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VinnyC
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:00 pm
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 Orb Compatibility with Nintendo Wii Hello,
I've been trying to get Orb working with the Nintendo Wii Web Browser that was released this morning. Audio streaming works fine, but I can not seem to get video streaming working using flash.
The Wii Web Browser has Flash 7 installed, so it should work. Is there a way to make a custom skin/interface for the Wii browser? Currently the links are really tiny, and I have to press the '2' button on the remote to put the Wii's Opera 9 browser into large text mode to see any of the links.
Any tips on getting orb to work better with the Wii would be greatly appreciated.
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:04 pm |
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VinnyC
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:00 pm
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ok, I got it working. ORB ROCKS!
I can now watch my entire video library on my Wii... Joy!
Since my Wii and my PC are on the same network, does all of this video traffic have to go through the internet in order to play?
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:09 pm |
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yohan
Orb Networks
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:51 pm
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Wow, that sounds cool!
When the browser and the Orb PC are on the same network, the stream stays on the local network and doesn't go through the Internet. i.e. you Wii player connects directly to your PC to stream.
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:21 pm |
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Orbi-One
Power User
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:46 pm
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VinnyC wrote: ... does all of this video traffic have to go through the internet in order to play? No. It will do LAN streaming (straight from your Orb PC to your device).
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:07 pm |
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yohan
Orb Networks
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Quote: Is there a way to make a custom skin/interface for the Wii browser? Currently the links are really tiny, and I have to press the '2' button on the remote to put the Wii's Opera 9 browser into large text mode to see any of the links. Could you post some screen shots? Thanks.
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:58 pm |
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snkngshps
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:52 pm
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I'm definitely having some problems. I'm new to Orb (I specifically downloaded it today for use with the Wii browser). I've tested it on my PC and as far as I can tell it works great (my sound card is dead, so I'm not 100 percent sure on audio, but video and images are perfect). For some reason when I try to open anything on the Wii, I get taken to a white page with code on it. The only thing I've been able to succesfully view are images. Is there anyone that can help me with this? Maybe I'm doing something stupid?
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:55 pm |
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yohan
Orb Networks
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:51 pm
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We don't have a Wii in the office (yet  ) so I can't say for sure, but according to VinnyC's post the fix seems to be to choose Flash as the stream format.
For this, click on the Settings link at the bottom of the page. Then select Stream. And Flash. Click Save&Exit and try to stream again.
Let us know if that works.
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:19 pm |
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snkngshps
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:52 pm
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Works beautifully! Thanks so much for your help. You guys are going to flip when you get a wii in the office!
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:25 pm |
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optimismisbad
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:31 pm
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Where is this Flash Streaming setting? Or do I not have it because I'm still using Orb 1?
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:34 pm |
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yohan
Orb Networks
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:51 pm
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Yes, I was talking about the 2.0 interface, Flash streaming is only supported in 2.0.
We just deployed a patch on mycast.orb.com for the Wii so that you don't have to go select Flash manually anymore, it will be set by default.
Have fun Orbing on the Wii, and have a great holidays 
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:08 pm |
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J75
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:25 pm
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yohan wrote: Quote: Is there a way to make a custom skin/interface for the Wii browser? Currently the links are really tiny, and I have to press the '2' button on the remote to put the Wii's Opera 9 browser into large text mode to see any of the links. Could you post some screen shots? Thanks. Here is some screen shots. Sorry for the poor quality, taken from my phone.
Main menu:
Login screen:
Login Screen with opera zoom, "2" button pressed on the wiimote.
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| Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:54 pm |
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yohan
Orb Networks
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:51 pm
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You can try the AJAX interface like on a PC, it may work since it's Opera 9 based.
For this enter this URL: http://mycast.orb.com/orb/html/index.html?format=pc
To go back to normal if it doesn't work, enter this URL: http://mycast.orb.com/orb/html/index.html?format=large
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| Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:35 am |
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vibez
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:26 am
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Hi, I get no picture on my wii when viewing video. I only get the sound. Any ideas why? What version of flash are you using? Remember the wii uses flash 7
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| Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:11 am |
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mrbrown38
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:58 pm
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Got a chance to try this and it works 1/2 of the time for me. No matter what, I always get the audio, but on some videos it stay stuck on the first frame as the audio continues.
No complaints or anything. In fact, I'm kinda stoked that the Wii can now be used as a wireless media center.
Last edited by mrbrown38 on Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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| Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:39 am |
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ScottyD
Joined: Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:02 pm
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I'm having the same problem, mrbrown. I stumbled upon Orb this morning and was stoked I have a way to watch my videos on my Wii while I'm home for the holidays.
But the same problem occurs. Audio plays no matter what movie I throw at it, but the video only works sometime. What's weird is that after the flash is done loading, a single frame from the video appears and then the audio starts.
Any ideas on why this is happening?
But yes, Orb is fantastic.[/quote]
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