Have folks found any reviews for which is better then, the Popcorn A200 or the WD TV Live Plus? Or is there something even better coming out shortly? I just want something easy that works w/o any (or minimal) hassle/fuss! :p
BINO > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:28:25 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Best simple media player for HT...WD TV Live Plus? > > Popcorn hour devices are nice too. I have the A100 and am getting ready to > pick up another one the A200. what makes them nice is that when you add an > internal hdd or external usb hdd. you can just use them as nas devices on > your network instead of having to drag that usb drive back to your computer > just to copy more video files to them. > > I love the power in these things and they play just about any file I through > at them. > > ymmv, > -Francisco > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > http://bit.ly/sqlthis > > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Bino, > > > > The best I can say is to read the 'one star' reviews of this device on > > Amazon. There are 25 reviews, 6 of them are 1 star. The reason you read > > them is to see if the complaint is petty 'user interface is lame' or if it > > might be serious 'when it resumes it plays back at rapid speed'. This way > > you can tell what you're about to get and if you can live with it. I don't > > think I've ever learned anything from a 5 star review, unless all of them > > are, then you have a winner! > > > > Steve > > > > > > On 7/8/2010 1:11 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > > > >> Hey guys, so I guess I'm getting persnickety in my "old-age" (I use that > >> term loosely, k? :P). > >> > >> > >> > >> But dealing with computers and tech stuff all the time has meant that I > >> have little patience for futzing around with stuff and wanting to tweak > >> things and mess with all the details and whatnot-I mean I still do it when > >> needed, but I don't go out and look for it, and avoid it if I can... > >> > >> > >> > >> So I'm not so into building the PC-I'll just buy it all ready to go and > >> hope it has as few problems as possible (there are still always some that > >> need work). > >> > >> > >> Similarly, while I could build a HTPC for my HT to play any video files > >> (for missed TV shows and all that), I'd like to avoid that as much as > >> possible, as long as I can get something that'll do the job with minimal > >> fuss. Sadly, I've lacked the ability to do this (play PC video files > >> easily), and have to manually connect my laptop via VGA to my Samsung 60" > >> DLP whenever I want to play files of stuff I've missed, so it's a bit of a > >> PITA... > >> > >> > >> > >> But then I came across this: > >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MVZ60I/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk > >> > >> > >> > >> The WD TV Live Plus! The reviews are really great for something this > >> simple, and it sounds like it'll play just about any format of video file > >> from my PC w/o me having to futz with dl'ing codecs and all that (and even > >> plays .iso files directly with DVD menus too!). > >> > >> > >> > >> So is this the device I want-the one "true" device?! :P I figure a few > >> other people here must've looked into things like this, especially to keep > >> it simple for wives/GFs. ;) I keep hearing the "POPCORN" mentioned in the > >> reviews, but apparently it's vaporware. And at $120 shipped from Amazon in > >> 2 days (I have Prime), I'm ready to pull the trigger, but figured I'd check > >> with the collective for thoughts first... > >> > >> > >> So any opinions, thoughts, shares regarding this device and the > >> state-of-the-art in this area (or recommendations for better devices) are > >> much appreciated. Thanks all! > >> > >> > >> > >> BINO > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >
