tern;583999 Wrote:
I'm still looking for something as good and easy as a 'Video
Squeezebox'.
Really? Looking back on this very thread, I see that I've been using
my Xtreamer for a year. It gets used every day, and is very popular in
my household! It's totally changed our TV watching
Yeah, despite some iffy early feedback on the forums my Xtreamer is
pretty good. Not found anything it won't play yet. Picture quality is
excellent on a HD TV.
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I'm still looking for something as good and easy as a 'Video
Squeezebox'.
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bdcook01;560279 Wrote:
Not yet, at least. I looked into this after posting and the consensus
seems to be that someone will likely write an app to stream from ur
hard drive. If u have another source i am definitely interested in
reading. Im excited about this after reading that it'll
autopilot;484506 Wrote:
Does anyone know which, if any, video streamers do Wake-On-LAN and
support DVD .iso menus?
WD Live boxes will play iso's as will the Asus O!Play. Both are kind of
inexpensive and work quite well for streaming video. The box boots in a
few seconds and navigation is
toby10;560362 Wrote:
OIC. That I don't know. You asked if the Revue would enable video
streaming which is the whole point of the Revue.
It streams video from the internet, you are asking if it can stream
from your computer.
My bad, I did not understand your question. :)
No worries. My
Any new products for Video streaming to my television?
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boxee expects to have its video streaming box (in partnership with
d-link) ready for the market at the end of this year. Boxee is a
fantastic software program that's already available in beta form for
free and I think their box will be a good choice in the soon to be very
crowded video streaming
Any word on whether the revue will enable video streaming as well?
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bdcook01;560245 Wrote:
Any word on whether the revue will enable video streaming as well?
Ummmthat's what the Revue is, a video streaming device. ;)
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toby10;560263 Wrote:
Ummmthat's what the Revue is, a video streaming device. ;)
Not yet, at least. I looked into this after posting and the consensus
seems to be that someone will likely write an app to stream from ur
hard drive. If u have another source i am definitely interested in
bdcook01;560279 Wrote:
Not yet, at least. I looked into this after posting and the consensus
seems to be that someone will likely write an app to stream from ur
hard drive. If u have another source i am definitely interested in
reading. Im excited about this after reading that it'll
I think this statement confirms squeeze tech:
Logitech Revue does everything were known for and more. So it couldnt
just be the Harmony Box or Squeezebox TV or, even worse, the Logitech TV
Hub (although believe me, weve discussed them all).
Personally I use my Playstation 3 for all my video streaming. It plays
most formats natively and for those it doesn't (mainly MKV) I use
Playstation Media Server (http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/) running
on my PC along to transcode on the fly.
My PC is on all the time (well it powers down
Hi all
try the Slingbox.
http://www.slingbox.com/
cheers
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apn;505541 Wrote:
Boxee looks interesting if one can muster up the courage to buy D-Link
hardware.
Just got an ASRock ION 330 which comes with blu ray drive, remote and
Win 7 (Home Premium which includes media centre). Working quite well.
Running it with audio over spdif out as my HT
Nice little boxes for playing video.
ROKU is primarily for Netflix or Amazon steaming. Very easy to set up
and use.
WD TV Live is great for playing content off of a USB hard drive or your
network. Supports most audio and video formats. Has HDMI, ethernet,
optical audio, component and composite
I've got an egreat which is a network media tank (from the syabas
family)
Others are the Popcorn hour C-200, the BD-Prime etc
You can add plugins etc much like you can with the squeezebox. I use
one of the movie jukebox menu systems with it to give very nice cover
art menus with info from the
For the moment i do not care much for any Syabas products or that
mpcclub does have some private dissonations with the xtreamer company.
But the Squeezeboxserver is running on the Xtreamer NAS eTRAYz was done
with help of Flip and he gave this project the name SSOEZ.
And we have some success to
jbraveman;505546 Wrote:
If it works I'd get this:
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426722-269.html
Hmm its a demo and also its known now it have some DRM restrictions
inside, will work only for the US market and needs a monthly service for
9.- $ each month to work. This they hide a
I picked up a WDTV-live from Amazon ($119) back in November.
It's the 2nd generation device (1st had no networking). It's on wired
ethernet and I had some challenges getting it to see XP shares. It seems
a lot better w/ WHS, and plays everything I can throw at it; Audio,
Video, Photo formats.
