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Wii gets unofficial DVD video playback

Wii systems have taken another step forward in catching up to the multimedia capabilities of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Homebrew programmers have released a set of installation files that will enable DVD video playback on the Wii through MPlayer, an open source media player. The program also...

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Wii systems have taken another step forward in catching up to the multimedia capabilities of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Homebrew programmers have released a set of installation files that will enable DVD video playback on the Wii through MPlayer, an open source media player. The program also has experimental SD card playback support according to the blog post. Apologies to our new CBS overlords, but the Desperate Housewives DVD was the only one I could find near editor Chris Watters' desk.

[Engadget via TehSkeen]

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