[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend on a Wii - ever posible?

Brad Staton brad.staton at gmail.com
Fri Jan 5 02:25:39 UTC 2007


On 1/4/07, Jacob Steenhagen <jacob at steenhagen.us> wrote:
>
> >  Ok this one is way out there but, would there even be any possibility
> of
> > running a mythtv frontend on the new Nintendo *Wii* games console?
>
> I, too, am curious about this. It seems like it might be possible for
> somebody to implement the frontend as a Wii Channel rather than
> requiring that the Wii run Linux. I could be oversimplifying things as I
> don't know anything about Wii Channel Development, but considering that
> the Wii has the facility to run apps that are not on a game disk (in the
> form of channels) and can access the network natively, it just seems
> like it should be possible.
>
> But I'm sure it's just a pipe dream :).
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In order to write a Wii channel, I'm assuming you'd need a licensed Wii
developer's kit, which is probably prohibitively costly.  However, I've been
successful in scheduling recordings in MythWeb via the Opera browser on the
Wii, and it can also play back flash videos from a web page.  Live TV and
traditional channel surfing may be out of the question for now, but with the
browser alone you can get a decent amount of functionality.

-- 
--Brad Staton
Brad.Staton at gmail.com
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