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How to Play Wii on a Computer Monitor

The Nintendo Wii video game console attaches to a television with a cable that has a VGA output and RCA input. Small spaces such as dorm rooms or bedrooms may not have room for a computer and a television. The solution is to use your computer monitor as your Wii output device. This is a simple process that requires a VGA adapter, which you can purchase online or at most electronics stores.

Things You'll Need

VGA adapter

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off your Wii and computer.
- 2
  Locate the VGA end of the cable. This is a four-sided output with one side angled. Place this end in the back of the Wii.
- 3
  Insert the RCA and S-Video output plugs into the corresponding inputs on the adapter. Plug red to red, yellow to yellow and white to white with the S-Video in the larger round plug.
- 4
  Connect the monitor output from the adapter into the computer monitor's input. Most adapters use a Mini-DVI connection--the standard monitor connection.
- 5
  Turn on your computer and fire up your Wii.

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