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How to Connect Your Wii to the HDMI Input on a LCD TV

Nintendo's Wii gaming system connects with a flat-prong cable to the console and component audio/video cables for hooking up to a TV. On LCD TV sets with a High Definition Media Interface (HDMI) jack, the Wii cable must be used with an adapter to convert the component plugs into a 19-pin HDMI connector. Adapters are available at electronics and computer stores.

Things You'll Need

Component to HDMi adapter cable
HDMI cable

Instructions

- 1
  Disconnect the Wii cable from the gaming console and any other device.
- 2
  Insert the color-coded RGB (Red, Green, Blue) video plugs on the Wii cable into the corresponding jacks on the adapter.
- 3
  Insert the audio plugs on the Wii cable into the color-coded jacks. The red plug always connects to the right audio channel; white connects to the left.
- 4
  Connect an HDMI cable to the port on the opposite side of the adapter, inserting the plug with the wider side turned upward.
- 5
  Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the Input jack on the LCD TV and connect the Wii cable plug to the game console.

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