nintendo wii question

shamac

I understand the wii will play dvds-how do i set it up to do this? Thanks

mluton

We bought a wii the weekend, Woo Hoo!

It a hack channel that enables dvd playback.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wii+dvd+playback&meta=&aq=f&oq=

JUNIOR

You will need to have the homebrew channel installed , but thats all i'm gonna say on the matter

shamac

sorry but does that mean it DOESN'T play dvds unless you do something dodgy with it? Can't make head nor tail of the info-what do i need to buy and do with it?? Something off ebay by any chance!:rotfl:

Dave101t

it is an unofficial update, lets call it that.
nintendo will say its illegal, but it wont affect the funcionality of your console. i personally wont be installing this becasue seriously, who doesnt have a dvd player in another form? this wont even upscale!

kwikbreaks

From the second link in that google search

The Wii DVD playback software comes in the form of a CD boot disc (you download and burn the software to a CD yourself). Inserting this CD into a Wii fitted with a mod-chip boots the Wii into a menu. Then you eject the CD, insert your DVD movie and the Wii springs into action as a fully capable DVD player.

Fitting a modchip involves opening the wii and soldering one in. That obviously invalidates the warranty. It is possible to buy one already chipped or pay for your own to be chipped. The main attraction isn't the ability to play DVDs though it is the ability to play downloads of copied games.

The first link suggests the DVD playback hack would work on a non chipped Wii (I doubted that but it is repeated by several people so probably you can)

The third link says Nintendo promised the functionality back in 2007.

Bongedone

1st hit 4th post down on that Google search:

"hopefully they dont use Waggle for FF and Rewind, because if im watching a nice adult film i dont want the movie ... oh snap TMI... sorry about that!!"

weegie.geek

No need to solder any more, there are now modchips that connect between the motherboard and the dvd drive, using an extension cable.

There's softmodding as well.

The cost of the modchip is more than a dvd player though, so unless you want the other functionality...