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silentbob 22 Dec 2006 23:20:35 29,527 posts
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No it wasn't - you just didn't read my post.

By the way - I have no screen, just a blank white wall.

deem 22 Dec 2006 23:23:38 31,667 posts
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BartonFink 22 Dec 2006 23:28:37 35,268 posts
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silentbob wrote:

terminalterror wrote:

silentbob wrote:
I noticed the use of the word 'trial', presumably that means having to buy it in the near future. Any idea how much?

The trial thing is because it isn't finished yet. Stuff is missing like javascript and they just tried to shove this version out the door as quick as possible, removing anything that might b0rk it.

Full version is released in March, and it will be free to download until June, when it'll cost 500 points.
Reasonable enough considering the use I'll get out of it.

By the way - are you sure it's not Java rather than Javascript it's missing? YouTube and EG wouldn't work too well without JS.

They will both work fine without Java and Javascript they are just missing a few bits and pieces. If anybody is posting from it a quick test would be to see does clicking the comments link and see does it open the bubble or go directly to the list of comments. If it does then it's not using JS.

Edited by BartonFink at 23:35:42 22-12-2006

silentbob 22 Dec 2006 23:33:10 29,527 posts
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Mapster wrote:

deem wrote:

You do come across as really really thick sometimes.

It's not intentional. Sorry.

Aww bless ya!

/hugs

I reckon Mapster is easily the nicest EG forumite in real life, you can just tell.

TriodeBliss 22 Dec 2006 23:35:16 724 posts
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BartonFink wrote:

silentbob wrote:

terminalterror wrote:

silentbob wrote:
I noticed the use of the word 'trial', presumably that means having to buy it in the near future. Any idea how much?

The trial thing is because it isn't finished yet. Stuff is missing like javascript and they just tried to shove this version out the door as quick as possible, removing anything that might b0rk it.

Full version is released in March, and it will be free to download until June, when it'll cost 500 points.
Reasonable enough considering the use I'll get out of it.

By the way - are you sure it's not Java rather than Javascript it's missing? YouTube and EG wouldn't work too well without JS.
They will both work fine without Java and Javascript they are just missing a few bits and pieces. If anybody is posting from it a quick test would be to see does clicking the comments link and see does it open the bubble or go directly to the list of comments. If it does then it's not using JS.

Edited by BartonFink at 23:31:55 22-12-2006

You're right about EG, but neither YouTube nor Google Video works without JavaScript.

silentbob 22 Dec 2006 23:35:18 29,527 posts
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BartonFink wrote:
They will both work fine without Java and Javascript they are just missing a few bits and pieces. If anybody is posting from it a quick test would be to see does clicking the comments link and see does it open the bubble or go directly to the list of comments. If it does then it's not using JS.

Cool. Only had a skim of the source to be honest.

Edit: Or not so cool.

Edited by silentbob at 23:36:03 22-12-2006

BartonFink 22 Dec 2006 23:41:23 35,268 posts
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TriodeBliss wrote:
You're right about EG, but neither YouTube nor Google Video works without JavaScript.

Hmm how come I can use YouTube without Javascript then? Google Video definitely doesn't work without JS.

TriodeBliss 22 Dec 2006 23:47:40 724 posts
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BartonFink wrote:

TriodeBliss wrote:
You're right about EG, but neither YouTube nor Google Video works without JavaScript.
Hmm how come I can use YouTube without Javascript then? Google Video definitely doesn't work without JS.

I just tried disabling it in Firefox and got this message:

[code]Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Get the latest flash player.[/code]

I was getting that earlier on the Wii. I could only get it working after going to another .flv site first.

secombe 23 Dec 2006 00:19:53 1,453 posts
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Oddly, on YouTube I was able to enlarge the videos at first using the button in the bottom right of the video screen (see image below...) and it looked fantastic, was watching a friend of mine hunt down an F430 in a �6k shopping trolley.

Clicky

But now whenever I do it I just get a black screen with a little link in the top right corner which takes you off to the Adobe site. Weird.

Edited by secombe at 00:21:00 23-12-2006

Retroid Moderator 23 Dec 2006 00:31:22 45,464 posts
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Mapster wrote:
I am quite nice you know

But you still have cold feet.

Deleted user 23 December 2006 00:34:44

secombe wrote:
Oddly, on YouTube I was able to enlarge the videos at first using the button in the bottom right of the video screen

But now whenever I do it I just get a black screen with a little link in the top right corner which takes you off to the Adobe site. Weird.

Still works here. I just watched the whole of Knowing Me Knowing Yule from youtube using that little button. Worked with no issue.

Just a shame there isn't an "hide" option for the big ugly browser icon bar.... :/

Durandle 23 Dec 2006 11:07:06 26 posts
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No luck with dailymotion though which is a shame, better quality by far.

edit:

And 10 seconds after I post one of the daily motion ones works. However, the better quality ends up with frame stutter...

edit-edit:

and no I crashed it

decided to see what a download would do... stream unsupported, clicked back, frozen

Edited by Durandle at 11:15:46 23-12-2006

Tonka 23 Dec 2006 12:14:02 31,980 posts
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Allright. I've used it for a fair amount of time now so here's my verdict.

