Wiibrew developer fcorbier has released a new version of MPlayerWii. If you missed out on the program's previous releases, it's a native port of the popular MPlayer program for the Wii. Now on version 0.05, the program has a lot of great new features, with particular emphasis given to the USB functions.

Some of the more notable changes you'll find in this version are added file folders support, faster USB reading speed, USB read-ahead, and video scaling using the nunchuk. Here's a full list of what's new in this version:

v0.05

• added file folders support
• added fix for PAL widescreen users (set the correct setting in mplayerwii.conf)
• much faster USB reading speed (huge thanks to rodries)

v0.04

• mount/unmount the SD card and/or USB drive so you can swap them out without reloading MPlayerWii
• added USB read-ahead cache
• added preliminary samba network share support
• fixed startup crash when a usblan or usb keyboard is attached
• added network streaming cache
• added video scaling with the nunchuk (use joystick to move, Z button to stretch and C to reset)
• added configuration file (put in the SD root folder)
• new ascii logo by sensah

Download: MPlayerWii v0.05

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