+-^CrossBow^- Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Opera trial is up and running. Still a royal pain to type without a keyboard. Opera does guess letters as you type trying to save you time. Internet Opera browser trial is now ready for download on the Wii Shopping channel. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 DOWNLOADING NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdrew Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 posting from my wii! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 posting from my wii! First post from my Wii! Wii porn? Scandalous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Wii post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Impossible to read on your Wii though without having to scroll in and zoom like an idiot. Anyone found a setting to beat this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 I know what you mean. I find that I pretty much just have to zoom in and start scrolling around. I think the only way to beat this, is to use component cabling and go into 480P mode on a high res TV or monitor. Still, you have to admit, the browser is fast as hell at rendering the pages and in case anyone asks... FLASH IS WORKING!!! YEAH!!!! So hit up all those Wii flash game sites and get some batteries ready for your Wii-remote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Watching The Angry Nintendo Nerd on my Nintendo Wii... Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Still, you have to admit, the browser is fast as hell at rendering the pages... That's Opera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Will there be a keyboard at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I was shocked myself at how fast it was this morning. Don't know how much I will use it, but it is pretty damn cool. Do we know how it handles cookies and cache? I assume it clears out after you disconnect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Ok... this is my first message typed from my Wii! It's actually much better than I expected. Not too hard to type and the pages load pretty fast. I could get used to this. Maybe a keyboard will be supported in the full version (there are USB ports). Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 It's very cool to see people posting from their Wiis. Wish I had a Wii to try it out. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 Liveinabin, No keyboard functionality yet that I know of. I do have a usb keyboard available. But all it does is light up when I plug it in and turn the Wii on. I'm really hoping that Nintendo is able to release a firmware update to support keyboard functionality in the future. Afterall I find it hard to believe that Nintendo would put two USB 2 ports on the thing for just the USB Wi-Fi adapter and soon to be released USB ethernet cable adapter? So far I haven't found any websites with any problems on the Wii's browser. Even the OVGE website seems to render correctly. Good to know as I now have yet another browser to check compatibility for in future web designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Back on my computer (as it is faster typing....grin) I tried several sites and had no real problems at all except for two: 1) Went to the work site for the company my wife works for and it loaded okay. But when she tried to log herself into the company system (using her name and password), she couldn't as a window pop'd up and said "You must use IE 6.0 or higher". No biggie at all but it makes me wonder if there are sites out there that won't support Opera. 2) Went to www.nintendo.com and tried to view a couple of the video's on the HOME page there. Got sound okay but never got a video; only saw a spinning circle on the screen while the audio was playing. NOTE: I didn't hang around the video too long so maybe it just takes awhile for the video portion to load. Or maybe Opera doesn't support whatever video format the movies are in. Oh well.. no biggie again either. One other thing I noticed.... even in HD with component cables I was having to zoom in alot. But since the Wii browser isn't something I would use too much, this is again no biggie at all. Overall, I was very impressed with the browser and what the Wii can do. Reminded me alot of the Sega Saturn browser, only Opera is much faster and displays better. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I have yet to even get my Wii to work on my wireless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I DL'd it this morning, but I haven't checked it out yet. I really hope they update it to allow for a keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Excellent, works very well indeed! And released in the Uk at the same time too... Now if they can get the font rendering sorted it will be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy-sixer Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm posting this from my Wii and it's pretty cool. This is about as much typing as I can handle for today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Pretty handy for checking hour-by-hour local weather, and for watcing Youtube on the TV. I really didn't see myself browsing on a TV at all, and I still probably won't use it much, but after an hour went by this morning I have to admit it's pretty comfy sitting in a recliner while browsing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compacho Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 The browser works really well. Hopefully when the full version comes out, it will keep all my Favs. Some sites have frozen my wii competely. Google video works better than youtube IMO. The biggest dissappointment for me was that Pandora.com didn't work. Someone needs to make a site just for site. I mean bigger typeface, and bigger buttons. Hmmm me wonders..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I cant wait to try this out. I am waiting for Xmas day to unveil my Wii however. These post remind me of folks when they were posting to AA from their Dreamcasts. There's somthing about posting from a console that is very chic. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Maybe Rick can get away from webtv now >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Maybe Rick can get away from webtv now >_> Good call--he's going to have a problem with the next version of the forum software, as he won't be able to post.. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I love my Wii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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