The possibility of a DVD-movie playing Wii was first mentioned before the console first launched, but Nintendo later decided against the idea. The company stated back in September 2006 that the Wii would not have DVD functionality in order to keep costs down and because most people already own DVD players.
Other news from the stockholders meeting concerned the DS TV receiver. Also known as the OneSeg Tuner, the device was previously only available online but will go to retail this July hoping to meet a wider audience.
Importers beware, the OneSeg signal is specific to Japanese mobile devices such as mobile phones, and therefore will not operate in the US/Europe.
I would have used the feature a couple times, since the TV cabinet in my room is too full to have a DVD player installed, but it's not that big of a deal.
You're kidding, right? Cheap-P DVD players are significantly smaller than even the Wii. Larger, more highend players aren't even the much bigger, jut slightly wider. Anyway, dedicated machines always work better, whether it's a CD player or a DVD player.
Alright, I'll clarify. Of the DVD players I own, all are too large (and would be used too infrequently) to justify the space they would occupy and the hassle of having additional video cables running to my already-maxed-out TV (i.e., all inputs are in use). Because I stated that I would only use the feature a couple times if it were present, the difference in quality is a non-issue.
Honestly, if I only want to watch a DVD in my bed room once in a blue moon, any occupancy of space is not worth it. I'd rather wait for the living room to become available.
Target sells a $40 RCA upscaling 1080p HDMI 0-trans fat DVD player.
I don't have a player in college, and Mac speakers suck.
if people watched dvd's in addition to playing games all the time, that's more wear and tear on the system. And I'm guessing the disc would spin a lot more during a movie than during typical gameplay. Perhaps they didn't know how it would hold up over time with heavy usage.
