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How to Play Wii on a DLP Television

The Nintendo Wii̵7;s popularity stems from the wireless game controller that lets users freely play games in an intuitive fashion. Playing the Wii on a Digital Light Projection (DLP) television can provide both a big and high-resolution image to enhance game play. Since the Wii does not come with a high-resolution cable for connecting to a DLP TV, this cable must first be acquired from a game store or electronics shop. Additionally, some settings must be changed on the Wii in order to use the high-resolution cable with the DLP TV.

Things You'll Need

Component cable

Instructions

- 1
  Place the Nintendo Wii next to the DLP television. Attach the plug at one end of the high-resolution component cable into the plug receptacle on the back of the Nintendo Wii. Make sure the plug is secure. Place the Nintendo Wii sensor bar either on the top rim of the DLP television or beneath it so that the shiny side of the sensor bar faces outward. Plug the red connector coming from the wire attached to the sensor into the sensor bar connector on the back of the Wii.
- 2
  Locate the component input on the back or side of the DLP television. Insert the Green plug from the high-resolution component cable into the green socket that is labeled with a "Y." Insert the Blue plug from the high-resolution component cable into the blue socket that is labeled with a "Pb" or "Cb." Insert the Red plug from the high-resolution component cable into the red socket that is labeled with a "Pr" or "Cr." Attach the left (red) and right (white) audio plugs coming from the high-resolution component cable into the left and right audio inputs beneath the component input on the back of the DLP television.
- 3
  Use the TV remote to turn on the DLP television. Press the "Menu" button on the remote. Select "Video inputs" and choose "Component input 1." Press the "Menu" button again to return to the main screen of the DLP television.
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  Use the Wii remote controller to turn on the Nintendo Wii. Select "Settings" from the Home menu screen. Select the "Widescreen Settings" option and press the "A" button on the Wii remote controller to go to a new screen. Select the "Widescreen (16:9) button in the new screen. Select the "Confirm" button and press the "A" button on the Wii remote controller to go to the "TV Type" screen. Select the "EDTV/HDTV (480p)" button in the "TV Type" screen. Select "Confirm" and press the "A" button to set the resolution. Press the "Home" icon button on the Wii remote controller. Select the "Wii Menu" button on the screen that appears and press the "A" button on the Wii remote controller to return to the Home menu screen.
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  Insert a game disc into the slot at the front of the Wii. Select the icon of the game disc when it appears in a box on the Home menu screen. Press the "A" button on the Wii remote controller to start the game and play it on the DLP television that you have set up to work with the Wii.

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