Wii2HDMI from Electron Shepherd
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The Wii2HDMI modules are available all over the web for a few dollars and are used by most Wii enthusiasts to achieve HDMI output from their Wii's. Unfortunately, these are known to produce poor video quality that has a lot of interference and discoloration due to their cheap construction and poor design. Luckily, the Electron Shepherd team has developed a custom, smaller, and higher-quality module that utilizes the latest high quality conversion techniques available to clean, crisp HDMI from your Wii unlikely anything that has been seen before.
These Wii2HDMI modules produce an HDMI video that is beat only by one of the internal HDMI mods that are available like the AVE-HDMI.
yeah but why is your wii set to 4:3 on a 16:9 display?
I believe it would be to make the graphics look better as tvs with a 16:9 display stretches the screen and makes it look worse
You could’ve at least set the Wii to 16:9 in the settings 💀
I have the so called 'cheap' Wii2HDMI adapter and it works great, no issue like the ones shown in this review. In fact I was very impressed and would recommend.
i recently bought one for only £3
i@@GrymsArchive the hdmi i used is the same in the video and the quality increased like crazy they probably are using crappy hdmi cables
I have tried two different ones with the Samsung 27" monitor, and cannot get either one to work. Absolutely no signal to the monitor. I REALLY wanted it to work because it has the audio jack and I want stereo speakers also. But so far, no go...
@@mr.p9882 rip good luck, hmdi transfers audio so the audio jack can be used for stero speakers, also there is a issue when connecting wii thru hdmi adapter to new monitors, you need to make ur sure your wii is set to uhd or something like that in the screen settings for it to display happened to me on my monitor
@@twinky297 Yeah, but I cannot even get video to go into Wii to make settings!!! I have an adapter that does work, using the wii rca plugs into the HDMI adapter, but it dows not have the audio jack, not does the monitor have audio output...
I wish I could see a side by side comparison of this converter and the Hyperkin Wii HDMI cable.
hyperkin is worse than wii2hdmi. it caps at 480p
@@raunox5938 it doesn't crush color information and have interference issues, ideal setup is the hyperkin hdmi converter with an mclassic to upscale up to 1440p and antialias
@@coleposton2430So $130 vs $24. You have to admit this thing packs a punch for that price.
I just purchased that cable setup, and cannot get any video on my Samsung 27" monitor. Same with the Wii2HDMI adaptor.
that was becasue they didnt want to prove that they are over charging for the same product thats the so called cheap poor quality one but it looks and runs exatcly the same they cheap poor quality products wouldnt have 4.3 out of 5 star reviews on amazon if they were sooooo bad
Bought mine around eight years ago and it works brilliantly. No issues as you claim.
I just noticed that you used the 4:3 mode on the Wii. You should change it to 16:9 if you show more footage or do comparisons and such.
yea try telling that to someone who plays Ocarina of Time on the wii with a modern display and it's on 4:3.
@@KyleSpeedruns Well you can just set the monitor/TV to display at 4:3 instead of 16:9 in that case if the game doesn't support 16:9. I just said that since he was using the 4:3 mode with the TV set to 16:9.
@@auto1lija either way, most VC titles are 4:3, so setting the console to 4:3 helps, my Wii is set to 480p HDTV, and my monitor is on 4:3
Wii definitely looks way better 95% of the time in 4:3
@@blaisedinsd Yeah it does look better in 4:3, but I've played in 16:9 for as long as I remember so that's what I use.
have there been latency tests done compared to the wiihdmi?
E.S. version has zero delay, dunno about the Wii2HDMI
@@azure8285 What's E.S. version?
@justswagster It's hard man...
This is a fantastic adapter. I just received mine today and it works great with no lag. Thanks for the video.
I was really looking forward to receiving this, but alas, the output is way too bright on my end, which seems to be a common issue :(
Hoping to get a comment from the manufacturer on this. I like the idea, color reproduction and the form factor a lot, but the brightness is really not helping things alas
Never experienced any issues or interference described in the video with the cheapo wii2hdmi adapter. The price difference is huge. You can get cheap wii2hdmi for 4 bucks and it just works fine. Why bother with one for 20 USD doing the same?