If it works I'd get this:
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426722-269.html
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Stumbled upon an interesting device that D-link will bring to market
this year, the Boxee Box, rumors say for less than 200$. It is based on
the Nvidia Tegra2 platform and will do 1080p and Flash. The interesting
thing is that it should be able to run a full browser and that the UI
should be
I currently use Boxee on a mac mini and it's quite a brilliant interface
so the dedicated box should be quite slick as well.
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Fo those contemplating what to buy...I would steer anyone and everyone
away from any bluray player. Bluray is already a dying medium that will
very quickly go the way of the regular dvd.
Where has the regular DVD gone? I can't comment about the US but over
here DVD's are
lrossouw;486326 Wrote:
Does XMBC do BluRay playback (i.e. off the disc directly)?
Cheers
Louis
No. It does play Blue Rays ripped to the hard drive, though.
Btw, the (streaming) media player capabilities of Blue Ray players like
the BD-P3600 or the LG-390 seem still to fall far behind the
Fo those contemplating what to buy...I would steer anyone and everyone
away from any bluray player. Bluray is already a dying medium that will
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exile;486788 Wrote:
Fo those contemplating what to buy...I would steer anyone and everyone
away from any bluray player. Bluray is already a dying medium that will
very quickly go the way of the regular dvd.
What will be the next media then?
Will we get super fast and cheap downloads from
exile;486788 Wrote:
Fo those contemplating what to buy...I would steer anyone and everyone
away from any bluray player. Bluray is already a dying medium that will
very quickly go the way of the regular dvd.Don't see it happening that
quickly on a worldwide scale, honestly.
And to those
on a worldwide scale, yes, it'll take awhile to get rid of discs.
I would much rather spend money on a fast pc that can be used as a
media server and also as a fully functional computer than on a device
that does very little other than spin a disc.
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signor_rossi;486742 Wrote:
No. It does play Blue Rays ripped to the hard drive, though.
XBMC looked good to be used with the ASRock with the Blu Ray drive.
Will have to put Windows instead as Windows seems to be the best for
playing directly off the disc. I'm not really in the mood for
Wirrunna;485289 Wrote:
Here's another how to build using the Asrock Ion330 and XBMC
http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2810841
Does XMBC do BluRay playback (i.e. off the disc directly)?
Cheers
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pjzzz;485022 Wrote:
Xtreamer does support DVD iso menu and will play BR iso as well but no
WOL yet but according to Xtreamer RD it will. They will also try to get
Squeezecenter running on the Xtreamer and/or etrayz NAS.
God, I hate coming on these forums, this is going to be an expensive
Here's another how to build using the Asrock Ion330 and XBMC
http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2810841
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Rather than a fully featured streamer, is there any product on the
market that would act as a basic Wifi video/audio sender to my TV's HDMI
port, which would display whatever was on my laptop screen (with audio)?
Kind of like using my TV as a secondary monitor for my laptop?
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I have seen that Blue Ray players are going to become networked media
players too, does anyone already have first hand experience with models
like the Samsung BD-P3600 and playback of computer media files (mkv,
h264, xvid)?
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autopilot;484506 Wrote:
Does anyone know which, if any, video streamers do Wake-On-LAN and
support DVD .iso menus?
Xtreamer does support DVD iso menu and will play BR iso as well but no
WOL yet but according to Xtreamer RD it will. They will also try to get
Squeezecenter running on the
Does anyone know which, if any, video streamers do Wake-On-LAN and
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lrossouw;483993 Wrote:
Ordering mine soon!
Follow this guide, it's all you need and everything works perfectly out
of the box
http://a8t8.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2518DD508BB713E8!804.entry
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MelonMonkey;483578 Wrote:
I was talking about the front end, that's why I said decode - analog
capture cards or tuner sticks that don't have built-in MPEG2 or H.264
encoders should not be considered by anyone at any price for any reason.
For digital there's no encoding necessary as the cards
bossanova808;482292 Wrote:
The ASRock Ion 330 + XBMC Live is the squeezebox for video. It's not
far being the squeezebox for audio for that matter.
Totally awesome and if anything easier to set up than a SB.
It rocks, plays damn near anything, and is very very very pretty.
Ordering
With Myth you are either running the server in place of a client or
you're running another PC as a client. Both solutions require a PC
capable of decoding the streams you're sending to it. A decent spec CPU
for HD unless you have a chipset of GPU capable of offloading the decode
or assist.
MelonMonkey;483483 Wrote:
With Myth you are either running the server in place of a client or
you're running another PC as a client. Both solutions require a PC
capable of decoding the streams you're sending to it.
