Play Movies on Your Wii – 5 Easy Steps to DVD Playback
If you own a Nintendo Wii you probably are amazed at all it can do. For such a small machine it has a lot of power. However, compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3, the Wii is missing some important features that keep it from being a true multimedia powerhouse. Something that the Wii does not initially support is playback of DVD discs, but there is now a way to turn your Wii into a DVD player and replace one more box in that home entertainment system of yours.
There are only 5 things you need to do to turn your Wii into a DVD playing machine. I should note that while we are not opening the Wii or tampering with the box in any way, this solution does require a free software add-on that probably voids your warranty. So if this breaks your Wii you’ll be out of luck. I used these same steps a couple of months ago and have never had one problem.
Install the Wii Homebrew Channel onto your Wii using the Twilight Princess hack. Do a simple search on Google and those steps are readily available. They are beyond the scope of this article. Once the Homebrew Channel is installed, depending on which method you use, install MPlayer. This is a small media player that will let you run the DVD disc like a normal DVD player. It can be found the same place as the Homebrew Channel. Find and install the DvdX loader program. This file slightly modifies your system to enable DVD playback. Once everything is installed, fire up the Homebrew channel and start MPlayer. You’ll see a simple menu that lets you choose the DVD and then operate the disc just like you would on a normal DVD player. Enjoy your new ability to play movies on Wii!
Once you have Wii Homebrew channel installed there are a number of other things you can do, like play old NES, SNES, and N64 games, listen to your favorite music and even write your own programs. The possibilities are endless.
By: David Hindman
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There are only 5 things you need to do to turn your Wii into a DVD playing machine. I should note that while we are not opening the Wii or tampering with the box in any way, this solution does require a free software add-on that probably voids your warranty. So if this breaks your Wii you’ll be out of luck. I used these same steps a couple of months ago and have never had one problem.
Install the Wii Homebrew Channel onto your Wii using the Twilight Princess hack. Do a simple search on Google and those steps are readily available. They are beyond the scope of this article. Once the Homebrew Channel is installed, depending on which method you use, install MPlayer. This is a small media player that will let you run the DVD disc like a normal DVD player. It can be found the same place as the Homebrew Channel. Find and install the DvdX loader program. This file slightly modifies your system to enable DVD playback. Once everything is installed, fire up the Homebrew channel and start MPlayer. You’ll see a simple menu that lets you choose the DVD and then operate the disc just like you would on a normal DVD player. Enjoy your new ability to play movies on Wii!
Once you have Wii Homebrew channel installed there are a number of other things you can do, like play old NES, SNES, and N64 games, listen to your favorite music and even write your own programs. The possibilities are endless.
By: David Hindman
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