The cheap ones are hit-or-miss. Mine has diagonal lines and sometimes inverts the colours when playing Rabbids Go Home
2$ btw
but since his product is not mass-product so price is high, if he mass-product it, price may drop to 6 or 9.99$? but yeah, too late for him because wii is old so price will never cheap cuz no chance for him to mass-product it
with 20$ i can buy good 5RCA to hdmi convert along w good component cable,
but his product is very good for DIY portable
@@FigureFarter Exactly. My cheap one has those diagonal "ghost lines" which are really annoying. Looking into a better adapter like Mayflash right now. Does this one have the same problem?
I have a cheap one and it has ALOT of interference. there are very noticeable lines, and the colors are considerably worse than component cables.
@@zigafide Get the Mayflash adapter. Compared to the other products I tested, this one is by far the best. It does what it is supposed to with zero drawbacks. Perfect.
interesting, one of my biggest issues with the cheap wii2hdmi was when i stuck a wii in a brief case with an old monitor to make something i could bring to parties, used the wii2hdmi adapter and then several different hdmi to vga connectors to try and connect the two and would never get the right resolution out of it always something the monitor didnt support. Tried to get a wii2hdmi that was advertised with a button that let you change resolutions but was just sent the same one as always
I was privileged enough to beta test it. Solid piece of kit. No complaints from me. 10/10
Would love to see a comparison between this and the mayflash, hyperkin, and even other popular adapters on video quality, output, and input lag.
i use the mayflash one. i've bought so many of them just out of curiosity. trying to buy the one in this video but it's sold out on the website.
We just sold out. More in stock ASAP.
This looks like an adapter i can trust, as you also made the internal hdmi mod for the wii.
No offense, but I don't know why anybody would buy this over a crappy amazon Chinese one. This is twice the price, probably a worse return policy, and much less convenient.
this is satire right
I mean, I bought one of those crappy chinese adapters, and I have heard people talking good of them, but the adapter has a really obvious interference pattern splattered over the whole screen. The picture quality is otherwise fine, but a higher quality adapter with no interference issues is definitely worth considering.
It's the same price as hyperkin, so I wouldn't call this overpriced. Crappy amazon chinese ones are crappy, also. There's the mayflash for around $14, but I haven't personally tried that / checked whether it's any different from the "Sewell"s and such.
@@adc_ax Mayflash is the best one, but the Wii2HDMI is usually a close second. This guy probably brought a cheap knock off.
Your best options are either hardware mod or just get a Wii U.
@@shotgunmasterQL I have 2 chinese adapters with the same design. One puts small lines on the screen and the other one distorts the audio. Its a game of luck with this no brand adapters.
It's not your grandmother's ashes, it's her game consol
Just bought one, can't wait to use it with my modded Wii :)
Results?
Is it good?
sweeet, put in my order, hopefully I can add the xbox2hdmi if it comes back in stock.
is this better than they mayflash adapter and does it come with black bars on the sides?
my biggest issue is that the mayflash adapter wont filll the screen entirely
super late reply, but from what i've read the wii outputs an aspect ratio slightly short of 16:9, so it's impossible to display it on a 16:9 display without some form of stretching. For the best image quality you should be outputting to 4:3 and just suck up to the letterbox
No thanks, I’ll just stick with my perfectly fine component cables. Also for the love of god change your Wii settings to 16:9 before I have a fucking aneurism
How does it compare with latency to the wii2hdmi? Really considering picking this one up because wii2hdmi QA sucks, but I really can't justify purchasing it until i know the latency.
Brother, are you buyed this adapter? is latency better?
@@d.d9034it is solid. Low input lag.
@@d.d9034 both are lagless. I measured 3 µs (0.003 ms) on current batch 2.5 USD Wii2HDMI and 3.1 µs (0.0031 ms) on Electron Shepherd Wii HDMI.
Method used: Wii internal Y video out vs Wii HDMI adapter → HDMI to VGA adapter G video, both connected to a Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope. This method overestimates total input lag since the HDMI to VGA adapter is also included in the signal measurement chain. Regardless, whether the delay is ~0.0015 ms or 0.003 ms, for all purposes both are perfectly lagless.
is there any difference to the one from Mayflash with the same physical size?
Does this ship to the Netherlands? If so, how long would it take, and is there a shipping cost? Thanks in advance.
Yes they do ship, shipping probably costs 17 euro
1:03 that was wrong HDMI. It doesn’t work. HDMI cable to the trash. 🗑️ 😆
I'll admit it. I fell for the cheap price. Regret it. No wavy lines, it just kills the wii
Love the Xbox version you made. Looking forward to this showing up at my door.
mines didnt come with a mini hamster
I just want to know how the latency on this thing is for smash bros melee purposes
PS2 version (supporting PS1 mode also) next please? Would love a device to pass PS1 mode's 240p via the PS2's built in YrPbPr or RGB modes. And a jump from the optical audio would be a nice bonus as well.
