Wii homebrew – MPlayer CE v0.4: added support for USB 2.0, smoother DVD playback, more

March 28, 2009

Wii homebrew devs Scip, Rodries, and the rest of the MPlayer gang have released a new update for MPlayer, a homebrew solution for those who want to turn their Nintendo Wii into a media player. This release adds support for both USB 2.0 and TrueType fonts. It also features a bunch of bugfixes, including one that has resulted in smoother DVD playback. Hit the full article for more details.

Download: MPlayer CE v0.4
Download: MPlayer CE v0.4 widescreen

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Wii homebrew devs Scip, Rodries, and the rest of the MPlayer gang have released a new update for MPlayer, a homebrew solution for those who want to turn their Nintendo Wii into a media player.

This release adds support for both USB 2.0 and TrueType fonts. It also features a bunch of bugfixes, including one that has resulted in smoother DVD playback. Here’s the complete changelog:

USB 2.0 support
TTF font support
Fixed bug in radio streaming.
DVD-Video bugs fixed (DVDs should play much more smoothly now)
Fixes in Libdi to detect chipped Wii
Codec fixes
Updated to latest MPlayer revision
Many small fixes

Note that in order to make use of the USB 2.0 functionality, you’ll need to download a USB 2.0 cIOS. Check the readme files bundled with the downloads below for more info.

Thanks to Lowsnamebrand for the tip!

Download: MPlayer CE v0.4
Download: MPlayer CE v0.4 widescreen