Topic: Wii Internet Channel Now Available

[ThePerm]

no, who knows how much ram the wii has, i think its prolly plenty for net stuff

[Bloodworth]

Youtube is working fine again for me. Not sure what the deal was.

[Tuxedo.Bond]

Will the trial be deleted off your system or disabled after the full version is available?

[ThePerm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU7wBOaLMHk

[MarioAllStar]

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Originally posted by: WolfPac_Ite
Will the trial be deleted off your system or disabled after the full version is available?

No, when the full version is released in March 2007, it will be a free download. Anyone who gets it before June will be able to keep it for free.

[tonythekitty]

you must not have a hi def tv, or else there is something funny with your wii.  it is legible for me from 15 feet away (36" screen) and more so with use of the Zoom buttons it becomes not just legible but crystal clear.

[KDR_11k]

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Originally posted by: therat
does a sd card in the system give it more virtual memory? some pages wont load due to memory restictions me thinks (ie: pandora doesnt work)

Of course not, using flash as virtual memory is a quick way to get over the 100 000 or so rewrites flash memory can take.

[therat]

true nuff... remmeber the n64 had that ram pack...they should release that for the wii, or something.

[TheYoungerPlumber]

I believe Wii has over twice as much main memory (not including video memory) as the GameCube. GC had 24MB + 16MB = 40MB, so Wii has over 80MB.  I've seen my Wii browser lock up on Flash-intensive sites (I'm not sure it is correctly reclaiming memory), but 80MB should be enough for standard browsing.

[KnowsNothing]

Posting on wii ololol

[KDR_11k]

It's so weak H*R desyncs because the video runs too slow.

[eljefe]

valo via the net channel would be my killer app
but it takes too long to load.

also I just figured out if you press "2" in the net channel
it goes into SUPER-zoom, but compromises the original formatting of the site, and you still press "+" to zoom in further.

and + & -
raise and lower the volume
if you're listening to songs in Fotto Channel

back on topic
.: gmail works for me
.: youtube works most of the time
.: its glitched and sputtered and frozen thrice
.: It was the first thing I noticed and I'm still shocked at the loading times, blazing fast..

[vudu]

As many have pointed out, reading small text on my TV is nearly impossible.

I have a SDTV with composite cables.  Would S-video cables improve this (I dont' think so, but I figured I'd ask)?  How about if I upgrade to an EDTV+ and get component cables (I'm not going to; just curious)?

[ThePerm]

use the + button

[vudu]

Thanks, Sherlock; that wasn't the question.

[Rhoq]

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Originally posted by: vudu
Thanks, Sherlock; that wasn't the question.

To answer your question - Probably not. My friend has his Wii hooked-up to a 60" display it's barely readable without zooming (+).

[Bloodworth]

I'm using component cables on a standard def tv.  Looks fine. No trouble reading.

[vudu]

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Originally posted by: Bloodworth
I'm using component cables on a standard def tv.  Looks fine. No trouble reading.

Do you mean composite cables or do you mean enhanced def tv?  Or am I just completely out of the loop for not knowing there's such as thing as an SDTV that takes component cables?

[Bloodworth]

A lot of standard sets take component.  Much cleaner picture and better colors even though they don't do progressive scan.