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Which media player / streamer?

GoToGal
GoToGal Posts: 743 Forumite
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Afternoon folks

I've been researching a media player / streamer for our kid's Christmas present and my brain is now dribbling through my ears :rotfl:

What I'm after:
1. Accepts external USB HD - he has a Western Digital 1TB drive
2. Can connect to the internet via wireless or ethernet, preferably both - he has a BT Home hub.
3. Can watch BBC iPlayer/Youtube etc
4. Plays movies in HD
5. Can run OpenVPN

Hope someone can help, so far I've been looking at the WDTV Live and Sumvision Cyclone but not sure they tick everything on my list.

Comments

  • Col7777
    Col7777 Posts: 194 Forumite
    VLC Media Player is very good and free to download, do a search, I have it and had no problems, plus you can take snapshots of the video too while playing if you want.
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