If surround sound and picture quality are a concern, then head over to avsforum.org and do some reading. I know the PS3 and Roku 2 devices do adaptive streaming, which means you get the best picture quality that you internet connection can handle. If you bandwidth drops, your pick quality can be scaled back instead of pausing. I used a Tivo S3 for Netflix for a long time and pausing was pretty common. Switched to a PS3 and much better. Never saw a pause in the 2 months I used it. Switched to the Roku due to ps3 fan noise and power usage. Now have the Roku and no pauses at all. Great little system. Only uses 2 to 5 watts and not moving parts. At avs forum, look in these two areas. Digital Video & Audio Devices/Networking, Media servers & Content Streamers. And Video Components/Video Download Services & Hardware.
From: David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device Hmmm. I hadn't been looking for Wifi, but I will (wired is available, so I may not care). All new, I don't believe CostCo sells any refurb anything. DAF On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: It depends. How much under $100? Are they refurbished, or new? Any of them have built in wi-fi? I'm seeing most of the regular models with the streaming services in the $79-$99 (lower prices usually refurb units) at TigerDirect and Amazon. Add another $30 for the units with built-in Wi-Fi. YMMV Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Phone: 610-807-6459<tel:610-807-6459> Fax: 610-807-6003<tel:610-807-6003> From: David <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 11/07/2011 01:23 PM Subject: Re: OT: Streaming media device ________________________________ I see CostCo is carrying several blu-ray players, Sony, Panasonic, et al, all of which purport to have streaming interfaces for Netflix and the like. Are these a good buy? They had all of them for under $100. On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[email protected]> Phone: 610-807-6459<tel:610-807-6459> Fax: 610-807-6003<tel:610-807-6003> From: Benjamin Zachary <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> >> Phone: 610-807-6459<tel:610-807-6459> >> Fax: 610-807-6003<tel: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. 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