Streaming with your wii cont.

The disc to stream netflix to wii came in the mail today. I don't think I'll ever use it (no HD support), but I just like to be able to do it. Pics after the break

Those damned black bars

Since my initial htpc setup, I've had an overscan / underscan issue. I was very excited about snow leopard's 720p display setting, but it yielded the same results... 1 inch black bar all around with overscan unchecked, way way way too big when overscan checked (too overscanned?).

I had read about switchResX and DisplayConfigX.... also attempted and failed to get it to work several times.

2 days ago, I spent the entire day, trying to get a nice full screen going... end result, I got a lot closer than ever before with switchresx, only problem was the screen was shifted to the left about 40px and to the top about 8px...I tried to reposition (horizontal and vertical, front porch and back porch), and can't seem to get it to move.

I eventually left it at 720p default... but I posted the question on 123macmini.co, I was advised to try connecting via VGA... I suppose I'll try it and see how it goes... but I'm concerned about sacrificing quality (VGA analog, but I think supports 720p... vs. DVI-HDMI, which is all digital)... I'll have to "borrow" a cable from work... will keep you updated... in the mean time, any advise from my loyal followers?

Remote Buddy, ol' pal

iospirit.com makes some really impressive stuff. There's a plug-in i've been using for some time, it's essentially an apple remote fix for snow leopard; candelair.

I recently downloaded the demo to Remote Buddy... really powerful. what really got me was... a few month ago, while looking for a wireless mouse, all i really wanted was something that was like a wii controller.... turns out, remote buddy figured this out a few years ago... how did I miss that? anyway, this requires more testing and possibly a wireless wii sensor... will follow up eventually.

In the mean time, enjoy this...

wii remote demo