HDMI switcher suddenly not working with Wii U @ 480p resolution

teh lurvteh lurv
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I ran into this issue last night: I decided to hop over to the Wii channel on my Wii U. When I did, my HDTV suddenly went dark and returned an "Invalid format" error. I then went into the Wii U settings and tried setting the console to output at 480p; same error as before. This issue only happens when my Wii U is routed through my Kinivo HDMI switcher. When I plug the Wii U directly into my HDTV it detects and outputs 480p just fine. This only happens with 480p resolution, 1080p/720p output fine when routed through the switcher.



I don't get much use out of my Wii U anymore so I don't know how long this has been a problem, but I've played plenty of Wii games on my Wii U with the HDMI switcher, so this always hasn't been a problem. I'm curious if anyone else has run into this issue?

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  • BouncekDeLemosBouncekDeLemos
    Not sure what it could be. If it worked before and just now it stopped working, maybe the problem lies with the switcher?



    Anything else with a 480p res that you can try on it? I would say use another Wii U, but that's not as easy. Maybe try another TV too to rule everything out.
  • PendragonxPendragonx
    I could bring my Kinivo switcher over sometime and you could test that and see if yours is defective..
  • Boosted52405Boosted52405
    That's odd, I can confidently say that my HDMI switch works fine in both Wii U/Wii modes. Have you tried to unplug the power from the switch and reboot it? I feel like I almost always have to reboot my electronics, they act funky after a bit.
  • teh lurvteh lurv
    Thanks for all the advice, I had more time yesterday to continue troubleshooting the issue. My XBox 360 also experienced the same issue when I flipped the res to 480p. I tried rebooting the switch which had no effect. I then just unplugged the thing for 10 minutes and plugged it back in, and viola, switch started behaving correctly at 480p again. I still can't wrap my head around why only 480p res was causing this issue, an HDMI switch should just be a pass-thru device.
  • BouncekDeLemosBouncekDeLemos
    Huh. That perplexes me as well... it might have something a little more than just a pass-through to cause it to have an aneurysm like that. Must be some voltage or signal switching error(?).



    Glad you got it resolved though.
  • darkchylde28darkchylde28
    Glad you found a working solution.



    Some tech can just be touchy. I've got a DVD player that I bought less than 10 years ago (making it not truly old or new in regard to other DVD players) which, if left on/running for too long (and that time is random, no specific timeframe has ever been noted) it will suddenly color shift all output. The menu is normally a couple of shades of blue with some gray mixed in, but it will go orange and yellow and nothing you can do in software will fix it. However, unplugging the unit for a minute or so and then plugging it back up will fix it for the foreseeable future (usually weeks/months or more of usage, but sometimes a couple of days--like I said, it's random). Sounds like you've run into a similar gremlin in your switcher. Just remember the fix and yank the cord for a minute or two the next time it rears its head.
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