do the wii's play dvd's??

brad · Post by **brad** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:15 pm

just thought id ask this as looking to get one

cheers brad

Quiche81 · Post by **Quiche81** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:02 pm

It doesn't as standard, they may release an attachment like the XBox did in the future
but like i said, it wont in stock form.

brad · Post by **brad** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:07 pm

cool cheers

just summit i could not find by looking at ther wii web site

Quiche81 · Post by **Quiche81** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:01 pm

Apparently, if its 'Chipped' with a Mod chip, you can get a Boot disk to fire up the Wii so
that it will play a Dvd, but to be honest, thats far to much grief just to play a Dvd.

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:27 pm

You can buy a dvd player for Â£10 which is probably cheaper than the attachment would be for that wii thingymajig.

brad · Post by **brad** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:34 pm

yea thats what i told the mrs too

calibrax · Post by **calibrax** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:06 pm

Good luck getting a wii... near impossible now unless you're willing to pay Â£250+ on eBay (retail price is Â£179).

dreaddan · Post by **dreaddan** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:50 pm

Nintendo is aparently going to release a update that enables you to watch dvd's.
Otherwise it's a chip job

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:37 pm

calibrax wrote:Good luck getting a wii... near impossible now unless you're willing to pay Â£250+ on eBay (retail price is Â£179).

I got one for Â£200 of a friend of a friend who is a store manager at morrisons.

brad · Post by **brad** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:59 pm

im not paying a pennys for mine

mrs brought it for me and kids for crimbo resault!!

Post by **SubCat001** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:30 pm

My local Argos had a load delivered a week ago. Most where pre-ordered but they had a large number which where available to buy there and then for the retail price. Really don't understand why anyone would pay substantially over retail, when if you put your ear to the ground you can often find them.

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:32 pm

SubCat001 wrote:My local Argos had a load delivered a week ago. Most where pre-ordered but they had a large number which where available to buy there and then for the retail price. Really don't understand why anyone would pay substantially over retail, when if you put your ear to the ground you can often find them.

That will be all over the place near you then, as I used to work for Argos and when this sort of thing happens you only ended up with them spare when the distribution centre got thousands.

Post by **SubCat001** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:47 pm

C2K wrote:
SubCat001 wrote:My local Argos had a load delivered a week ago. Most where pre-ordered but they had a large number which where available to buy there and then for the retail price. Really don't understand why anyone would pay substantially over retail, when if you put your ear to the ground you can often find them.
That will be all over the place near you then, as I used to work for Argos and when this sort of thing happens you only ended up with them spare when the distribution centre got thousands.

Well I doubt they are there now lol, but I know several aquintances picked them up for the retail.

True it's highly unlikely that you will find one now, and I would question why have you left it so late. I was just illustrating it's not worth panicing and paying Â£70 over retail. I am not even looking for one and this is the second retailer that I've heard in a month that has had available stock.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:58 am

i heard that one retailer in my area who had stock when all the others didnt, were selling them for near double the price..!!

still sold out too...

NoobCannon · Post by **NoobCannon** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:50 pm

imo the wii isnt even worth the retail price, buy a 360, better games, more choice and isnt a fad.

daibill · Post by **daibill** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:58 pm

I bought a wii in the summer and was really dissapointed with it. The graphics are just like an xbox or ps2 would push out and with some games, the controls didn't really translate to the wimote, especially when the sun was shining!.
Sold it to a girl in work who's son believes in father xmas for cost, chipped my xbox, put a 400gb hdd in it and now using it as a media center with the proceeds.. Result

panda · Post by **panda** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:18 am

just buy a ps3. they are by far the most powerful of all consoles, people complain about the price but you dont need to buy any faffy about attatchments that cost loads, and you wont need to buy another console for at least 10 years beause the system updates itself.
oh and it plays (blu-ray) DVD's.

watch ill get attacked by all the x-box owners now,lol.
Cheers

Post by **Punx0r** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:53 pm

10 years?