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Wii Transfer 2.5
I want a Wii, it is true, and one of the reasons I want one (other than the fact that it is awesome) is a small app called Wii Transfer. Wii Transfer is a Mac app that lets you get your media onto your Wii (movies, audio, pictures) amongst other things (and don't forget to check our interview with Manton Reese, Wii Transfer's creator).
Wii Transfer 2.5 adds a few neat functions. You can browse your Safari and Firefox bookmarks on the Wii's browser, stream movies, and set background music for picture slideshows.
Wii Transfer 2.5 costs $19 and there is a demo with limited functionality available.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tucker said 11:43AM on 9-24-2007
Always nice to see streaming media to consoles. I know I read a post (on here, perhaps?) a while back that there was an app that would allow streaming from OSX to the Xbox360. At the time I think it was an alpha or something... anyone know if development progressed or if it does the trick?
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Whippet said 11:49AM on 9-24-2007
Tucker, The app in question is http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360 . I use it nearly every day and it works like a charm. I use the encode to apple TV settings in visual hub and it produces files playable by my xbox.
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Ben C said 11:56AM on 9-24-2007
I suppose the money questions is: does such interoperability exist between OS X and PlayStation 3? Has someone managed to exploit that Windows Vista media server nonsense yet?
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Absent One said 12:04PM on 9-24-2007
I will be trying this app out tonight.
I have tried a couple of programs like this on my PC and none of them worked very well. I would get buffer/connection errors on the Wii.
It will be interesting to see how this one works on the Mac.
I hope it does what they say it does.
I'll post again after I try it out tonight (after work)
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Kevin said 12:03PM on 9-24-2007
With this app, what are the advantages of getting an Apple TV over the Wii? Are there any advantages?
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Adam B. Nicely said 12:41PM on 9-24-2007
#4 Kevin,
The Apple TV will output HD, the Wii does not...
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ncus said 1:06PM on 9-24-2007
Nice, this is what i needed. Time add more functions to my Wii.
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Jimmy said 1:28PM on 9-24-2007
#3: http://www.twonkyvision.de/
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DaiMac79 said 1:54PM on 9-24-2007
@Kevin: Also, the Wii is highly limited not just in resolution as Adam B. Nicely noted, but it has a very limited quicktime implementation, only a couple types of low-res .mov files will play on it out of the box. Add that to the limit of 2GB on its SD cards, and even a 40GB, unhacked AppleTV is more capable for videos. Hack the aTV to play more formats and have a larger HD, as I did, and its a nice box. I have both, and while I've played with Wii transfer its really only handy for small videos if you have no other way to watch them on TV.
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Iliad Force said 2:49PM on 9-24-2007
The Xbox 360 does output in HD, and can stream content from your Mac thanks to a $20 app called Xbox 360 Connect. I have my 360 hardwired to my wireless router, and my Mac connects to the Internet wirelessly. I didn't have to configure anything--just installed the software, and voila. I can now stream photos, music, and videos to my 360 (DRM is another issue). Amazingly, it was incredibly hard to get my friend's 360 to talk to his Windows XP machine--endless string of updates plus annoying firewall issues.
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Kevin said 3:33PM on 9-24-2007
Thanks for the info Adam B. and DaiMac79. That definitely clears up a few of my questions.
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tone said 10:23AM on 9-25-2007
Did you see that x-oom is coming out with a full blown media center application for the Wii?
This will be PC, not sure about the MAC.
http://buy-wii.net/2007/09/24/media-center-for-wii/
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