Wii and Halogen lights plus other minor tidbits

[Powderkeg]

For that we'd have to know, if maxconsoles specs are true, which I am kind of doubtful of atm.

That's why I asked "could it be true" rather than stating "It's true!"

 

[StefanS]

That's why I asked "could it be true" rather than stating "It's true!"

Yeah, I know, but it's kind of hard to discuss a rumour mentioning a rumour... If the specs are true, we're going to know it within the next week when they're confirmed by a more reliable source.

 

[pc999]

Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but this caught my eye....



http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=8802


Could it be that this rumor is actually true?

What would be interesting is to know in which conditions it do respond, if it can really interfer with gameplay or it is just some very special situations that are near imposible to happen.

 

[OtakingGX]

I doubt things like a fireplace would interfere. I mean, you can still change the channel on your TV when you're sitting next to a roaring fire...

 

[[maven]]

This was the "least old" thread which seemed applicable:
Heise has a report on how the Wii sensor bar works. It contains 7 IR LEDs (three on one end of the bar, 4 on the other) which are used by the remote to gauge direction and distance (according to someone from EA distance is accurate up to 1cm). You can easily see the IR LEDs on the digital camera photo shown in the article.
So to use the pointer functionality, you need line of sight between the bar and the remote.
Also, the Wii is supposedly very quiet (but does contain a fan as they felt bit of exhaust flow at the back of the console), has an external power supply and the other connectors we know about (SD card, 2 Cube memory cards, 4 Cube controllers)

 

[StefanS]

Wow, that's the first working Wii ever caught on camera. Until now they've only used the devkits and hid them away on Nintendo's request.
It seems like Nintendo could really launch in October.

 

[Bad_Boy]

There was a Wii video a while back with miyamoto putting disc labled "wii" into it, showing off the slot drive function. So it was definatly on and plugged up. I can't seem to find it, but I'll be sure to post it if I do.


edit:
found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYNZ90kB2wk
its clip from a 25minute interview with miyamoto seen here...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7998592470417746698&q=wii+miyamoto
note this was during e3.

 

[Tagrineth]

I'd imagine the halogen light reference is more to the point of the wiimote being able to "see" the light source and plot points on it, rather than interfering with the signal (as the OP suggests).

 

[Guden Oden]

That's a possibility for sure, but we have to keep in mind that the LEDs on the sensor bar are placed 3 on one side and 4 on the other or somesuch combination; one would hope that even if the wiimote catches a halogen bulb with its gaze, that it would not confuse the bulb with a LED unless there's some kind of weird constellation of either 3 or 4 lights next to each other...

 

[Tagrineth]

What I mean is pointing at a halogen bulb may make the wiimote think it's pointing at the happy illumination of a TV screen.