Hooking up Wii to Home Theater System

Question

I am trying to hook my nintendo wii up to my home theater system, but I'm not sure what cable I would need. I know the Wii doesn't have an HDMI output/input, and my TV doesn't have any inputs left because I have one for my PS3 and one for the theater itself. The only slots that are available on the Wii is the USB ports, and there are the blue/green/red slots on the back of my home theater system. So long story short, does anyone know how to go about hooking it up without HDMI. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Check if your Home Theater system has a stereo sound input on the back. Also is your WI hooked up by standard cables (the ones it came with) or is it hooked up with composite cables?

If it's hooked up with standard cables it's going to be a very simple process, if it's with composite it's going to be a bit more difficult. If you used standard here's what you need to do: Simply keep the video(yellow) end plugged in and if your home theater system has stereo sound inputs (red and White) plug the Wii's red and white cables in the back, then change the function (if you can, some do it automatically) to either AUX or T.V. Some thing that can get the sound through the sound system. If you're using composite simply keep all the cables plugged in the T.V except for one red and one white audio cable, then just plug those into the back of your home theater system. You can also try to hook up the Wii directly into the home theater system, but according to the information you provided you would need a composite cable. They usually cost around 10 to 30 dollars, I hoped that I helped.

Answer 2

I don't know your exact set up, but I believe you can either just plug the audio cables (Red/White) directly into your system and then select that source on the device. If you have the standard cables, you can "peel" the red/white from the yellow to give yourself the extra length you need. If they are component cables, the red/white should be separated from the video (because red is used on both), though depending on the brand you might need a cable extender to reach the receiver.

Or your TV could be like mine, where everything is plugged into the TV (PS3, 360, Wii, Cable box, even an NES) and then have a single audio cable (coaxal) on the output of the TV going into your receiver. Without knowing what your exact setup is, it's hard to know what the best way to do it would be.