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Old 04-02-2009, 04:25 AM   #1
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Is it possible to play audio CD's on/through the Wii?
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i recently recieved a wii for my birthday, and would like to konw if it is possibel to play audio CD's on the Wii, i.e. the sound will come out of my tv. thanks.
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No red laser diode.
At its heart, the Wii's optical drive is basically an off the shelf DVD drive, which from a technical standpoint are perfectly capable of reading data from a CD. However the Wii would need supporting software (and probably Nintendo would have to pay CD licensing fees).
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At its heart, the Wii's optical drive is basically an off the shelf DVD drive, which from a technical standpoint are perfectly capable of reading data from a CD. However the Wii would need supporting software (and probably Nintendo would have to pay CD licensing fees).
Sorry I was off. The DVD drive is a red laser. Anyways, the main difference is the wavelength. CDs have a wavelength of 780nm and DVD have a wavelength of 650nm.
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