@Laserdisc9X that's the ideal setup, but it is ~$345 + tax, unlike these converters tend to be. Whether it's worth it or not - that really depends on the person (however that is indeed the best non-compromised output option for many, many consoles).
@Laserdisc9X that is entirely true, however, I don't think a lot of people these days use low-res analog sources outside of gaming much at all... I could be wrong, of course, just nothing comes to mind haha
@Laserdisc9X Yeah. I wish Retrotink never axed their 2x Passthrough model…
I have both my backwards compatible fat PS3s aka a 60gb CECHA01 and an 80gb CECHE01. 80gb looks way better on PS2 games compared to the 60gb but 60gb has better backwards compatibly with game. Still one issue I have noticed with all my PS3's which are these two and a Slim and Super Slim is one of my favorite PS1 games not working right. It is an audio issue on PS1 game Medal of Honor. I have a Slim PS2 but not cords or controller to hook it up so would be nice if they made an adapter for it because this game works fine there. That and nostalgia reasons I want another fat PS2 for my game console collection to play on the same style PS2 I had in 2004 as a 13 year old back then.
I bought the same thing and it works great, maybe you bought a fake one.
Question can I send you a bootleg Chinese xbox stereo adapter and see what is wrong with it? I bought it from Walmart online and they kept claiming it was the official one nope it’s the box covered in Chinese and feels super cheap then when you plug in the headphones there’s a low hum of static
I don't have any problem with wii2hd
So can you tell my why my older tv is receiving the hdmi signal from an electron shepherd unit as 4:3 despite all my other hdmi devices being instantly detected as 16:9. Wii settings are set to 16:9 widescreen with 480p hdtv setting. The signal shows up on the TV as 4:3 no matter what setting are changed on the Wii. Pretty frustrating paying up on an advertised as better device to be limited to only play 4:3 which ruins the image quality… if you have a solution besides get a different TV I would really appreciate it.
I'm getting wavy lines, and once in a while, my TV is not picking up the signal. I've only had your product for 2 days. I'm talking bout the new product above on the video : Please reach out to me, explain what's going on
It's been 4 days now. It seems like it's actually working properly . I guess the hamster woke up ,and now running good 😀👍
You need to make one for gamecube and ps2
There are already plenty of HDMI devices out there for the GameCube. I use the Retrobit Prism HD and it looks amazing!
Try carby, looks amazing too
Do you still get good quality if you get like a mayflash on a 4k Samsung
This is great if you enjoy super washed out colors and having retro games forced into the incorrect aspect ratio. Otherwise, don't waste your money on this one. It surprisingly managed to be worse than my old Portholic adapter.
Did your Portholic adapter have those diagonal "ghost lines"? My Sewell adapter is giving me a headache with those. I'm hoping to try a Mayflash adapter if it doesn't have the same problem.
@@calebdonaldson8770 Sorry for the late-ish response, it did and I don't own it anymore either. Some have apparently had success with Mayflash regarding the ghost lines not being an issue. Do let me know the resilts if you've already tried it.
Semi-related... I ultimately went ahead and bought a Carby for my GameCube last month (since my Wii was basically a basically a glorified GC anyways) and I've been very happy with that purchase, works flawlessly being an actual premium product. Was a bit more pricey side but it works for me.
@@Crunchurro I just bought a component cable for the Wii and it has been working fine so far. I've been monitoring it to see if any glitching occurs.
No comparison between OEM Wii2HDMI and the Electron Shepherd one?
I bought a wii2hdmi from a local used game store for $12, works fine
this is one is literally the same as the mayflash one. minus the audio jack.. the mayflash is the best version so just get which ever one you can find..
If you are going to revise the design, I would like to ask for a 3.5mm out. If not, it is unusable with PC monitors without integrated speakers. Or with them since they are unanimously junk.
Sent me the link to buy it
Has anyone used this to compare to the Mayflash branded converter?
Yeaahhh sorry I'm not spending 30 bucks PLUS shipping on this, just going to buy the 8 dollar one from Amazon lol
I bought mine for £3 aka $4 and it’s like butter
I've gotta ask, how does this compare with the AVE-HDMI kits you sell in terms of visual quality and performance? I imagine the kit will still be superior to this dongle, given this is still pulling the flawed analog signal from the internal DAC and the kit bypasses it entirely. But I'd like to hear it straight from your mouth, how do they compare?