A lot of the capture cards do MPEG encoding, so the backend just has to
be
cooppw02;483521 Wrote:
A lot of the capture cards do MPEG encoding, so the backend just has to
be capable of dumping the stream to disk, doing commercial flagging, and
running the database. Just about any PC with a lot of storage would
work.
I was talking about the front end, that's why I
peter;246192 Wrote:
For software I use MythTV as well as mplayer and vlc. To control the
MythTV/mplayer/vlc software I use my own slimserver lirc plugin. That
way any squeezebox remotes keypresses are sent to the MythTV/mplayer
application (whenever the SqueezeBox itself is in standby).
queequeg99;326728 Wrote:
I would add the SageTV HD Extender to the list. You need the SageTV
server running on your PC but Sage offers a bundle for $250
The newest extender (hd200?) can run standalone and pull video from
anywhere.
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Not sure how this would work as an HTPC and PVR but this looks
interesting.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=41924vpn=PT.SCA0X.073manufacture=Acer
Fits behind an flat screen TV with wall mounting bracket
Wireless mouse and keyboard
wifi
Win 7 upgrade available
etc
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ModelCitizen;453296 Wrote:
http://redirectingat.com/?id=223X354url=http%3A//www.xtreamer.net/
This looks very interesting and so very cheap. Currently I connect my
laptop to my tv via the vdu and headphone socket. I also transfer movie
files from my main machine to the laptop before
FredFredrickson;453722 Wrote:
I have to add to the discussion- network video players are only useful
if they also play web content.
My favorite so far has been the xbox 360 media center, since you can
play your own files, but also netflix. If you buy playon media server
(for like $40ish),
SoftPhill;366923 Wrote:
I have 2 of these and was on the beta forum, they did tonnes on the
firmware over the last year and it plays loads of formats. The updates
dried up about 2 months ago because the EVA9000 is coming out. I have
high hopes for this machine when it comes to market. I have
epoch1970;454147 Wrote:
In case you want to decode about any format in high-def, you'll need to
use software decoders in the CPU. I think a Core 2 is ok for anything
720p and a big quad is necessary for 1080p @ very high bitrates as found
on a blu ray movie.
(A big quad won't do for a nice
micah;453992 Wrote:
Since the small form factor (SFF) PC has been mentioned a couple of
times in this thread, I was wondering what all the other ~$150-$250
units have in terms of hardware.
Does anyone have an idea what the processor requirements would be for a
linux based SFF MythTV
Pale Blue Ego;453756 Wrote:
Yeah, because a 320 x 240 pixel web video looks so great on my HDTV.
My My! You've missed a lot. The internet's changed a bit since 1999.
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micah;453992 Wrote:
... blu-ray movies ... Would an atom processor (e.g. msi wind=$300) cut
it?
No way.
Normally you'd look at the GPU power instead of the CPU. Since hardware
acceleration is not always available under linux, you'll have to check
carefully for the brand/type of graphics card
I have to add to the discussion- network video players are only useful
if they also play web content.
My favorite so far has been the xbox 360 media center, since you can
play your own files, but also netflix. If you buy playon media server
(for like $40ish), you can also stream hulu to your tv.
FredFredrickson;453722 Wrote:
I have to add to the discussion- network video players are only useful
if they also play web content.
Yeah, because a 320 x 240 pixel web video looks so great on my HDTV.
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Web content isn't limited to 320x240. Streaming Netflix HD content from
the Samsung BD-P4600 to HDTV isn't so bad, even over DSL. Unfortunately
it's limited to stereo - surround sound.
Cheers,
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Since the small form factor (SFF) PC has been mentioned a couple of
times in this thread, I was wondering what all the other ~$150-$250
units have in terms of hardware.
Does anyone have an idea what the processor requirements would be for a
linux based SFF MythTV solution? How much $$$ are
adamslim;453195 Wrote:
Cool, just ordered one of those. I shall blame you if anything bad
happens :)
http://redirectingat.com/?id=223X354url=http%3A//www.xtreamer.net/
This looks very interesting and so very cheap. Currently I connect my
laptop tp my tv via the vdu and headphone socket. I
Second the call on PS3 with PS3 Media Server. If you've got a decent
computer you can get anything you want up on the big screen - anything
your PC supports inc. IPTV - for $300. Pretty reliable solution too, at
least for me.
There are a million options and a lot of them are great. But the part
ModelCitizen;453296 Wrote:
I'd very much appreciate it if you'd report back Adam. Also am I right
to think that 5.1 sound is not supported?
Cheers, MC.
