I just ordered a Roku XD for my father, if it's as good as it seems to be from the reviews I've read, I'm leaning towards adding that to my setup instead of switching to the Sony Blu-Ray player. From what I've read the interface for the streaming services on the Sony isn't great, and there are some quirks in the DLNA for streaming media files.
Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: Benjamin Zachary <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 11/05/2011 10:44 PM Subject: RE: OT: Streaming media device I was at one of my friends house who setup the little acer's with BluRay on his main and living room TV's he is using some new Sony little keypad, very nice, looked sort of like an xbox controller ... -----Original Message----- From: Bill Humphries [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device I was using thi sgyration mediacenter remote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823172020 But I recently ditched those for these: http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Wireless-Keyboard-removable-adjustable/dp/B00 4I4SSCQ They are awesome. plugnplay. The battery is like a cell phone battery and you can charge the remote via USB. The keyboard is backlit. And my wife has no "i don't know how to work this" issues because it is just a keyboard and touchpad. Bill Rod Trent wrote: > What do you use for a remote? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Humphries [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:28 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device > > i use old laptops on my TVs. > > Christopher Bodnar wrote: > >> List seems a little slow today so thought I would throw this out there. >> >> Currently I'm using Samsung Blue-Ray players as my streaming media >> devices. Love them, but they are lacking a few media services that I >> would like: >> >> Amazon VOD >> Crackle >> >> I am able to do Amazon VOD with the Yahoo! App as a widget on my >> newer Samsung LED. But there is still no Crackle app. So I was >> looking at alternatives that would give me everything I want in one >> device. Here is the wish list: >> >> NetFlix >> Amazon Prime >> VuDu >> Crackle >> HuLu+ >> Blue-Ray player >> DLNA >> Wi-Fi built in >> >> As you can see my primary interest is in the streaming media services >> (NetFllix, VuDu, etc....). From everything that I've seen the Sony >> BDP-S580 will do all of this. Anyone else have a recommendation for a >> single device? I know I can add a device to my setup such as a Roku >> box that will give me the content I'm lacking, but I'd like to have a >> single device and not add an additional piece of hardware to my >> current setup. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP >> Technical Support III >> Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life >> Insurance Company of America >> Email: [email protected] >> Phone: 610-807-6459 >> Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This >> message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is >> privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable >> law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you >> are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or >> communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have >> received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately >> by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. 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