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can Wii have a hard drive?
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12. September 2006 @ 06:45 |
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i dont think hard drives will work, cos the virtual console games could then be easily distributed over the internet
what would stop you from using the SD card the same way?
I think I read somewhere that the games downlaoded from VC will have Digital Rights Management (DRM) embedded in them, so you will only be able to play the game on your console.
Honestly, I don't see why an extrnal hard drive wouldn't be supported.
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choko
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12. September 2006 @ 08:40 |
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Are the usb ports regular usb ports or those smaller ones you seem to find on portable devices like digital cameras, mp3, psp....etc
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13. September 2006 @ 07:22 |
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the Wii will use the regular (usb a) connectors
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18. September 2006 @ 04:00 |
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Yes you will be able to connect USB mass storage devices(external hardrives,memory sticks etc.) and secure digital cards( sd card)
One other thinbg to the peple who said maybe but it might have to be an official one then why allow the sd card without protection not the hd when its the same thing
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choko
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18. September 2006 @ 07:11 |
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yay!!!! is this official or just something you heard of a fansite or whatever. oh and plus nintendo are sometimes like that, to make more money.
Henry
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mark5hs
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19. October 2006 @ 15:27 |
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hmm, I was looking at the wiki page and I notice it doesn't have USB mass storage listed under storage anymore.
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
2GB Patriot DDR 400, Audigy 2 ZS gamer, 400GB SATA RAID 0
games Im looking forward to: bioshock, SSBB, enemy territory quake wars, halo 3
currently playing: command and conquer 3, supreme commander, counter strike, shivering isles
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19. October 2006 @ 21:56 |
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LOL..1 month later you ask I did find it on a site and It wasnt wikipedia if oyu asked me then I could give you a link but I forgot now but one other thing everyone here is saying that they will be using an extrenal drive and the same with gamespot forums which means that iw will most likley owell even if it dont you can only save virtual console games and game saves onto the Memeory and they are all small the largest virtual console game is a N64 game which are at max 40mb and game saves are max 2-4mb
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tabletpc
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20. October 2006 @ 00:39 |
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just wait some company out there like datel will devolop a sd memory to laptop hard drive converter like they did with my sons psp
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20. October 2006 @ 03:34 |
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What???
The Wii has been confirmed compatible with USB mass storage devices which means you could plug in a 999 terabyte harddrive when it comes so why need anyhting else
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mark5hs
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20. October 2006 @ 08:09 |
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not really, there is probably a maximum for it. like Ps2 can only have up to 120GB and windows xp could only have 120 until after the service pack
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
2GB Patriot DDR 400, Audigy 2 ZS gamer, 400GB SATA RAID 0
games Im looking forward to: bioshock, SSBB, enemy territory quake wars, halo 3
currently playing: command and conquer 3, supreme commander, counter strike, shivering isles
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20. October 2006 @ 19:45 |
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Well the ps2 cant as its controler only allows 120gb
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choko
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21. October 2006 @ 01:36 |
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why is there a maximum amount? you would of thought any computer could handle any amount of memory.
Henry
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choko
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21. October 2006 @ 01:46 |
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does anyone know the video file type(s) Wii accept. oh and also this doesnt have anything to do with the conversation but does anyone know a good FREE!!! (not a trial, i cannot stress that enough) RM (realmedia) converter because i have alot of videos i wanna put on my media player.
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21. October 2006 @ 06:06 |
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Umm... None unless someone comes up wiht a media player but on a stock system it wont accept Dvd's and other video types,By the way I still want to know if it will support mp3 playback or audio cd playback since it has a picture viewer
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choko
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21. October 2006 @ 14:08 |
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i doesnt support dvds or audio cds they said it will support mp3 and you can play videos on the photo channel, go onto wii.com to look at the photo channel video.
Henry
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1. November 2006 @ 15:44 |
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There are various sites that will instruct you to MAKE an adapter.
Also, it doesn't use CF cards (And neither do most current expensive cameras) it uses SD which is a much more recent and expandable format, gamestop is already selling SD cards for it on their website.
As for protection, if they want to protect the system, they'll make it so that you can only use the sd card for music and possibly videos, as well as game saves, whereas the internal memory will store roms and/or games, etc.
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mark5hs
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25. November 2006 @ 13:13 |
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now that wii is out, does anyone have a definite answer?
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
2GB Patriot DDR 400, Audigy 2 ZS gamer, 400GB SATA RAID 0
games Im looking forward to: bioshock, SSBB, enemy territory quake wars, halo 3
currently playing: command and conquer 3, supreme commander, counter strike, shivering isles
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25. November 2006 @ 14:05 |
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Ive been asking for the past week every time i ask Can the Wii use a thumb drive or hardrive via usb to view pics off it etc and every time I say that it seems no one replies to the thread I dont know still im getting mine on the 7th Nintendo Were saying that it will in the past 2 months but 2 weeks before the release it seems it has been scraped as Excite truck can only play MP3's of an SD not even Internal Memory
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pressed
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27. November 2006 @ 14:48 |
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well, i plugged up my external drive and there is no way I have found to view it. Maybe they will make a "USB port" channel or something later, but now it is not there on the Wii menu where storage is.
I cover my bases...
1)Xbox w/xecuter 2.6 solderless
2)Ps2 (slim) w/DMS4 Lite
3)Ps2 V7 w/DMS4 Lite and 200 Gig Maxtor HDD
4)GC w/qoob pro
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27. November 2006 @ 14:52 |
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I have a feeling it probably won't. If the SD cards, and the lack of usb functionality are any indicators, it would seem Nintendo is working very hard to keep the system locked down. So I doubt that they'll ever allow it, they really haven't got any good reason to enable it anyways.
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pressed
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27. November 2006 @ 15:14 |
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Yea, SD cards are fine for simple external storage, and they'll keep people from using the hard drive to boot/store games or other apps.
I cover my bases...
1)Xbox w/xecuter 2.6 solderless
2)Ps2 (slim) w/DMS4 Lite
3)Ps2 V7 w/DMS4 Lite and 200 Gig Maxtor HDD
4)GC w/qoob pro
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27. November 2006 @ 15:19 |
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....Provided this whole bit of seemingly random compatibility comes to an end. There is still a degree of oddity about which cards will and won't work with the system. I know there are certain features related, but a lot of retailers won't even tell you that in their ads. It's really frustrating.
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pressed
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27. November 2006 @ 15:22 |
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Would a regular sandisk SD card would or do you have to have the special "Wii" sandisk SD card?
I cover my bases...
1)Xbox w/xecuter 2.6 solderless
2)Ps2 (slim) w/DMS4 Lite
3)Ps2 V7 w/DMS4 Lite and 200 Gig Maxtor HDD
4)GC w/qoob pro
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. November 2006 @ 15:23
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mark5hs
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27. November 2006 @ 17:01 |
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Originally posted by pressed:
Would a regular sandisk SD card would or do you have to have the special "Wii" sandisk SD card?
any SD card should work
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
2GB Patriot DDR 400, Audigy 2 ZS gamer, 400GB SATA RAID 0
games Im looking forward to: bioshock, SSBB, enemy territory quake wars, halo 3
currently playing: command and conquer 3, supreme commander, counter strike, shivering isles
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Ingo74
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27. November 2006 @ 18:23 |
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Is there any truth in whats told in this page???
Sounds too good to be true ...
WiiLoader, HD Advance and/or Wii Independence Exploit etc etc
http://www.wii-modchips.com/
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