I got this Wii for Christmas and need help

[u/Mryukk000]

My girlfriend bought me this Wii off of facebook market place and it runs well but I have one problem, the top half of the screen is cut off. I tried fixing it in the settings but the only thing I could find to center it was moving it left or right. I know it’s probably something simple but I can’t figure it out. If anyone knows how to fix it please let me know. Also it is hooked up via the av cords but I have an hdmi adapter coming in this weekend.

[u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

I just love how an 18 years old console is still used as a Christmad gift.

[u/Mean-Intention8529 → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

I got one as well and have the same issue. Crazy timing 😆 

[u/Coin_Gambler → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

My daughter asked Santa for Mario Kart Wii and Startropics, this year. Santa looked at me and gave me a nod confirming I'm raising her right.

[u/Visual_Ocelot4910 → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

Last year i got a wii u

[u/imbriandead → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

Me too, I got one for Christmas 15 years ago and I love seeing all the posts of people getting to experience that joy for the first time

[u/nocturn99x → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

I mean, my wii is a prized possession of mine. After modding it and installing CTGP, it being old enough to drink in Europe hardly matters. Sure, sometimes it lags and I've seen it crash once (never before in my life had I seen a Wii crash, it was quite the experience), but me and my friends get soo much fun out of it

[u/TheBiggestWoodyFan → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

Me who got a nearly 40 year old console in the box for Christmas (an nes)

[u/Free-Fee-127 → u/LifeAcanthopterygii6]

My fam just gifted my sister one this year 😂

[u/LuquitasTkm]

set it to 60hz

[u/SquareAstronomer2102 → u/LuquitasTkm]

How do you do that ?

[u/LuquitasTkm → u/SquareAstronomer2102]

In screen settings, TV type if your Wii is PAL. If it is NTSC forget what i said, the issue must be something else. Maybe your TV aspect ratio setting?

[u/jmvillouta]

Check screen settings and aspect ratio. It might be that is on 4:3 output (default) and your TV is stretching out the signal

[u/Holiday-Kale9264 → u/jmvillouta]

thats definitly widescreen, the channels would be less rounded and everything would be stretched

[u/NV-Nautilus → u/Holiday-Kale9264]

For some reason when a lot of TVs are set to 16:9 it crops out smaller signals (480p on a FHD screen, 1080p on a 4k screen, for example), Usually you have to set the aspect ratio to "Direct" or "Just Scan" for it to not crop in.

[u/Ron2600NS]

Looks like it's one of the aspect ratio options in the TV menu. It should be set to 16:9 or full. Looks like you have it set to some type of zoom mode.

[u/MooseMusic20XX → u/Ron2600NS]

This is 100% it. Some manufacturers have different words for it but OP should look for something like picture mode, picture zoom, or aspect ratio options on the TV itself. Try the different options and one (or two) should fix the overscan issue.

[u/frad666]

Deactivate Overscan on your TV, if you have not set any zoom.

[u/Illustrious_Film1501]

your tv is set to wide zoom

[u/hheyitzmason]

It's your TV's aspect ratio settings, not your Wii's. Make sure it's set to default or something that isn't like a cinema mode or something

[u/p3apod1987]

It's your TV not the wii

[u/cradelikz]

It's a scan issue. Go to the zoom settings on your TV and adjust them.

[u/Mryukk000]

Thank you guys for all the helpful comments, to those of you who said it was the tv setting themselves, you were right! I don’t know who but my mom or grandma must’ve set it to zoom 1 and I never realized until I hooked up the Wii. To be fair this tv isn’t used much so I just never noticed. I set it to the correct setting and everything is great now. Thank you all and yes I realize the tv is very high up lmao

[u/colossalmickey]

r/TVtoohigh

[u/Mryukk000 → u/colossalmickey]

Real asf its where my grandma put it and we’ve just never moved it

[u/johnnytacoballs]

Wait til your hdmi port comes in but also a quick fix could be adjusting your video cables if not go to your tv and change the aspect ratios and such see what happens

[u/ineedabjnow35]

How long did you have to stand in line at Gamestop to purchase your Wii on Black Friday?

