Wii DVD Playback is coming.... eventually....

[Goldberg]

Not that i'd use it, i'd rather use the quality of the 360 for upscalling DVD's
But it would be good if it was just a firmware mod and not a revision in the hardware (Although M$ and $ony are both guilty of that!)

Any gamers hoping to cosy-up on the sofa this Christmas and watch films with their Wii are set to be disappointed. Nintendo has confirmed that DVD playback won’t be added to the console this year.

Nintendo claims it’s postponing the release due to a need to secure enough production units in time for the Christmas rush. It broke the news on the Q&A section of its Japanese Wii website.

The addition of DVD playback functionality, either through a firmware update or by creating a second-generation Wii, has been widely discussed since well before the console’s December 2006 debut.

In November last year, software developer Sonic Solutions claimed its CinePlayer CE software would be used in the Wii as the DVD playback application. However, it said the enhanced Wii would be released by Nintendo “in the latter half of 2007”.

That timeframe was confirmed by Nintendo on its Q&A site. It appears that t did indeed plan to release a Wii that can play DVDs in the second half of 2007, but that production restraints have prevented if from doing so.

It also noted that "DVD licensing fees... are higher than expected".

"Sorry for the inconvenience, but please be patient," Nintendo told its fans.

Nintendo gave no indication of when a DVD playback-enabled Wii might actually appear.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11...yback_delayed/

[Sanj[UK]]

What a load of shite..im sure i read somewhere that there is app on wii which allows dvd movies to be played

[Goldberg]

Possibly with a 'mod'. The 'out of the box' playback was rumoured a long time ago. I personally don't see that it will be a big deal. It will have no upscaling for a start.

The good old argument of '1 unit in the kids bedroom' may start again, but for £15 you can buy a slimline home DVD player now the size of a Wii!

[liveseytowers]

Stupid question this and non Wii related, does the 360 upscale DVD's and if I watch a DVD on the 360 will it look better than on my normal DVD player?

[Goldberg]

Stupid question this and non Wii related, does the 360 upscale DVD's and if I watch a DVD on the 360 will it look better than on my normal DVD player?

Absolutely providing you are going through a HDMI or Component cable. It is a very very noticeable difference.

[mysterym]

Absolutely providing you are going through a HDMI or Component cable. It is a very very noticeable difference.

You actually mean HDMI or VGA. Component does not upscale.