GC wavebird range

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:03 pm

Does anyone know the range of a wavebird, and is there any way to extend that range?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:30 pm

I don't know the exact distance, but it has more than enough range to work in conventional situations. Works fine across rooms, and even through walls.

What are you intending to do with it?

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:41 pm

I was thinking of making a wireless video interface so I could play both the gamecube and the Wii without being in my living room.

But mainly so I can play Brawl in any room in the house.

I am in the middle of the design phase and this thing is going to be sweet. Once I get the parts I will post pics.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:30 pm

Google man. Google!

Wikipedia wrote:The range of the WaveBird controller is officially 20 feet, but some users have reported ranges of 60-70 feet.

Can't wait to see this thing!

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:40 pm

It is going to be quite small, with a 3.5 inch screen or maybe even a 4 inch because anything larger wont fit in the case i am building.

techknott you have done this with a 360, do you have any advice?

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:50 pm

Have you chosen a screen yet? This one is expensive, but it's 640x480 (very important!) instead of 320x240 like a lot of modules of this size, and it's a stand-alone module, which means no need to hack up existing casing. It also takes VGA input... I don't know how you can use that in this particular application, but it's pretty cool anyway.

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:13 pm

Electric Rain wrote:Have you chosen a screen yet? This one is expensive, but it's 640x480 (very important!) instead of 320x240 like a lot of modules of this size, and it's a stand-alone module, which means no need to hack up existing casing. It also takes VGA input... I don't know how you can use that in this particular application, but it's pretty cool anyway.

If you hack up a gamecube component cable, you can get it to output VGA/RGB.

I cant find a tutorial for it atm but i'll post a link later.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:32 pm

lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:
Electric Rain wrote:Have you chosen a screen yet? This one is expensive, but it's 640x480 (very important!) instead of 320x240 like a lot of modules of this size, and it's a stand-alone module, which means no need to hack up existing casing. It also takes VGA input... I don't know how you can use that in this particular application, but it's pretty cool anyway.
If you hack up a gamecube component cable, you can get it to output VGA/RGB.

I cant find a tutorial for it atm but i'll post a link later.

No need, I know what you're talking about. I've done plenty of research on it for my GC laptop. The Wii can also output VGA natively. That's great and all, but try finding a decently-priced wireless VGA transmitter/receiver pair.

For the sake of cost, I'm sure he'll probably be using wireless composite...

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:26 pm

How are you sending the video?

techknott · Post by **techknott** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:41 pm

Dark Lord wrote:It is going to be quite small, with a 3.5 inch screen or maybe even a 4 inch because anything larger wont fit in the case i am building.

techknott you have done this with a 360, do you have any advice?

Check the frequency of the wavebird and the transmitter you plan to buy. Keep them as far apart as you can(about 1ghz). Also, try to get one for possible for rgb;))

nuky nuclear · Post by **nuky nuclear** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:33 pm

i believe its 40 feet. I know its no further then 50 feet.