Consensus over what resolution is best for vWii

[WhileTrueBreak]

I've seen quite a few posts from various users that are in disagreement over what resolution setting is best for playing Wii games on Wii U. Some say that 480p is best, because TV upscalers handle the upscaling better than the Wii U does, while others say that 1080p is best because 480p has a "blur filter" and overscan issues, and that the resolution isn't 1:1.

I'm curious whether there's any consensus, or if opinions are split down the middle.

For me personally, I encountered very noticeable color issues playing SMG with the 1080p resolution setting. Mario's red has weird problems very reminiscent of the chroma subsampling artifacts noticeable on the Gamepad's screen. Switching to 480p and 4:3 seemed to remove the color issue. So for me, 480p seems the best way to play vWii, since the color problem is gone and it's the only way to use the 4:3 aspect ratio, resulting in a more crisp image due to the limitations of the Wii's anamorphic implementation of widescreen. However, it seems 480p mode isn't perfect on Wii U either, and if my memory is correct, the picture on the original Wii with component cables looked better. So, I'll be playing my Wii games on Dolphin instead if I can get the Wii Remote to work with it.

 

[HeadstrongWolf]

It's all subjective opinion. Personally, I believe the original Wii is best suited for a CRT (box) display. Even 480p composite on the original wii looks rough, even after tweaking the settings to disable blur in spots. The controls also feel weird operating on larger flat screen TVs, specifically a 1080p monitor, regardless of original or vwii.

The gamepad as a monitor isn't bad at all, but the Wii U screen COULD be a bit larger.

 

[Clector]

It varies in what you want.

If you want something sharp and cleaner for capture, or a good scaler (an individual one or a TV with a good one), evWii with the 720x480 and 720x576 option outputting 480p and 576p may be the better for that with the Wii U Wii mode.

With a bad upscaler or using the default output from Nintendo's firmware (or also wanting a bit softer but not too much scale), 720p and 1080p may be better. The scale isn't perfect, but for most it should be fine.

If wanting an overly softer image, using the 480p output with the default Nintendo firmware and settings I guess, if someone wants that for some reason.

The problems with the GamePad isn't only about the chroma shift, but also interpreting the colors as the wrong color space, which it's also something that may happen on some TV's and devices using HDMI, since the Wii U doesn't handles it properly to what the display should use (it's outputting 601 as is without converting to the GamePad color space). This is easy to notice on reds.

There's also the option of a real Wii of course, and apart from not having all the drawbacks of the Wii U's Wii mode, it's also probably the best for CRT TVs, the Wii U does something a little weird with the interlaced output and it won't output 240p. But it's analog video only unless one mods it.