Difference between revisions of "Wii Drivechip Comparison"

Revision as of 12:24, 7 October 2007

No true modchips exist yet, as all current chips operate by modifying the DVD drive in some fashion. Until that time, Drivechips have shown great promise in enabling many new features of the Wii.

Presented here is a list of currently released drivechips and their features.

Comparison

Key:	Supported	Partially supported	Not supported

		Chiip	Cyclowiz	WiiKey	Wiinja	Wiinja	OpenWii	WiiFree	yaosm	Wiid	WiiReZ	d2ckey
		v0.9.1	3.5	1.9b	V2	Deluxe	2.2b ypiwafe patch 3	2.51	1.8	V2
Wii	Originals
	Backups
	Region Free
	Homebrew
GC	Originals
	Backups
	Region Free
	Homebrew
Media	DVD-R
	DVD-RW
	DVD+R
	DVD+RW
	Dual Layer
Features	Speed Fix										?
	Audio Fix
	Multi Disc
	Multi GC Games	?					?			?	?
	Led Support
	LCD Support
	Configuration DVD
Upgrade	via Cable
	via DVD
	Flash Memory	8KB	?	8KB	1.75KB	3.5KB	8KB	1.75KB	1.75KB	?	?
	Open Source
Chipset	DMS
	D2A
	D2B
	D2C
Install	Quicksolder						†	†	†
Install	Wires	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5-7
IC	ATmega8L	2.78€	?	?			2.78€			?	?
	ATtiny2313		?	?			1.69€			?	?
	PIC16F628A		?	?				1.27€		?	?
	PIC12F629		?	?	0.68€		0.68€	0.68€	0.68€	?	?
	PIC12F675		?	?			0.74€	0.74€	0.74€	?	?
	PIC12F683		?	?		0.87€		0.87€	0.87€	?	?
	MSP430		?	?			~3€			?	?
Price	Hardware	2.78€	30€	25€	11€	25€	0.68€ - ~3€	0.68€ - 1.27€	0.68€ - 0.87€	25€	17€	?
Price	Software	Free!	30€	25€	11€	25€	Free!	Free!	Free!	25€	17€	?

Stupid color indicator §

† Via WiiFree EasyConnect
§ =RGB(Red cells*10, Green cells*10, Blue cells*10). White cells ignored. Choose the greenest modchip! ;)

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 | style="background:salmon" |
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 | style="background:salmon" |
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 | style="background:salmon" |
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 | Flash Memory
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 | ?
 | ?
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