Infact, I see a DVD playback as an useless things on a console. If you want to watch a movie, buy a DVD player.
chris3116
Iis important to a lot of people, though. I own a DVD player, but it is more convenient to watch a movie on my 360 instead. It would've been a nice feature for Wii too.
Theoretically the Wii can read DVDs since Wii Disks are basically Dual Layer DVD-9's. And about the whole spinning backwards thing, that was really just a rumor. The only difference is that Wii discs (as well as Gamecube discs) are CAV (Constant Angular Velocity).
If you mean DVD Movies, the Wii has the hardware to read them (and even data files), but not the software. It's like having a DVD Rom Unit for your computer but not having any Media Player installed. As far as I know Nintendo initially was goin to feature DVD Playback but for some reason (that I ignore) they ommited it so there's no any "official"channel to play DVDs.
BTW I prefer using my PC to watch my movies, I didn't buy my Wii to watch them,a console is just for gaming IMO.
honestly, I like the wii for not having this feature. It makes it seem like it's sticking more to its roots and thus feels more like a gaming console. i have the same problem as above. Having my playstations and sound system being able to play movies and also this bluray player crap that I hope just ends up being a fad I've got 3 dvd players hooked up for no reason.
If you mean DVD Movies, the Wii has the hardware to read them (and even data files), but not the software. It's like having a DVD Rom Unit for your computer but not having any Media Player installed. As far as I know Nintendo initially was goin to feature DVD Playback but for some reason (that I ignore) they ommited it so there's no any "official"channel to play DVDs.
BTW I prefer using my PC to watch my movies, I didn't buy my Wii to watch them,a console is just for gaming IMO.
gulfo
Why bump this thread, everyone knows the Wii can't play DVD movies by this point.
If you mean DVD Movies, the Wii has the hardware to read them (and even data files), but not the software. It's like having a DVD Rom Unit for your computer but not having any Media Player installed. As far as I know Nintendo initially was goin to feature DVD Playback but for some reason (that I ignore) they ommited it so there's no any "official"channel to play DVDs.
BTW I prefer using my PC to watch my movies, I didn't buy my Wii to watch them,a console is just for gaming IMO.
madmidnight
Why bump this thread, everyone knows the Wii can't play DVD movies by this point.
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