Which Media Streamer

donny-gal

OK I need your help.

I am looking at a media streamer, initially so photos, and videos on my laptop can display on our LG42LH500 TV.

It can be wireless or wired, as I do have a couple of Net-X Homeplugs I can use for a wired option, but would like advice on benefits / disadvantages of either.

I would also like to look at something like Netflixs or i-player support for the future, plus anything else which the more knowledgeable of this subject could advise is coming along which is useful.

What do you suggest?
DG

dsavvy83

I am also interested in peoples experiences on this, i am tempted to get the Bufalo media streamers i hear they are very reliable software wise..

any ones we should avoid?

m5rcc

Acer Revo 100?

donny-gal

Just found this on HUKD, is this much good?
DG

dsavvy83

i think that will do the job for you, i was after something with a built in hard drive, so i don't have to keep turning on my laptop or computer.

donny-gal

I do have a network drive, old and small and slow, but it means copying things again and again, can you connect a usb drive into this?
DG

donny-gal

I am not sure will this work with Neflix or LoveFilms, the review I found does not mention these, I would rather add £30 to i and get something which is not going to go out of date pdq. DG

donny-gal

I'm back sorry, must be my older mind getting slow.

If you compare this
with the LG which give me more options?

Providing my local Asda has one in when I get there?

Thanks
DG

donny-gal

Ah well no local Asda's have them in so back to question 1?
Thanks

neilwoods

Do you have children in the home or anyone who like to play games. The Xbox does everything you ask.

Can be used wired or wireless. If you have laptop on, you can network it to the laptop, i use a program called TVersity media server. I can connect an external harddrive to the laptop and play all the films from the xbox.

Xbox now has netflix and BBC iplayer. (only drawback is you need xbox gold live to access netflx), but iplayer can be used on silver account (free)

Or you could look at seagate Go flex media player or Western Digital TV Live Streaming Media Player

donny-gal

No sorry as I said we are two oldies, I am quite pc literate, but dhubby is a technophobe, so neither an x-box or a ps-3 would have any use.

Does anyone know of a comparison for these I could read up on? DG