EMERYVILLE, Calif. — January 29, 2007 — Four weeks after Nintendo® opened up the Internet browser on its WiiTM console, more than 50,000 gamers have discovered Orb Network's MyCastingTM service, which is a simple way to enjoy all of the digital entertainment on the home PC directly on the living room TV screen using Orb's software as the bridge. Responding to the fast-growing user base, Orb created a new TV interface for gaming enthusiasts developed from feedback by gamers in Orb's Wii support forums and Wii blogs.
"Wii users are really getting into using Orb: watching YouTubeTM videos and listening to their music on their TVs. But they want a simple interface to make it easier to navigate with the Wii remote - so we designed one quickly and launched it today," said Joe Costello, Chairman and CEO of Orb Networks. "The experience continues to be about simplicity and when you have 50,000 people starting to use your service over such a short period of time, we want them to know we're listening and responding."
Orb's free software allows you to enjoy all digital media from your home PC, as well as online videos from the growing source of Internet TV and content sites on any other networked device with an internet browser - be it other PCs, lap tops, PDAs or mobile phones with streaming players and TV with the Wii. In addition, Orb announced last week that they also had developed a way for Sony PS3 gamers to also enjoy their personal digital media on their PC directly on their TV as well.
How Orb Works with the Nintendo Wii:
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Originally posted by: IceCold
OK, this is for anyone who hasn't got it working yet - hope it helps..
I'm assuming that you've downloaded the programme, set up an account, added the folders you want to be able to use, etc etc. The first thing you need to do is allow access to port 80. The process depends on which firewall you are running, but it should be easy to navigate it and add a port on the "allow" list.
Then, go to the Orb main site on your PC. You can check to see if the videos are up ("Open Application" --> "Videos"). Next, on the bottom of the page, click the numeric value next to where it says "Web speed." It should bring up the Control Panel. Here, click "Streaming Formats" on the left, and choose "Orb Flash Player" (it would be on Windows Media by default). Remember to click OK/Apply.
It should now work on the Wii. I had the same problem with it getting stuck loading music and video, but after I did this it worked. It shouldn't load for long if you have a fast enough connection.
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Port 80 is HTTP.
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Notice how every URL starts with HTTP? HTTP is the protocol used for websites. When the Wii looks at your PC to get a website it'll ask your port 80 because that's where the webserver usually is. I have no idea how you make that work with your firewall.