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This tiny, power-packed module takes in the native Component video and analog audio output from the Nintendo Wii and outputs a crisp HDMI™ video stream. This module utilizes a fully custom PCB with a higher quality, next generation IC compared to what is typically used on the widely available, low quality analog-to-digital modules that are readily available online. The low quality construction of those other modules often leads to video and audio with interference that inhibits enjoyable gameplay. If you are not happy with those modules, then you will absolutely be happy with these.

Features

These modules are not compatible with the Wii Mini. These are only intended for use with the normal Wii.

This module efficiently supports all of the resolutions that are default to the Wii:

NTSC Consoles:

  • 480i, 480p, 240p (via VC/Homebrew)

PAL Consoles:

  • 576i, 480i, 480p, 240p*/288p* (via VC/Homebrew)

* 240p and 288p are unofficial modes used by select Virtual Console titles and homebrew software.

Technical Specifications

Size: 52.2mm x 29mm x 14.5mm
Supply Voltage: 5V
Video Input: Component
Audio Input: Analog Audio
Video Output: HDMI™
Compatibility: NTSC and PAL (all resolutions are supported!)
Latency: LAG FREE!!

What's Included
  • 1x ElectronWarp
Special Instructions

In order to fully utilize this adapter, you need to enable 480p output from your Wii's settings menu:

  • Wii Settings > Screen > TV Resolution. In this menu, click on the "EDTV or HDTV (480p)"

This will allow some games to output at 480p resolution.

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Quality Comparison

Generic Wii2HDMI

Electron Shepherd ElectronWarp

Videos

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Customer Reviews

Based on 238 reviews
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Witse M.
Simply dissapointing

I decided on the ElectronWarp in good faith of the many reviews and users online recommending it as the best plug-and-play analog to digital converter.
I knowingly paid 1,5x times the actual asking price in shipping without added import tax.
Total costs including shipping and added tax to Belgium (or the EU in general I presume) added up to about 4 times the listed price (or about €80/ $94 american), which seems wildly expensive in retrospect.
However I was willing to lay down that much for the promised improvements (in my case, artifact-free image output and clear sound) over a generic Wii2HDMI adapter, and hopefully, an ideal plug-and-play middle man for a later upgrade with an Mclassic.
Add to that the fact that comparable solutions were even harder to find and/or have shipped to me, or presumably more expensive.

However, the adapter I received does not output colors correctly. It's almost as if the colors are inverted.
Everything is either too green or too purple.
Furthermore I notice next to no improvement in clarity on my 65" 4K OLED.
I was having slight issues with color banding and blocky artifacts on white gradiants before, which I contributed to the previous adapter, but it seems this rather's got something to do with my TV's internal upscaling or something, as the ElectronWarp does not improve these one bit.

I understand and have tried the "fixes" with fiddling with tv settings to get a better picture, but wasn't succesful.
Moreover this would've meant switching my TV to a display profile that introduces input lag, which this adapter promises to eliminate.

Furthermore I am not at all impressed with the build quality.
The adapter feels rather light in comparison to my Wii2HDMI (which, granted, is no correct measure of quality), as well as feeling more fragile, giving it a rather cheap feel.
On top of that, the plastic part around the HDMI port, or rather, the HDMI port itself, seems loose.

The only way in which the adapter seems to improve over my current solution is in eliminating sound peaking, which is just as easily, albeit not completely, counteracted by turning down the volume a little. Perhaps I was hoping for too much.

Add to this the idiotic measures for returning and refunding an international shipment, which I really should've read before buying.
I simply don't see the value in paying what I estimate to be more than double the asking price just to get the product shipped back.

In conclusion, all this expensive piece of e-waste has been able to provide is an insight into how good my "generic" Wii2HDMI really is.
I am thoroughly unimpressed.
Having paid this much I'm suddenly really, really happy with my €10 second-hand Wii2HDMI.

Hi Witse -

Thank you for your review and for providing some insight into your experience! I'm sorry you're not happy with your unit.
If you're willing and able, it would be very helpful for you to send me an email/message with pictures showing the coloring behavior that you're experiencing. Having coloring inverted is really strange and is not something I've heard of before. As an FYI, The slightly loose enclosure is not a defect with your unit, but is instead part of the design and has no impact on the functionality of your unit. I appreciate the feedback there!

Please feel free to reach out to me via any of the contact options on my website in the future if you're having any trouble with your setup. I always try my best to help support any issues that my customers may be facing.

-Shane @ Electron Shepherd

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Jesse C.
Great product

Works great! I haven't played any games, but my kids haven't complained about any lag time or anything else, so it's as if no conversion was used at all.

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Becky J.
Works great and fast

Works great and fast shipping

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Ranch
Fantastic item that gives the Wii a HDMI outlet without a bunch of wired nonsense

Fantastic item that gives the Wii a HDMI outlet without a bunch of wired nonsense.

C
CP
Pretty Good!

Pretty good! Maxes out the video quality, but the build quality doesn’t seem amazing. It kinda wiggles.

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Dylan

Arrived quick in great packaging, easy to set up with the Wii and great end result—crisp 480p signal and no lag conpared to cheap analog-to-hdmi converters! Worth every cent :)

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Anonymous
Awesome

Awesome

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Nick C.
Far too dark compared to other devices

Many have a good experience with this device, but at least for me, I ended up returning mine. The colors were extremely dark (to an unplayable extent) on both a PC monitor, and projector. I tried to find any settings regarding the "HDMI video's color range" as the support mentioned, but was unable to find anything on either device. Be sure to check the refund policy before buying, because the unusually high shipping cost, and the restock fee, essentially make up half the cost of the device. Probably just get a cheaper model on amazon, or go big and modify a wii with ElectronAVE for proper digital output.

This device just seems an unnecessarily expensive middle ground, with little benefit (or in my case, only downsides) over a generic or 2nd tier wii2hdmi adapter, or going for a proper modded wii with digital output.