VDIGI VD-W3 Wii HDMI - Test1

My full review - http://www.wiinintendo.net/2010/04/27/vdigi-vd-w3-wii-hdmi-upscaler-processor...

Purchase a VD-W3 - http://www.wiinintendo.net/2010/05/20/vdigi-vd-w3-wii-hdmi-upscale-converter-...

Testing the VDIGI VD-W3 Wii HDMI Upscaler Processor.

I apologize for not having an HD feed, as I do not have a way of capturing or recording in HD. If someone would like to donate, I'd gladly accept. :-)

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• wii
• nintendo
• hdmi
• vdigi
• vd-w3
• 1080p
• hd
• upscaler
• test

[ronssineymar21]

cool, where did u buy it

[wdmnetwork]

uhm it looks way better and way sharper with the component cables. looks like shit with the upscaling.

[shamkuzi]

there is no actual difference in my opinion, because there is no point either, wii output is still 480p :p

[neogextreme]

not to be mean but i dont if it was my computer or what but i saw better the component cables

[logos2600]

whats the point the only difference is that the converter is upscaling rather than your tv, and then on top of that your tv may have to still upscale some

[88Tomorrow]

thanks for this comparison! I was not sure if it would really make a difference to use HDMI instead of 480p component cables in wii, but now I see that's worth

[MrTommytulip]

My only question is, when you look at it in person, does it remove the jaggies? From this video I can tell the colors are better but what about jaggies?

[Ninjadude973]

But I do have to admit, component may have darker colors. Anyone who's seen other HDMI vs. component videos know what I mean. YCbCr tends to be brighter than YPbPr. But darker doesn't mean richer. HDMI overall has superior color when upscaling Wii. Also, when playing games with a lot aliasing (i.e. Wii Sports) you can really see the upscaler at work. But is this upscaler worth buying? For the price, I'd say it is. But I am perfectly fine with my receiver.

[Ninjadude973]

There is an alternative to this HDMI upscaler. I have my Wii connected to my Sony STR-DH820 receiver, which upscales it to 1080p via HDMI by the use of Faroudja DCDI Edge processing. It looks a little smoother than it does when connected to my TV, because deinterlacing is going on.

So the reason why Component looks sharper in this video is because the upscaling process deinterlaces and smooths out rough edges. So in a way, it's like anti-aliasing.

[SNESFanboy64]

I have a feeling that the Component looks sharper in this video