the internet for everyone else?

zod · 30-09-2006 9:29am #1

Wii internet channel ( here ) could make TV browsing a reality ... although without a keyboard it's kinda pointless ( how would you enter your gmail credentails .. enter your city in a weather map etc )

sock puppet · 30-09-2006 12:14pm

Maybe there will be a keyboard add on?

monkey tennis · 30-09-2006 12:20pm

Don't see why not, they had one for the GC (for PSO, although I don't think it was seen outside of Japan...).

Rhyme · 30-09-2006 4:14pm

monkey tennis wrote:

Don't see why not, they had one for the GC (for PSO, although I don't think it was seen outside of Japan...).

I remember seeing it in GAME once, a few weeks later i bought PSO and it was gone

thebman · 30-09-2006 4:41pm

They will have an onscreen keyboard I'm sure and then some third party will probably make an add on aswell.

At least it'll have Flash which will make it useful.

Star Lord · 01-10-2006 12:45pm

it'll have an onscreen keyboard that you point the wii remote at and press the buton to select the letters. Point and click if you will. How the hell did you think youd enter web addresses never mind fill in text boxes!

zilog_jones · 03-10-2006 11:02pm

Can't see it being too useful. Please remember that standard-defenition PAL TV has an equivalent digital resolution of about 600x576, *and* about 10% of the picture is overscanned (i.e. you don't see it) - compare this to a modern PC setup which usually uses at least 1024x768 if not higher - and this is what websites are designed for!

thebman · 04-10-2006 12:22am

zilog_jones wrote:

Can't see it being too useful. Please remember that standard-defenition PAL TV has an equivalent digital resolution of about 600x576, *and* about 10% of the picture is overscanned (i.e. you don't see it) - compare this to a modern PC setup which usually uses at least 1024x768 if not higher - and this is what websites are designed for!

Advantage of working with Opera who are used to dealing with these kinds of issues on non-standard devices.

The Wii browser displays the entire page and you highlight the area you wish to zoom in on for clear viewing from you sofa. We don't know how well it'll work but Opera for DS works well.

patmac · 04-10-2006 9:19am

Hi on a related issue excuse the stupidity of this question if I bought a ds lite and one of these:Nintendo DS WIFI Max Kit, could I connect to the internet and use my ds lite to browse and play poker from the comfort of my own sitting room?

zilog_jones · 04-10-2006 8:30pm

You probably won't be able to play poker as online poker games most certainly will use Flash and/or Java applets which the DS browser does not support.

the internet for everyone else?

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