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Roku has updated its line of TV media players with the Roku 2. They have opted to keep many of the same features found in the original Roku box, but in a smaller package that is about the same size as an Apple TV.
With the Roku 2, you can still stream all your favorite movies, shows and music from online services such as Netflix, Vimeo, Amazon on Demand, Hulu+ and Pandora. You can also watch from more than 300 specialized channels. You can also watch your own files if they are in supported formats (such as MP4 but not AVI or MKV) by attaching a hard drive to the Roku box. The Roku 2 , as with its predecessor, supports playback up to 1080p.
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The Apple TV knows how to come up with a good thing in a compact package. This small media player can easily and quickly stream hundreds of photos, music, movies, and web shows from your computer to your widescreen TV. It is a total entertainment box, from popular Netflix HD movies to YouTube videos to Internet radio—all in one energy-efficient package. You don’t have to worry about crisscrossing cables because the compact box can be set up with a solitary HDMI cable for audio and video connections. You can also stream the media content of your choice over the built in Wi-Fi, such as your vacation photos presented like a slideshow on your big screen TV or your favorite music from your Mac or PC to the speakers in the living room. Two drawbacks of the Apple TV are that you are unable to pay any non–iTunes media files on the device (such as .avi or .mkv files) and that the maximum screen resolution is 720p.
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Western Digital WD TV Live Plus 1080p Media Player enhances your entertainment experience by providing a complete multimedia package from your big screen TV in Full-HD 1080p maximum resolution. It supports DVD navigation for added flexible user control. This device is a network-ready media player that smoothly transitions your music, movies, and photos from the Internet to the HDTV screen. It could also stream movies from popular internet sites such as Netflix, CinemaNow, and Blockbuster On Demand. The WD TV Live Plus can also work with all kinds of video, audio, and photo formats. It also has a one-year limited guarantee upon purchase.
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The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV HD Media Playing Device provides you hours of enjoyment on your big screen TV by viewing photos, listening to music, and watching digital movies. You can easily connect GoFlex TV HD media player to your Wi-Fi router and share media files from the internet to your big screen TV—all within the comfort of your home network. It is a compact device but it is packed with lots of functions: Ethernet connectivity, extensive media format support, and multiple USB ports. You can enjoy a wide-range choice of digital media in 1080p video and clear surround sound. It comes with a remote control that has intuitive screen menus for better user control.
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The Roku XDS is the gadget to try if you want to watch any content straight from the Internet on your TV. It is an internet media device where you can download movies and TV shows from Netflix, Hulu and other online content providers, stream music, and enjoy your own digital media files all in the comfort of your living room on your big-screen TV. This device should put fear into cable company executives everywhere.
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The Logitech Revue Companion Box with Google TV and Keyboard Controller is a TV media player, built on the Google TV software, that brings all of your cable/satellite TV and internet content together for viewing on your TV. It transforms an ordinary TV set into a smart TV, able to browse the internet and tune in to hundreds of movies, web applications, and HD-primed shows. Everything is under your fingertips because the device comes with its on keyboard controller.
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The Boxee Box by D-Link is a $199 TV media player that will allow you to enjoy your own video files, as well as content from a wide range of online services, on your television. You can watch video from high-profile services such as Hulu, or from niche sites such as Justin.tv. It includes a web browser, so that you can search the Internet from the comfort of your couch, and the remote control includes a QWERTY keyboard for easier text entry.
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The advances in connectivity and communications came in leaps and bounds, and with that, leapfrogged to greater heights in the form of the hottest tech gadget around—the TV media player. Of course, we all know that to be truly connected with everyone and everything is to a power computer, whether a PC, a laptop, or even a netbook. It is one of the stars of every modern home, workplace, or recreational venue.
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Plex is a popular app for watching all sorts of internet video content on your computer. You can now use Plex to stream video wirelessly from your computer to your Apple TV, with the $5 Plex iPhone/iPad app.
Here is what you will need to make this happen:
- an Apple TV
connected to your television
- an iPhone, iPad
or iPod Touch
with the Plex app installed
- the free Plex media server installed on your computer (whichever computer you use to store/access your video)
- a wifi network.
In a nutshell, here is how you use this solution once it is set up:
Tagged: Apple TV, iOS apps, Plex
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