Home Theater PC + HDMI + Wireless Keyboard/Mouse + 1080P 72" DLP > Wii Browsing. With that said, all that shit I mentioned above doesn't cost $249.99. I also don't actually even own a 72" DLP, I just sorta have my eye on one (Mitsu). They'll release a Wii Keyboard eventually, they have to. Hell, does anyone know if the Japanese PSO Keyboard Controller works on the Wii for browsing? Someone here HAS to have one......
It won't work. I have the Keyboard, but no Wii. It is safe to assume that, since this is Nintendo, no effort will have gone in to support an existing keyboard.
I've got both and it won't work, sadly enough. I don't really like browsing on the Wii either (mostly b/c of the same reasons as everyone). I've got to admit that the new browser really is an improvement on the trail version, but still definetly not good enough to replace browsing on a pc (not that I would expect that from a Wii). But I just see it as a nice application for when I'm too lazy to get off my couch and still want to look something up.
speaking of browsing, how comfortable is the wii when accessing e-mail accounts, like yahoo or gmail?
does the wii offer any sort of password/cookie retention? I d hate to input that stuff every single time.
There is an interview with a head Opera guy that sums up why Flash support isn't so great on the Wii browser... to the effect of.... Adobe has two types of SDKs: one for the main computer OSs (Windows PC, Mac, Linux) AND one for other platforms... Cell phones, consoles, etc. The 'other platforms'' SDK only has support for Flash 7, not 8 (or is it 9 now??). Anyhow, it's Adobe's fault that the Wii and PS3 browsers don't have better Flash support. At least I can sleep at night now. http://my.opera.com/haavard/blog/2007/04/13/wii-browser-out-but-why-flash-7-and-not-8-or-9 "However, there is one thing a lot of people seem to be asking about: Why didn't we update the Flash plugin to a more recent version? The answer is simple: there is no way to do so. It is out of both Opera and Nintendo's hands. The latest version of the Flash SDK (Software Development Kit) offered by Adobe is version 7, so that's what anyone who is not a Windows, Linux or Mac PC have to settle with. To support Flash on a phone or device, you have to license the Flash SDK from Adobe, and as long as they do not provide a more recent version, there is nothing you can do. If Adobe had offered a more recent version, no one would have been more thrilled than us. It would have made more sites work, and that would lead to less frustration to our users."