[u/Ok_Preference_7009]

Cool wii

[u/Artistic-Shoulder-42]

Take the opportunity to see if your TV has a "game mode". Make sure it is activated to avoid delays.

You are welcome.

[u/doricopter]

It's the TV. Go into your TVs settings and adjust the picture. (also, I got a Wii too!)

[u/Joins66]

Wii>options> Aspect ratio> 16:9

[u/Improvisable → u/Joins66]

It's clearly already at 16:9, it's not stretched

[u/LazaroFilm]

Your screen settings are likely set to zoom in. You need to select 4:3 screen format.

[u/Samuelwankenobi_]

It's your TV aspect ratio settings

[u/Skaytensixty]

That's not the Wii setting, it's the setting on your TV itself

[u/GoldCasioA168]

I recommend modding your wii, there is so much you can do with it, brought mine back from the dead

[u/Mryukk000 → u/GoldCasioA168]

I’m interested in doing it, I have a new Nintendo 3ds xl that my friend modded for me and I love it. But I know nothing when it comes to that stuff so I have no clue how to do it

[u/GoldCasioA168 → u/Mryukk000]

This was my first console mod and it was honestly really easy! I had some difficulty getting the Wii connected to the internet but everything after that was smooth sailing, Youtube and Reddit really have all the answers. I made a Youtube playlist I could send you with the videos I used

[u/Mryukk000 → u/GoldCasioA168]

Dude that would be much appreciated cause I’d love to have it modded. I yearn to play my childhood games

[u/OGK_TV]

It’s on zoom mode in TV aspect ratio

[u/bloodbanker79]

Looks to me that the Wii output is set to 4:3 and your TV is set to stretch the 4:3 image to 16:9 which cuts off the top and bottom of the Wii output. Set the Wii to 16:9 output in settings and then change your tv to straight 16:9 aspect (not stretch or fill settings). That should hopefully work.

[u/fandetout15]

r/tvtoohigh

[u/Extension_Patient_47]

I could have sworn there was an overscan setting in the options. If you adjust that you should be able to allow the resolution stretching to match your TV.

Also make sure your Wii is on 16:9 or the widescreen setting. Sometimes 4:3 which is meant to be a square can overscan like this.

Worst case your HDMI adapter should allow a 1080i signal through and hopefully will look better.

[u/Dark_Starlight4]

You try changing It in your tv settings?

[u/Dynablade_Savior]

TV issue not a Wii issue

[u/Own_Weakness_9515]

For the love of god: Turn off overscan or/and zoom. This pure torture to that poor Wii

[u/Yva96]

Mine i have set the tv screen aspect ratio to UNSCALED, And 480p or 480i set, using av to hdmi stick which most wii's lately hv, My Region Is PAL Tho

maybe this helps....

[u/Nintendocub]

It’s an aspect ratio setting in your TV’s settings!! Oh man it’s coming back to me after years and years of googling this and scouring forums as a child.

[u/Crash-Z3RO]

Your tv may be on zoom and the Wii isn’t set to widescreen.

[u/landscaper2727]

I love the Wii

[u/Pupmochi]

Looks like a screen calibration issue, try adjusting your screen size

[u/LizzieBEyekonic]

Had the same problem setting up the one I got my daughter for Christmas. Display settings on the Wii itself didn’t solve problem. I had to change the display setting on the tv settings and now we can see the whole screen. The tv setting was on “zoomed”. I set both Wii settings and tv setting to 16:9 and it’s good to go. Me and my 6 year old daughter (her first console of her own and real gaming experience) played for ten hours today lol

[u/huambravago]

Seems it may be the aspect ratio of your TV. I had a similar issue, but it was on the sides. After messing around with it, everything was perfect.

[u/squiika]

make sure you have overscan off