Hey MC. From the spec sheet it says it has digital optical (Toslink)
which supports Stereo, 5.1 Dolby, and DTS. And of course it has
This thread is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I just got a V3 and now
really want the same type of control for video. I'm looking at the
Popcorn Hour but would love to have the ability to record. Is there any
type of work around for that?
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I'm using a Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-Ray player that has built in DivX
support. It's not quite ready for prime time - it has a habit of
forgetting the server information. When I take the time to set it up
it streams DVD quality over wireless fine, will need to go wired to
stream HD; unfortunately
Lewis Moon;453417 Wrote:
This thread is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I just got a V3 and now
really want the same type of control for video. I'm looking at the
Popcorn Hour but would love to have the ability to record. Is there any
type of work around for that?
Popcorn Hour with record
autopilot;434440 Wrote:
This might be worth a look -
http://redirectingat.com/?id=223X354url=http%3A//www.xtreamer.net/
Cool, just ordered one of those. I shall blame you if anything bad
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You can't have too much music, but I do have too much hifi
SB+, Audion Pre,
jaysung;246287 Wrote:
Anyone tried the Eva 8000 of Netgear? From what I read it has good
interfaces and plays videos and stuff just using smb/cifs indexing the
library itself. That looks like a good solution if you already have a
server box sitting somewhere remote.
Yeah, I have one of
I use the same PC that's running SC to play video (from one of the
Buffalo TeraStation Pro's that also contain my music.)
The PC has an inexpensive ATI card (2600XT) with HDMI out.
CyberLink PowerDVD8 (not cheap) plays ISO's mounted with Virtual
CloneDrive (free.) This software has library
I use a popcornhour and it is one of the best items i have
purchased,Great for movies. I have fitted a internal hardrive and it
takes only around 15 watts and plays back nearly all video formats, so
good i shall buy the new one when it comes out in a few weeks.
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shake-the-disease;434509 Wrote:
QNAP have just released a NMT:
http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=117
It's got some nice extra features like gigabit ethernet and BT
downloader and the ability to be a NAS (not a huge surprise considering
it's put out by a NAS company).
stevecross;450314 Wrote:
I use a popcornhour and it is one of the best items i have
purchased,Great for movies.
I have also a Popcorn hour but its one of the worst solutions i have
purchased in my live. Additional quality and prize is not in a good
relation by this company. Maybee was ok some
They dropped the price of the PS3 to $299US and PMS (PS3mediaserver) is
free. I find it works pretty good IF you rip your content in acceptable
formats. PMS will transcode on the fly, you need to have a decent server
to do a good job but now days that is not hard to come by. I use the
same server
I recently discovered a new Java app called PS3 Media Server. This
software is fantastic I can throw anything at this software in any
format and it'll recognize it and stream it to my PS3 including FLAC
music files and even DVD ISO's. It runs perfectly on my media server
with no problems, was
This might be worth a look -
http://redirectingat.com/?id=223X354url=http%3A//www.xtreamer.net/
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QNAP have just released a NMT:
http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=117
It's got some nice extra features like gigabit ethernet and BT
downloader. Following QNAP tradition, I suspect it will be a very nice
product that carries a decent price premium.
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Any updates on the 'Video Squeezebox' situation? Is Popcorn Hour still
the best product out there?
Anything that supports 802.11-N wireless?
Robin.
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Hi, long term SB user here. Like many others I love what it does for
your lifestyle and wanted to do the same for video. After lots of
research and watching the video streamer scene slowly develop, I
recently bought the EGreat EG-M34A:
http://www.egreatworld.com/en/ProductShow.asp?ID=168
It's a
This looks interesting, a $120 NON-NETWORKED media player that plays all
kinds of files up to 1080p HD. I don't really like the idea of having a
spinning hard drive in the media room, but this might be useful for a
kind of sneaker-net using USB thumb drives. A 16GB drive could hold a
whole
nicktf;377380 Wrote:
I bought a Popcorn Hour A110 which I just point to my NAS - after a few
months, it's played pretty much everything that I've thrown at it ISO,
MKV, AVI and etc. I'm really impressed with it, though I only use a
fraction of its functionality. Don't expect fancy menus,
After years of people asking for a simple way to play video content on
their TV the consumer electronics industry is finally listening. The
DLNA protocol is supposed to allow you play any content on any device
over a network without any configuration.