Dont buy this, use autolet wii 2 hdmi
im not gonna pay 22 dollars
Do you ship to the UK?
Yes they do, I've just pre-ordered and have bought from them previously. Cheapest postage is £13.
@@bombjack1984 Awesome thanks. Did you see a big difference in quality compared to the normal wii1hdmi?
@@Adam-zh4hm The Wii adapter is a pre-order so don't know yet, but I did buy an Xbox HDMI from them which was much better than the other ones I'd tried, so you can be confident the Wii one will be high quality.
The av cable is a old cable if a modern TV uses this😂
Good but it will still output a shit 480p video
have plans to make one for ps2?
Or I could just Purchase a Mayflash Unit for a fraction of the Price, oh wait I already Did.
are you shank mods?? you sound like him
From your website: "Note, these modules are not capable of accepting a 240p input resolution of any type."
Yet some versions of that Wii2HDMI are, I did a whole video on that: czcams.com/video/W9sNKqpOkaw/video.html
Our modules have been shown to work with 240p as well! It’s not yet an advertised functionality, but lots of our customers have had no problems with 240p inputs.
@@ElectronShepherdLLC In that case, you might want to update the video description. If I may make a suggestion for a future revision of your device, why not include a line-doubling feature to convert 240p and 288p to 480p and 576p respectively for better compatibility? As you can see in my video, the only workaround I've found for such content was to feed the Wii2HDMI output into a secondary video scaler that supported 240p through its HDMI input. A line-doubling feature would eliminate that need.
I have the wii2hdmi and it has small hard to notice but still there lines along with the screen shaking
So i mean i am one year late but i bought one adapter which has like idk 500ms delay for some reason idk i cant find any converter which say they have low latency is that a common problem for people?
Will this be compatible with the Elgato HD60 series?
Pretty epic
Sent me the link
is it lower latency?
Asking the important question
Considering it’s not upscaling i’m going to say the lag is probably pretty good. Most of the time running something through hdmi on modern tvs is going to reduce lag then trying to run it through the internal dac anyways.
FWIW didn't notice any, but I've never noticed any latency with such converters (a cheap HDMI-to-HDMI upscaler I had for a day, however, was horrible in this regard).
Can this output audio through the HDMI cable as well?
XBOX 2 HDMI when?
Bro i need a vga solution so i can run 480p on a vga crt monitor!
Could you make component to vga adaptor?
Being honest. I'd rather go the Wii U route.
Strange, the reviews of this product are usually good. Maybe you picked up a knock off one.
I optimistically bought this expecting it to be better than the ones on Amazon, and somehow it's worse. The image is grainy and filled with artifacts. I feel like I got burned.
To quote the guy in the video. "I just bought a piece of s#!?... might as well take the thing and throw it in the trash."
My Wii 2 hdmi adapter doesn't have that issue
Or any issues at all for that matter this is bs this guys probley getting paid by the company.
I will buy your wii2hdmi someday (and your xbox2hdmi)
It works for me the cheap one I bought it
What ever hdmi2wii adapter I use I have the black borders around the screen
Look in your tv settings for an option called Overscan or Justscan. That should automatically crop those out
Mine has av cables but i want Hd video
Bit expensive
do you have any discount coupon? I want to buy one
yeah better, but u cant hear any sound lol
Does work with OBS capture?
Does it support all Virtual Console & WiiWare titles?
Yes, it does. I’m not aware of any titles that it does not work with.
0:54 it doesn’t work 😆 hdmi
Will it be on amazon
Faker than a $3 bill.
Can it connect to a 4k tv?
Yes
wii2hdmi works well, stop saying BS. Just put your wii in 480p
Wtf wrong with yours lol wavy lines is crazy 💀mines don’t do dat
bought Wii combo w 40$, buy another + component + 5RCA converter
found out WiiU have better Wii scaler with just 60-70$... :(
Does it display in 16:9 on an elgato capture cards pass-through?
IF ONLY IT HAVE A HEADPHONE JACK
I'm not sure you know what your talking about because mine works great. Maybe you recieved a bad one 🤷♂️
lol
The original Wii2hdmi is fine. Bought 2 from Amazon and they both work flawlessly. This product is pointless.
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