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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 nintendo wii HD ready?(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: robina_80 is nintendo wii HD ready? and also it it just a dvd drive or blueray or HD-DVD Posted by: moisiss No, the Wii does not support HD. It does not have HD-DVD or Blu-ray... and it doesn't play DVD's.... it only plays Wii and Gamecube games (well and virtual console games too). Posted by: NvidiaDude yes it can play DVD's you just need an attachment Posted by: moisiss Really? Not according to this.... [url]http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4937[/url] What attachment are you refering to? Posted by: NvidiaDude lol i dont think in 2007 matey.. theres a attachment for the console something like the xbox dvd attachment Posted by: moisiss Where can you buy the attachment? Can you post a link? Posted by: kfc469 its comming out in late 2007 so i doubt there are any links to it yet Posted by: NvidiaDude unless theres a software/firmware update for it ? Posted by: moisiss Quote form the Dailytech article I linked earlier in this thread.... "While it is unclear why Nintendo chooses to release a completely different console instead of an "upgrade accessory" like with the first Xbox, a Nintendo spokesperson has made it clear that the differences are larger than just software and that it "requires more than a firmware upgrade."" Doesn't sound like there will be an upgrade accessory... or a firmware/software solution. To me it sounds like the only way to get a Wii to play DVD's is to buy one that has that capability when they are released in 2007. Posted by: NvidiaDude The best thing i can provide is that they bring a upgrade on CD so that you can install it maybe in a couple of months time Posted by: gtwill040 There will be a dvd wii console but that may only be released in Japan, just like the Panasonic Q. Source: Search IGN [url]http://uk.wii.ign.com[/url] Also there is no dvd attachment for the current wii and there are no annoucements about an attachment either. Posted by: TheDiceman Honestly, why do you really need your video game system to play DVDs anyway? How many poeple don't have a regualr DVD player to begin with anymore? Posted by: derricks4 I don't but I definitely don't want to wear out my system on dvd's. Posted by: NvidiaDude [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by TheDiceman [/i] [B]Honestly, why do you really need your video game system to play DVDs anyway? How many poeple don't have a regualr DVD player to begin with anymore? [/B][/QUOTE] Nice point.. yeah look how many people have Upgraded from VHS to DVD .. Millions! Posted by: moisiss Yeah, the DVD player in my PS2 was nice.... for the month that it worked well. Honestly, that's one of the many reasons I couldn't care less about the PS3. They talk about how it's the "cheapest blu-ray player on the market".... but if it is anything like the DVD player in the PS2 no wonder it is cheap.... because it sucks! I buy a gaming console to play games... period. I don't care about all of the bells and whistles. It's just more stuff that can break and **** me off. Posted by: The General I don't get what makes the Wii incapable of playing DVDs. I has a DVD-ROM drive, it has a processor which is more than capable of decrypting DVD CSS, it has a video card capable of displaying the DVD on a TV that is either square or wide, it has wireless wiimotes. What would the attachment be? I don't get it. A firmware update will easily fix it. Posted by: moisiss [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The General [/i] [B] What would the attachment be? I don't get it. A firmware update will easily fix it. [/B][/QUOTE] I think people are talking about an attachment like the one that was released for the xbox (remote control?)... but it seems clear from everything that I read that to get DVD playability on a Wii you will have to buy a whole new system when they are released in 2007. "a Nintendo spokesperson has made it clear that the differences are larger than just software and that it "requires more than a firmware upgrade."" source = Dailytech. Not sure why... the only thing I have heard is that Nintendo doesn't want to pay for the licensing? Posted by: The General What could it possibly need?? WTF? Whatever, hopefully this new one can run at 1920x1080. Posted by: Infernicus hmm maybe its cause the Wii makers are smart xD its a marketing tatic called market skimming, they release the console, all the hardnut fans buy it asap, then the straglers, who have to save up etc they re release it with a "plus" feature and the guys who snapped up the Wii on day one go back and get another hence increasing revenue. its to do with "not making the perfect system" if it was perfect they couldnt reinvent it and sell it off again, look at the Xbox, and crystal, then the gameboy, GB mini, PS2 PS2 slim line, etc etc pretty much exactly the same each time btw the "get a CD" might work, but it will need to designed by someone, much like swap magic was designed =] anyone wanna have a go at doing it? vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |