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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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What do I need?
and how much do I need to spend?
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Mark.
10,013 posts
145 months
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Depends what it is you want to stream.
If you use iTunes, then AppleTV is hard to beat at £99
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aspen
1,291 posts
132 months
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What tech have you got at the moment?
Where are you streaming from?
PS3 and xbox make decent media centers.
If you have apple stuff then an apple TV integrates easily.
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audi321
2,308 posts
82 months
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ClickyDoesn't work with Mac though, for this I'd recommend an Apple TV 2 with Airflick app
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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I thin Rokus are now available in the UK via Amazon. I've got one over here, hooked up to a NAS running Plex media server, but you can run the server on a laptop and stream to a wireless Roku I believe.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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I have video files in avi and mpg that I usually play on VLC on the computer, I don't really want to convert them all to Apple format.
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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You don't have to. I believe AppleTVs play avi out of the box.
No idea how they work in terms of streaming local content though, or even if they can without jailbreaking - I've not played with one.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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aspen said: What tech have you got at the moment?
Where are you streaming from? erm... I have a PC on a wireless network and an LG TV
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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Which LG TV? Is it a "smart" one? It may have the Plex client built in.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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Famous Graham said: No idea how they work in terms of streaming local content though, So what are they for then?
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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Right, just checked and it's a LG 42LE4500
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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Waspy1 said: Famous Graham said: No idea how they work in terms of streaming local content though, So what are they for then? Sorry, I should have said "local content that isn't in iTunes". They are also used for internet channels, like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu etc.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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audi321
2,308 posts
82 months
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Waspy1 said: will itunes play .mpg? I honestly WOULD NEVER use itunes for anything like this!
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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audi321 said: Waspy1 said: will itunes play .mpg? I honestly WOULD NEVER use itunes for anything like this! You're not, per se, the Apple TV is, but accessing things in an iTunes library. There, however, my knowledge of AppleTVs ends.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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So if I convert all my video files and my DVDs to .mp4 and buy an Apple TV I'm sorted?
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Popolou
932 posts
76 months
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Please don't to down that route. Why is it always Apple gear that ppl run to?
Look into a product called WDTV live. It's a box the size of a fag packet that connects to your pc or other media (wifi, wired or even SD card) and plays a massive selection of formats.
Way better than anything apple IMHO.
Pops
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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Popolou said: Please don't to down that route. Why is it always Apple gear that ppl run to?
Look into a product called WDTV live. It's a box the size of a fag packet that connects to your pc or other media (wifi, wired or even SD card) and plays a massive selection of formats.
Way better than anything apple IMHO.
Pops OK, I'll have a look. I would prefer a device that will play all formats.
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Road2Ruin
2,724 posts
85 months
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A lot of modern tvs have built in dlna, so you may not need anything, depending on your tv! Otherwise a ps3 has much more to offer than an apple tv. Oh and it is more expensive, but for what you get it's worth the difference.
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Waspy1
Original Poster
2,157 posts
45 months
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So these boxes like Apple TV and WDTV plug into your TV with an HDMI cable do they? and then the box receives a wireless signall from your PC?
Have I got that right?
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