Recent content by DrJoe

Thanks. I'd guessed they were region locked, but wasn't sure. I'd better find something else to waste money on :) Joe

I'm in Seoul, South Korea on business. I noticed some Wii games in the store at a real good price -- great exchange rate right now. My questions: Are they region locked? (i.e. only play on Asia purchased Wii uinits) Is the video compatible with ATSC/NTSC on USA Wii's? Will they have...

I changed the spelling of newbie... Thanks all for your input. Happy Thanksgiving, Joe

Hi all, My girlfriend is looking for a "big gift" item for her 10 year old son for Christmas and she asked me about Guitar Hero. I had to admit to total ignorance regarding the game. I was hoping I could get some general info regarding the game. 1) Is it appropriate for a 10 year old? 2) How...

I'm moving up from the 100CC to 150CC races -- haven't "starred" on any cups yet, but have gotten gold trophys on all the 50CC and 100CC cups. I'm sorry if this has been asked before -- but is there a concensus on the best character/vehicle combination to use for the 150CC races? Should I work...

I finally got around to calling Nintendo about my system. I mentioned that while this pixellation problem had occurred on my system from the start, I first heard about it as a potential video card program on an online forum-- BOOM! her attitude changed. An online game forum begame a...

I'll have to look and see if it is always in the same place. My Wii was purchased in mid-December and has been lightly used since Christmas -- I noticed the problem a after a few weeks when I moved the Wii from our bedroom 32" LCD HDTV down to the 56" hometheater set in the basement. I did get...

dallow, Please post the link when you get the video up on you tube. I'd like to see. Does anyone know what the problem is caused by? Was there a defect in manufacturing? Thanks, Joe

Hey guys, I've got this problem on my unit. I'd assumed it was because of the low res nature of the Wii, and the large size of my screen (56" 16:9). I see it on most games, ittermitantly. It looks like a "rip" in the video -- typically on static backgrounds. Can someone explain what the...

I've had my Wii hooked up on two TV's -- initially on my girlfriends 32" widescreen LCD HDTV, with the composite cable, then on my basement hometheater TV, a 56" widescreen CRT RPTV HDTV monitor (i.e. no internal ATSC tuner). The Wii looked very good on the 32" LCD with the "in the box"...

Thanks, everyone for the explanations! Joe

Thanks. Like I said, my experience with Bluetooth is limited. I didn't realize that such a thing as a "pre-paired" dongle/device existed. I'd thought the whole point of bluetooth was that you'd have one adaptor that paired EVERYTHING. Bluetooth has always been a pain in the ass for me -- when...

Maybe I just don't have enough familiarity with Bluetooth. I use a bluetooth headset on my laptop to access my telephone as if I was in the office when I travel. To do so I had to: 1) Install the proper bluetooth stack (in my case the Toshiba stack). 2) Connect the USB bluetooth dongle. 3)...

Has anyone confirmed that any kind of wireless keyboard, RF or bluetooth, will work via a USB receiver? Or will the Wii only work with wired-USB keyboards? I had thought that bluetooth keyboards still have to "pair" with the Wii. Or do they pair with the dongle? And then the dongle emulates a...

Most of the FAQ's I've found via Google seem to be for older firmware versions where there was no USB support. I haven't been able to make sense of Google searches on bluetooth. Can someone summarize what the USB and Bluetooth capabilities of the Wii are? 1) It appears that USB keyboards are...