Just like Slayer I really want one that does everything the WDTV does and a DVD drive in it. I simply have too much off 'em lying around and I want to have as little as possible machines near my TV
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| Author: | pure [ Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Media Player - 1080p mkv, etc. |
Just like Slayer I really want one that does everything the WDTV does and a DVD drive in it. I simply have too much off 'em lying around and I want to have as little as possible machines near my TV
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| Author: | telmoMRC [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:20 am ] |
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near my TV i have 1 shity dvd player 1 ps2  1 box for cable tv 1 WDTV 1 router for internet 2 pc´s on left side my tv 
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| Author: | pure [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:58 pm ] |
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Thats 4 to many for me
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| Author: | GrindCallus [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:30 pm ] |
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"get an htpc" cuz we're all rich nerds
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| Author: | pure [ Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:54 pm ] |
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I would pay 50 bucks to be a rich nerd
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| Author: | GrindCallus [ Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:39 am ] |
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I'd stab you for the 50 bucks and thus become the rich nerd. Might have a boner at that time as well. |
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| Author: | fuEgo [ Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:54 am ] |
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| Author: | pure [ Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:46 pm ] |
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| Author: | spudthedestroyer [ Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:10 pm ] |
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I've got a boner right now, if that helps. |
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| Author: | Slayer [ Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:46 pm ] |
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WDTV still the way to go? I want a media player for mkv's, which I can play from USB or through networking it to my PC. |
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| Author: | elguaxo [ Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
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WDTV, Popcorn Hour and Xtreamer are still the popular choices. If you get one go for a new model, since older units (specially older WDTVs) are not getting some needed firmware updates (read here). But I am an HTPC user and that's IMO the best solution. They cost just a bit more than a WDTV and are far more flexible. Take a look here: http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-s ... -the-cheap Search for prices of small ION/Atom based HTPCs to get an idea. |
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| Author: | ^Rogue^ [ Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:40 pm ] |
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I have a Patroit Box Office, works nice and you can even build in a 2.5" HDD.
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| Author: | spudthedestroyer [ Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:22 pm ] |
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I have an Acer Revo r3650, and am very happy with its performance. |
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| Author: | Slayer [ Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:44 pm ] |
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This one looks OK to me, but I'm surprised it still costs $ 130. Anyone know of any cheap selling sites with this box? edit: found a store nearby which sells it for 90 Euros. Pretty good, right? |
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| Author: | elguaxo [ Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:52 pm ] | ||
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Is it the WDTV Live? Read my post above about the problems with older models, WD discontinued the support of older units, the non Live ones, and they are not getting needed firmware updates (read here). If you can handle a bit of tinkering another option is an Apple TV version 1, I think they cost less than a WDTV Live and you can install xbmc. |
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| Author: | Slayer [ Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:36 pm ] |
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Yes, it's the live. The "not live" is 85 Euros, but for those 5 Euros I'd rather have support and HDMI I need a Mac computer, it says on that wiki, and I don't have that, so I don't think Apple TV is an option. Btw: I checked Popcorn Hour, but it is twice as expensive as the WDTV Live. |
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| Author: | elchupacabra [ Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:24 pm ] |
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Does anybody know this one? http://dune-hd.com/hd_players/111-dune- ... e-3.0.html |
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| Author: | elguaxo [ Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:59 pm ] | ||||
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No you don't. The Apple TV is "a MAC computer" and xbmc will run as a native OSX app there, but you can install the whole thing via windows. But of course the tinkering is not for everyone. If you can get a WDTV at a good price, then it's a nice solution.
I've read good reviews @ some High-Def trackers, I think it's the only standalone with multichannel FLAC support, but it's a bit expensive. At that price range most people prefer HTPCs. |
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| Author: | spudthedestroyer [ Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:12 pm ] | ||
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elguaxo, I could have sworn blind that wiki page said you needed a mac and made no mention of windows when it was posted  Looks like the page might have been updated:
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| Author: | elguaxo [ Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:38 pm ] |
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lol, I knew it from the forums, I didn't notice it wasn't mentioned when I posted the link. |
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