Comments on: Make Wii a Media Center with Orb http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb Re/views on life, music, movies, games, politics, technology, the internet, and more. By Dean E Nelson. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:44:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Maximize Your iPhone, Pt 2: New Functionality - Dean(ish) http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-58268 Maximize Your iPhone, Pt 2: New Functionality - Dean(ish) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:01:22 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-58268 [...] actually for an app to download via Installer, but it’s something equally as nifty: Orb. You can use Orb to stream media content from your computer to another computer, to your Wii, and [...] […] actually for an app to download via Installer, but it’s something equally as nifty: Orb. You can use Orb to stream media content from your computer to another computer, to your Wii, and […]

]]> By: Greg http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-54942 Greg Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:10:26 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-54942 It seems to me alot of the issues posted here with regard to port 80 may be solved easily. Be certain you have the router servicing your wii configured. I.e. whe I first set up orb for the wii, went straight to the LAN router and forgot about the wireless router (which services the wii). Don't forget the router/access poit. Greg It seems to me alot of the issues posted here with regard to port 80 may be solved easily.
Be certain you have the router servicing your wii configured.
I.e. whe I first set up orb for the wii, went straight to the LAN router and forgot about the wireless router (which services the wii).
Don’t forget the router/access poit.

Greg

]]> By: Dean http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-53867 Dean Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:46:24 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-53867 That's great advice, Mike. Thanks for your input! :) That’s great advice, Mike. Thanks for your input! :)

]]> By: Mike http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-53767 Mike Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:09 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-53767 hey Karl, im no expert, but this is what i've read and it seems to have worked for me. the wii only has so much memory to work with (and its not a large amount). the problem has to do with the memory on the wii, not your computer. the memory on the wii ends up filling up by the time the movie hits that point. the way around it that i had read, and have done, is to get a program like virtualdub, or virtualdub mp3 freeze (some avi's require the 2nd one) and to split the movie in half, or into chunks smaller then 71 minutes (if its a huge movie). put the chunks into a single folder, and when you go to play the movie..go into that folder > play all. and it will play the files in order (name em logically, like movie1, movie2, etc) and there wont be any break in the movie (well, a little bit) ya, run on sentences ftw, but i hope it helps hey Karl, im no expert, but this is what i’ve read and it seems to have worked for me.
the wii only has so much memory to work with (and its not a large amount). the problem has to do with the memory on the wii, not your computer.
the memory on the wii ends up filling up by the time the movie hits that point.
the way around it that i had read, and have done, is to get a program like virtualdub, or virtualdub mp3 freeze (some avi’s require the 2nd one) and to split the movie in half, or into chunks smaller then 71 minutes (if its a huge movie).
put the chunks into a single folder, and when you go to play the movie..go into that folder > play all. and it will play the files in order (name em logically, like movie1, movie2, etc)
and there wont be any break in the movie (well, a little bit)

ya, run on sentences ftw, but i hope it helps

]]> By: Dean http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-47134 Dean Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:49:03 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-47134 Sorry Karl, I'm not sure. This is just a guess, but it sounds like it MIGHT be a problem with the Wii, as it only has so much internal memory before it's basically full. I think that even when streaming, the Wii can only stream so much before it has to "clear" the cache, which it has to stop your movie to do. Again, that's just a guess, but it kinda makes sense. Then again, it could be something weird with Orb itself. Have you tried a smaller bitrate (more compressed) version of the same movie to see if it still stops at 71:34? Good luck. Sorry Karl, I’m not sure. This is just a guess, but it sounds like it MIGHT be a problem with the Wii, as it only has so much internal memory before it’s basically full. I think that even when streaming, the Wii can only stream so much before it has to “clear” the cache, which it has to stop your movie to do. Again, that’s just a guess, but it kinda makes sense. Then again, it could be something weird with Orb itself. Have you tried a smaller bitrate (more compressed) version of the same movie to see if it still stops at 71:34? Good luck.

]]> By: Karl http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-46884 Karl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:15:50 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-46884 Hey Dean. Thanks for the tips - I have my wii connected with my PC (Orb 2.0) and I have it working great but the movies (mostly Divx) stop playing at exactly 71:34 every time. This is quit odd but consistently so. I have an overclocked 2.0 Ghz with 504MB Ram, win Xp Pro sp2. Bellsouth (ATT) DSL (Westell Proline 611 Modem), and a Linksys wrt54g wireless router. Have you heard of this kind of problem before? I know I shouldn't be able to run it at all but by buffer is fast and my video is not choppy. Can anyone help me? Peace from NC Hey Dean. Thanks for the tips - I have my wii connected with my PC (Orb 2.0) and I have it working great but the movies (mostly Divx) stop playing at exactly 71:34 every time. This is quit odd but consistently so. I have an overclocked 2.0 Ghz with 504MB Ram, win Xp Pro sp2. Bellsouth (ATT) DSL (Westell Proline 611 Modem), and a Linksys wrt54g wireless router. Have you heard of this kind of problem before? I know I shouldn’t be able to run it at all but by buffer is fast and my video is not choppy. Can anyone help me? Peace from NC

]]> By: Dean http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-45743 Dean Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-45743 Sorry, I'm not sure. Maybe try to compress your movie file on your computer to see if it helps the Wii buffer the movie easier, without rebooting? Sorry, I’m not sure. Maybe try to compress your movie file on your computer to see if it helps the Wii buffer the movie easier, without rebooting?

]]> By: devin metz http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-45389 devin metz Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:15:14 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-45389 Dean I've had a slight problem with Orb. My network problems were solved almost instantly (I rarely have problems with my network). I've gotten Orb to work on my laptop and cellphone. When trying to access it on the Wii it begins to run the movie and then freezes. At this point it requires a hard reboot. Any idea on settings it may be? Devin. Dean I’ve had a slight problem with Orb.
My network problems were solved almost instantly (I rarely have problems with my network). I’ve gotten Orb to work on my laptop and cellphone. When trying to access it on the Wii it begins to run the movie and then freezes. At this point it requires a hard reboot. Any idea on settings it may be?

Devin.

]]> By: Scott http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-22507 Scott Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-22507 Hey I have everything all hooked up and flowing, but the video quality is terrible and its all jumpy and unwatchable. What can I do to remedy this situation? Hey I have everything all hooked up and flowing, but the video quality is terrible and its all jumpy and unwatchable. What can I do to remedy this situation?

]]> By: Dean http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-11118 Dean Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:24:42 +0000 http://deanish.com/posts/make-wii-a-media-center-with-orb#comment-11118 For those still experiencing problems, check out your router's settings. I use a Linksys router, so I could go to http://192.168.1.1/Forward.htm and enter 80 and 81 in the Start and End fields, respectively, followed by 1 in the IP Address field (though this may change depending on the IP of the computer you're using). Once that's enabled, and your firewall has been properly tweaked, those ports hopefully won't have anything else blocking the data transmission. Hope that helps. For those still experiencing problems, check out your router’s settings. I use a Linksys router, so I could go to http://192.168.1.1/Forward.htm and enter 80 and 81 in the Start and End fields, respectively, followed by 1 in the IP Address field (though this may change depending on the IP of the computer you’re using). Once that’s enabled, and your firewall has been properly tweaked, those ports hopefully won’t have anything else blocking the data transmission. Hope that helps.

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