Using PC speakers with wii? - Page 2

Xiahou · 01-22-2008, 03:08 PM

Would those still be OK considering my speakers will be 5.1 ?

so, I wouldn't need a special one like this?

I could just follow that exact same setup in the picture and put the yellow cable from my wii into my TV?

CalcProgrammer1 · 01-22-2008, 03:39 PM

I don't know about you, but all of my PC speakers use male 3.5" jacks, thus the thing I posted would be the only necessary component. If for some reason your speakers have female 3.5" slots, then you'd use the other one. I can't say I've ever seen any PC speakers that had female 3.5" connectors on them, though I guess systems with a subwoofer MAY have them on the sub, and use a male-to-male cable to go from PC to speakers, in which case you could use the same cable to go to the Wii plus one of the adapters I posted.

Pretty much any of them will work, you just need to find the way that you'll need the least amount of adapters.

My old setup at our old house was crazy...I had a 3.5" stereo splitter going to a 3.5" extension to a 3.5" to RCA to my stereo, on the other end of the splitter was another 3.5" to RCA going to my VCR input, then from my VCR output was an RCA to 3.5" dongle (not cord) to my line-in and video to my TV-in as well as a video from my graphics card to my VCR (which I used to drive my coaxial TV with)...quite a setup, but complicated and required a ton of adapters...the only downfall of it was that I had to have my PC on if I wanted to listen to games or TV through my stereo.

jorsoft03 · 01-22-2008, 07:46 PM

I think we're getting a bit complicated here. The 3.5mm to rca audio cables come in a few different flavors. Just run down to Radio Shack, tell them what you need, and as long as the kid isn't a total moron he'll grab you a $5-10 cable off the shelf and you're good to go. Any electronics store should carry them.

Xiahou · 01-23-2008, 04:09 AM

the problem is that is what i can't do.

Living in the UK, and there is no cable store like that I can just walk into and come out with the cable. I'm having to buy off of ebay or something like that.

Xiahou · 01-23-2008, 07:15 AM

Hi,

Just got my speakers...

From the screenshot, am I able jsut to plug in the red and white cable from the wii into the ports at the bottom, and the yellow cable in my tv?

01-22-2008, 03:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xiahou Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 395	Re: Using PC speakers with wii? Would those still be OK considering my speakers will be 5.1 ? so, I wouldn't need a special one like this? I could just follow that exact same setup in the picture and put the yellow cable from my wii into my TV? Last edited by Xiahou; 01-22-2008 at 03:28 PM.

01-22-2008, 03:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
CalcProgrammer1 Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 1,021	Re: Using PC speakers with wii? I don't know about you, but all of my PC speakers use male 3.5" jacks, thus the thing I posted would be the only necessary component. If for some reason your speakers have female 3.5" slots, then you'd use the other one. I can't say I've ever seen any PC speakers that had female 3.5" connectors on them, though I guess systems with a subwoofer MAY have them on the sub, and use a male-to-male cable to go from PC to speakers, in which case you could use the same cable to go to the Wii plus one of the adapters I posted. Pretty much any of them will work, you just need to find the way that you'll need the least amount of adapters. My old setup at our old house was crazy...I had a 3.5" stereo splitter going to a 3.5" extension to a 3.5" to RCA to my stereo, on the other end of the splitter was another 3.5" to RCA going to my VCR input, then from my VCR output was an RCA to 3.5" dongle (not cord) to my line-in and video to my TV-in as well as a video from my graphics card to my VCR (which I used to drive my coaxial TV with)...quite a setup, but complicated and required a ton of adapters...the only downfall of it was that I had to have my PC on if I wanted to listen to games or TV through my stereo. __________________

01-22-2008, 07:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
jorsoft03 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Bear Lake, MN Posts: 3,142	Re: Using PC speakers with wii? I think we're getting a bit complicated here. The 3.5mm to rca audio cables come in a few different flavors. Just run down to Radio Shack, tell them what you need, and as long as the kid isn't a total moron he'll grab you a $5-10 cable off the shelf and you're good to go. Any electronics store should carry them. __________________ Intel Q6600 (NEW!) 2GB 667mhz Ram Intel DG965WH Mobo ATI x1950 XTX 250gb WD Sata HD 2x NEC dvd burners 600-watt Thermaltake psu Samsung 226BW LCD I Survived Mod Mania Madness '08 And All I got Was This Extra Line in My Sig

01-23-2008, 04:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Xiahou Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 395	Re: Using PC speakers with wii? the problem is that is what i can't do. Living in the UK, and there is no cable store like that I can just walk into and come out with the cable. I'm having to buy off of ebay or something like that.

01-23-2008, 07:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
Xiahou Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 395	Re: Using PC speakers with wii? Hi, Just got my speakers... From the screenshot, am I able jsut to plug in the red and white cable from the wii into the ports at the bottom, and the yellow cable in my tv?

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