Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Consoles => Topic started by: sphetr2 on December 23, 2006, 07:17:21 pm
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I have some links for those owners of the Wii console...all spotted on digg today by me.
First, the best of them all:
http://www.redkawa.com/mediacenters/wiimediacenterx/
It's a media center for Wii! Runs thru the browser!
Second (alternative to the first):
http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_Opera_Browser_Orb_Streaming_Works_Great
Same, but lacks the pretty interface and internal network speeds.
Finally:
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_Browser_Alluc_org_Peekvid_com_Ultimate_Time_Waster
TV-on-Demand on the Wii!
Dunno about you, but I am absolutely wetting my pants right now. Now all we need is a DVD Channel and the Wii will become the center of entertainment in my house!
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That media browser looks pretty strong, I'll have to try it out!
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As I said in the other thread, it was only a matter of time. I'm a bit surprised though that they got it out that quick. I would have expected at least a week between the browser and the tricks.
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Red was the one who put out the video converter I was experimenting with earlier on. I've not tried running it through the Wii yet, but probably will later this morning.
Red had the video converter up two - three weeks before the launch of the Wii. I'm not surprised things have moved this quickly myself.
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Not yet. Still requires an app on the server - XBMC does not. Wii doesn't support HD or 5.1 - XBMC does. Wii can't upconvert to HD - XBMC does.
It's a good start but the Wii doesn't have the hardware for any of the best features of XBMC.
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That's okay though, because I'm using my Wii on the CRT TV with non 5.1 sound. I have no HD content to stream, anyways. That's just me, though. You're correct in that many will continue to use XBMC because of those features.
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It will be good for standard setups like that. My main TV is nonHD, so if I pick up a Wii any time soon, I'll look into this. I already have an XBMC setup to tap into.
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It's a really great idea, but it's nothing that someone else here couldn't do with a bit of time. There are hardware limitations, but there's infinite customization oppotunities. Anyone with web design experience could pull it off.
I noticed they're making one for the PS3 as well. I think that one might be a bit more redundant, but at least the PS3 is more capable from a hardware standpoint.
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Definitely a good starting point. It'll be better when we can run homebrew on the Wii, of course. Then we can just do it that way and get near-XBMC levels of functionality in a much smaller package.