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I had a chance to get away for ONE night this weekend before SANDY came calling; I thought I’d try to get the wii set up. The space behind the TV is impossible to see, since it is bolted and I can barely get my hands back there, and only just so far; so I decided to add an A/B box so I would switch between the dvd player and wii, so I could watch Netflix or play wii. The dvd works fine, picture, sound the works; wii no so good, I get a picture from netfilx, but NO sound, I tried to play wii sports and still NO sound. I tried switching the connections in case one of the A/B switches was bad and the dvd works on both. Any ideas on how to get the wii to get sound. I got the A/B box so I didn’t have to keep trying to connect and disconnect the red / yellow / white “rca” jacks.


With SANDY on her way, if I lose power, does anyone know about how long a fridge running on propane will last; or approximately how many hours/days will the fridge run on a “pound” of propane ?

go through your settings on wii and make sure you haven't got it set on mute
can't answer about the propane, maybe some of the other girls would know, I always used my fridge on electric side and saved the propane for the furnace.

Answer the propane fridge question first. It totally depends on how large your tank(s) is/are, although in my experience the fridge doesn't suck lot of propane. Do you have a motor home or a trailer? In my motor home I have a 33-gallon tank and it lasts a long time.

In regard to the wii, what kind of a rig do you have, and how old? Do you have a flat screen (mine's so old, I don't)? I don't know about trailers, but my MH has a switching box, with buttons for TV, Sat, Cable VCR/DVD, and I think an AUX. Because I have an analog system I had to do a dance to get my RF modulator (for the DVD) and the High-Def conversion box to all work thru the switch box. Do you have such a box?

Fridge can last a long time, I last filled my propane in May. My fridge was on propane the trip down from Alaska. I've cooked a lot. Heated water during that trip using propane. Used my furnace some. I still have over a third of a tank. I'd make sure you have a full tank, just to be safe during this time.

IF your tv is newer, each aux item (DVD, Satellite, Wii, etc.) should be plugged into separate inputs in your television.

The simplest is COAX:


Next is COMPOSITE (which is what you will most likely use for your Wii, unless you have a high end TV):
(red & white are audio, yellow is video)



Next up is COMPONENT. I use that (highest end available for Wii at the time I got my Wii. Maybe still is - I don't know for a fact)
(this screenshot is a component cable specifically for the Wii)



Highest quality connection type is HD.



IF you have these types of connections available in your television, you won't need an AB switch. You would just use your television remote to cycle through the different input sources. Most (or at least, many) late model tvs have COAX and at least two COMPOSITE inputs...your mileage may vary.

When your television does not have enough inputs to accommodate your toys, you'll need an AB switch. There are, of course, some varieties on these...this is only meant as a guide to explain why you MIGHT NOT need an AB switch...all depends on your television.

And I thank you for letting me muddy the waters.

@Mitch: Do you use the component connections in your RV? If so, I'm impressed. My rig is SO analog.

Getupngo wrote:@Mitch: Do you use the component connections in your RV? If so, I'm impressed. My rig is SO analog.

No. Only at home on SOME of the HD televisions (the bigger ones). I just take an SD receiver with me and use composite for Directv receiver, and sometimes add the coax to the tv from the campground for regular broadcast television. Without having BOTH those connections built in the tv, I would need an AB switch.