Well, I hear the XBMC folks are working on a version for Android, but it's
still under active development, I hear.
I'm not endorsing the AppleTV as the best solution, but it's in that price
range ($89-$99), so I'm sure there are other small WiFi-enabled
computer-like devices that should be able to do what you want (maybe Roku?)
More research suggests that there is no such thing as a stick PC running
any OS that has a full-featured web browser that supports Flash.
And as I've said, I've already got a "smart TV" that can get streaming
stuff from the internet and can run all kinds of paid apps. But apparently
a "smart TV" is too smart to run stupid old ordinary free Hulu, or a really
useable web browser. So...
Maybe the next option is to use the TV as a dumb audio/visual terminal to
run input from my computer. If that's an option, then here's my situation:
The SONY Bravia TV has three HDMI inputs and I'm only using one. The TV
does accept WiFi--that's how it accesses Netflix, using my cable internet
connection via my WiFi router.
BUT, the TV does not have a direct digital WiFi interface. It can't be
controlled by my computer.
I don't have a home network and I don't really want to set one up to do this.
So, if I hang a USB WiFi dongle off my PC and install some kind of server
software, is there some kind of WiFi HDMI device that I can plug into the
TV that will accept audio/visual input from my PC and put it on the TV? If
so, what do I need to know about screen resolution issues so I don't have a
grainy image on this 46" TV?
Thanks for any help.
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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