There are a few TVs that came out last
I bought a Popcorn Hour A110 which I just point to my NAS - after a few
months, it's played pretty much everything that I've thrown at it ISO,
MKV, AVI and etc. I'm really impressed with it, though I only use a
fraction of its functionality. Don't expect fancy menus, unless you use
one of the
This TVIX looks interesting:
http://www.digitalconnection.com/products/video/tvixM6500A.asp
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Just ordered a Vudu box for $150. $100 for the box and $50 worth of
content ($50 credit). Does not require a local server and it's not an
open-source solution, but I could not pass up the bargain. I needed
something to play with during the holidays. Hopefully Vudu will still
be around after the
I use a PS3 with Twonkmedia (http://www.twonkyvision.de) as the DNLA
server, I use Ubuntu as the server (an old 1.8Ghz Compaq Evo), which is
also the Squeezecenter. Windows works well too. It supports most video
formats (I haven't had a problem with any recently) and streams HD
video very
You want a TVIX, Popcorn or HDX...
Or run XBMC on a machine of your choice...
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86atc250r wrote:
I've been running GBPVR for 3 years now - excellent software great
WAF. The commercial skip abilities alone are worth the price of
admission.
We have two MVP's running MVPMC for distribution to other TVs in the
house (in fact, one of them is getting ready to be a client
agillis;367969 Wrote:
Some of the new TVs coming out now are DLNA complaint.
Having a little fun here, Agillis will excuse me.
Personally I have a lot to complain over DNLA-compliant stuff.
(Well, I didn't try too hard. But let's say that over the 1 or 2 yrs
this standard was out I tried
ceejay;246354 Wrote:
As it happens, I'm in the market for such a device (video equivalent to
SB) at the moment. I'm planning to build a new media server which, as
well as storing my music library and running slimserver, will contain
my DVD collection and a bunch of other video material.
I'm using an XBMC enabled HTPC, which is what I would suggest if money
was not a problem.
Otherwise, my friend's Popcorn Hour does a great job.
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The equivalent for me is the SlingBox...
I love it... I can stream the content from my 3 DVRs to any wired or
wireless client in my local area network, and can also access the
content from anywhere in the world (I love watching my local newscasts
while on international travel)...
Not an
Some of the new TVs coming out now are DLNA complaint. That means you
can stream video or audio from your network without any additional
boxes. This seems to be the best solution. No extra boxes to buy, extra
power, or extra remotes. This is an example.
sgmlaw;366997 Wrote:
The MediaMVP running GBPVR costs next to nothing
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116008Tpk=mediamvp)(GBPVR
is FREE) and can play standard resolution video over LAN with no
problems whatsoever. With a decent tuner/capture card, you've got a
Musketeer;246181 Wrote:
After a couple of months with it I can say I am extremely satisfied with
my Squeezebox 3. Probably more so than with any other piece of
electronics I have bought for a long time. It does what it does really
well.
What is the best video equivalent to the squeezebox?
Anyone in the community using a Neuros OSD? I'd like to hear your
comments about it.
Thanks...
http://wiki.neurostechnology.com/index.php/Neuros_OSD
http://www.neurostechnology.com/
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jaysung;246287 Wrote:
Anyone tried the Eva 8000 of Netgear? From what I read it has good
interfaces and plays videos and stuff just using smb/cifs indexing the
library itself. That looks like a good solution if you already have a
server box sitting somewhere remote.
I have 2 of these and
The MediaMVP running GBPVR costs next to nothing
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116008Tpk=mediamvp)(GBPVR
is FREE) and can play standard resolution video over LAN with no
problems whatsoever. With a decent tuner/capture card, you've got a
solid PVR. The trick is
I would add the SageTV HD Extender to the list. You need the SageTV
server running on your PC but Sage offers a bundle for $250. The
advantages I see over some of the other HD extenders I see is that you
get full PVR functionality as well as a GUI that can be easily
reskinned (I have read
The new DivX Connected devices have a great UI with customizable themes,
plays more than the DivX video format, supports user community generated
plugins (sound familiar?), and is now finally available in the USA.
I've had a pre-release version for about 6 months, and it is the
closest thing
tern;323199 Wrote:
What is the latest situation with regard to video streaming? There must
be some new and improved products out since the discussion above.
Apple TV, or the Roku player for NetFlix
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Apple TV is a very very poor choice if you want to play the different
video formats available. You can hack it but that shouldnt be the way
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architecture: SlimNAS @ FreeNAS
platform: shuttle
slimdevices: none atm
What the latest situation with regard to video streaming as discussed
above? There must be some new and improved products out since the
discussion above.
Hurry up and come out with something Slim Devices, the market is crying
out for it!
Robin.
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