get these HD ready teles, with a keybored and its like a PC with a 40inch screen lol wii - is all about fun, having mates round and being laffed out try to bowl lol, 360- All about HD grafics, Soem game play and for seruiuse gamers, or fun lol Ps3, Am i right in saying this Is the best graffics if you play on sonys Blue ray tv?, Overall i don't liek playstations that much, i'm a Xbox guy i'd get the Wii before i got the ps3 (if i get a ps3) don't really want a ps3 TBH I liek um all lol Danny g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex199020 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Ye HD= High definition and as lewy and nick said all it is is the resolution being increased to give a better looking picture. If you go into the settings on you pc and set it at 800 by 600 and then 1024 by 768 it gives a small idication of what HD does i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy1471 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 well my comp is 20" and HD so your pc wont have to be like 40" odd i think it goes down to 18" on pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea118 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 i have 17" set on 1280x1024, and also ran my old 360 through it for HD and it worked just as good as a HD ready TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallman28 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 i have 17" set on 1280x1024, and also ran my old 360 through it for HD and it worked just as good as a HD ready TV HD with a Xbox360 and HD TV will be upto 1920 x 1080 so that isn't quite there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcturner12 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 RIGHT! LEwy. you can buy these TV'S that have a keyboard the tv is 40 inch i think, its liek a huge ASS PC, i sed nothing about the pc having to be 40inch now did it LInk Staff Note to user: warning increased,watch your language Please read our forum guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 see i tired telling my mate that his pc monitor would play his Xbox in HD and he was like, no it wont and he had a right go at me, and i am running a 19inch screen on 1280x1024..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy1471 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I DIDNT SAY YOU DID AND I SED YOU DONT NEED ONE FOR A HD PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcturner12 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 well, the wii is a good console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE69 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Lewy if these accusations are true,you'll be in big trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 HD = High Definition. All that it means is that it is a HIGH RESOLOUTION + some fancy tube and frequency terms. You can watch HD Movies, TV or Games on your standard PC monitor, at 1024x768 and it is HD. Thats all it means. The only reason it is new in TV is because they have only ever recorderd in low resoloutions, only recently have they upped it. HD with a Xbox360 and HD TV will be upto 1920 x 1080 so that isn't quite there Because it's Widescreen, it can't have a 4:3 aspect res' or it will squash/stretch. So Lewy is right, you can have HD on most PC Monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea118 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 see i tired telling my mate that his pc monitor would play his Xbox in HD and he was like, no it wont and he had a right go at me, and i am running a 19inch screen on 1280x1024..... tell him to get this mate, its the one what i used and it comes with a lil adapter thing too to use on CRT monitors http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XBOX-360-VGA-HD-AV-O...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallman28 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 HD = High Definition. All that it means is that it is a HIGH RESOLOUTION + some fancy tube and frequency terms. You can watch HD Movies, TV or Games on your standard PC monitor, at 1024x768 and it is HD. Thats all it means. The only reason it is new in TV is because they have only ever recorderd in low resoloutions, only recently have they upped it. Because it's Widescreen, it can't have a 4:3 aspect res' or it will squash/stretch. So Lewy is right, you can have HD on most PC Monitors. I had assumed 1280x1024 resolution was a widecsreen one without thinking about it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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