Opera on Wii is A brilliant waste of time
I've found that when I boot out of Zelda I scan EG forums for awhile. Then I do it again and again. Then I check some gameblogs and finnish it off with some youtube madness. Another perk is the ability to check out the birthday of Picasso as I was making a Mii of him today. Wikipedia just a few clicks away

The last bit highlights what
Opera on Wii isn't areplacement for a PC(or mac)
Having to save my Picasso Mii, exit the Mii channel, start the browser, find his birthday (and then a quick look at EG forums), then close the browser, start the Mii channel and find mr Picasso asleep behind Yao Ming at the plaza aptly illustrates how comforable our lives in the 21st century has become.

I'm used to having my browser in a separate widow. I'm also in favour of highdefinition browsing. And a keyboard doesn't hurt.

That said. I love Opera on Wii.
8/10

Tips & Tricks
*See that grey bar at the bottom of every forum page? Zoom in on it for a snug fit on a 16:9 screen

*Lay low with the RSS feeds for now(EG's crashed my Wii)

*I'm quite sure that pressing the powerswitch for 5secs should poweroff your wii even if it freezes. (It has worked twice for me)

* http://www.gamedesign.jp.flash/dice/dice.html

Merry Christmas

Tomo 23 Dec 2006 12:25:13 19,566 posts
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It's superb lounging on the sofa and checking EG. Deffo worth 500 points. I'll be buying.

jmctavish 23 Dec 2006 12:47:48 809 posts
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I'm loving this. Just watched the transformers trailer on youtube.

Tonka 23 Dec 2006 13:16:26 31,980 posts
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Tomo wrote:
It's superb lounging on the sofa and checking EG. Deffo worth 500 points. I'll be buying.

The good news is that you don't have to. It will be free of charge for two or three months.
I would have bought it even if it wasn't though. 500points is roughly 5€ isn't it? Easily worth it.

DrCongo 28 Dec 2006 12:04:09 912 posts
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If there are any Last FM users out there, I just tried it and can confirm that it works on the Wii browser. \o/

wobbler147 29 Dec 2006 10:08:18 5,255 posts
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pornotube ftuw!!

richardiox 29 Dec 2006 10:11:28 10,099 posts
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tv-links
pornotube
youtube
eurogamer.tv
lastfm

Have been bookmarked in Wii Opera as essential media streaming sites that work (although last FM wont alow me to build my own playlists in Opera). Anymore for anymore?

StixxUK 25 Feb 2007 10:24:35 8,755 posts
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Is anyone else finding that this crashes a fair bit?

And when it does, it crashes HARD. Have to unplug the power from the Wii.

I'm not sure, but I think it is partly to do with how slow the wireless connection is due to the Wii's location and having to reload pages constantly to get everything to show up.

Tonka 25 Feb 2007 12:36:22 31,980 posts
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Mine has never crashed. We might browse different sites though. I would strongly suggest that you set your wireless router to brodcast on channel 1 or 11 if you havent already. It makes all the difference in the world.

Retroid Moderator 25 Feb 2007 13:20:19 45,464 posts
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Yup, mine's crashed. Seems to be progressive and if I visit a lot of complex sites.

StixxUK 25 Feb 2007 13:58:35 8,755 posts
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Tonka wrote:
Mine has never crashed. We might browse different sites though. I would strongly suggest that you set your wireless router to brodcast on channel 1 or 11 if you havent already. It makes all the difference in the world.

I am on Channel 1, but why does it make a difference? Is that specific to the Wii?

edit: and mine crashed on Wikipedia, which isn't exactly a complex site. Hope the machine's not borked somehow.

Edited by StixxUK at 13:59:17 25-02-2007

Tonka 25 Feb 2007 14:09:30 31,980 posts
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I don't know why but for some reason the WiFi is quicker and less prone to connection errors if you set it to channel 1 or 11. I used to get a lot of connection errors before I changed the setting.

The browser is still abeta so the crashes might be down to that. I mainly use mine to check this forum and to see whats on telly.

AlcohollicA 25 Feb 2007 15:42:02 2,377 posts
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I cant sign in to this forum using the browser because the usernames are case sensitive and it wont let me have a capital A at the end of my name.

..And theres no way Im using the new layout.

My computers about a metre and a half away from my tv/wii so I doesnt really matter, lol.

Dougs 26 Feb 2007 19:14:19 100,415 posts
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Anyone else have problems with tv-links stuff? The site itself is fine, but the links don't seem to work - dailymotion, I'm looking at you. Not sure I've got YouTube working either.

Tonka 26 Feb 2007 20:54:01 31,980 posts
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AlcohollicA wrote:
I cant sign in to this forum using the browser because the usernames are case sensitive and it wont let me have a capital A at the end of my name.

..And theres no way Im using the new layout.

My computers about a metre and a half away from my tv/wii so I doesnt really matter, lol.

Try the T9 trick. Write Alcohollic the A then go back and delete the space inbetween.

1 Alcohollic
2 Alcohollic A
3 AlcohollicA

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