I was wondering on people's thoughts on whether the Tvii will use the internet or if you need to have cable tv first?
I was wondering on people's thoughts on whether the Tvii will use the internet or if you need to have cable tv first?
So it is a kind of smart TV but without TV?No, it doesn't use internet unless you're using Netflix etc; it uses your TV's input. It's essentially a TV guide. You enter the information of your box and the pad uses its IR to act like a universal remote and switch your TV/digibox to the channel you choose, and then the guide that shows live information and the message board uses the internet. The Wii U doesn't do any streaming of the show itself for the live TV part, it just manipulates your television.
No, it doesn't use internet unless you're using Netflix etc; it uses your TV's input. It's essentially a TV guide. You enter the information of your box and the pad uses its IR to act like a universal remote and switch your TV/digibox to the channel you choose, and then the guide that shows live information and the message board uses the internet. The Wii U doesn't do any streaming of the show itself for the live TV part, it just manipulates your television.
So it is a kind of smart TV but without TV?No, it doesn't use internet unless you're using Netflix etc; it uses your TV's input. It's essentially a TV guide. You enter the information of your box and the pad uses its IR to act like a universal remote and switch your TV/digibox to the channel you choose, and then the guide that shows live information and the message board uses the internet. The Wii U doesn't do any streaming of the show itself for the live TV part, it just manipulates your television.
In case you didn't know, this hooks up with your cable box and DVR too.Wow this feature is so amazing I definitely don't have this on my Xbox 360.
Seriously it's just all the features that every other console already has under a broader banner. Oh and they don't have the film/music distribution services of their competitors or any of that.
So yeah.
wasnt alot of this stuff already showcased with smartglass?Wow this feature is so amazing I definitely don't have this on my Xbox 360.
wasnt alot of this stuff already showcased with smartglass?Wow this feature is so amazing I definitely don't have this on my Xbox 360.
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In Canada? No it will not be available in Canada.Yet another feature to curl up in a fetal position and cry over as it isn't available outside of the US and Canada.
Seriously though, Nintendo TVii seems absolutely fantastic, and it's such a shame the rest of the world doesn't have access to it (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, etc)
During the Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday the TVii bit in particular is what interests me. I don't want to use a VPN, dammit!
They confirmed that it will be.In Canada? No it will not be available in Canada.Yet another feature to curl up in a fetal position and cry over as it isn't available outside of the US and Canada.
Seriously though, Nintendo TVii seems absolutely fantastic, and it's such a shame the rest of the world doesn't have access to it (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, etc)
During the Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday the TVii bit in particular is what interests me. I don't want to use a VPN, dammit!