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  • January 17, 2011 at 12:12 PM #18406
    CardiffBaseball
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    Ok I have this 23″ LCD sitting in my kids room collecting dust, and he is pissed because my older son who now has a laptop can watch netflix or whatever else by running HDMI out to the Monitor. So I’ve been charged with evening this thing out a little.

    Would love to see what others are doing.

    Option 1: Easiest is Roku. I’ve not pulled the trigger on Roku because it looks like they don’t make it easy to watch your home content. Netflix/hulu+/MLB.tv built in though, and supposedly easy to setup.
    Others in this category would be Apple TV which I am not interested in because it’s all tied to itunes.

    Option 2: The boxee box, WD Live, and those types which seem to play the home stuff just fine. Here it looks like getting to your netflix and paid content (mlb also) is what Roku is all about. Forget your personal stash (though maybe with playon??)

    Option 3: Another Xbox. I was thinking for maybe $50 more I could snag a 4GB xbox. Not as much content as Roku however. With xbox I can also use Tversity (Or PlayOn which I’ve never used) to stream home content. If I can snag one for $150 or might be worth since I am not really into Blue Ray yet.

    Option 4: Blue Ray DVD with internet streaming. Fear of these not handling formats has kept me as I would think a good one is about the same as one of the new slim/quiet 4GB 360s.

    Option 5: Another laptop or Home Theater PC (HTPC). Ehhh. I don’t feel up to building stuff like this anymore.

    Would love to hear what the few piggs who actually watch TV are doing. Cutting cable might be nice but since I basically only watch sports, I don’t see how I can. MLB.tv is available, but I am not sure NCAA is.

    January 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM #654847
    creechrr
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    The most versatile option would be to assemble a computer of some sort. The Roku and Boxee Box are both going to be limited in their ability to play content and may not be considered “even”.

    You repurpose an older machine, assemble the parts yourself, hit the easy button and purchase a complete system from Newegg. Something like the Acer Revo might work nicely for this purpose. You’d be able to watch everything the Roku or Boxee Box could display and a whole lot more.

    How old is the child that would be using the system? I would think would be a pretty big factor in your decision.

    OTA HD broadchasts are suppose to look even better than the compressed signal we receive from the cable company.

    January 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM #654909
    creechrr
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    The most versatile option would be to assemble a computer of some sort. The Roku and Boxee Box are both going to be limited in their ability to play content and may not be considered “even”.

    You repurpose an older machine, assemble the parts yourself, hit the easy button and purchase a complete system from Newegg. Something like the Acer Revo might work nicely for this purpose. You’d be able to watch everything the Roku or Boxee Box could display and a whole lot more.

    How old is the child that would be using the system? I would think would be a pretty big factor in your decision.

    OTA HD broadchasts are suppose to look even better than the compressed signal we receive from the cable company.

    January 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM #655975
    creechrr
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    The most versatile option would be to assemble a computer of some sort. The Roku and Boxee Box are both going to be limited in their ability to play content and may not be considered “even”.

    You repurpose an older machine, assemble the parts yourself, hit the easy button and purchase a complete system from Newegg. Something like the Acer Revo might work nicely for this purpose. You’d be able to watch everything the Roku or Boxee Box could display and a whole lot more.

    How old is the child that would be using the system? I would think would be a pretty big factor in your decision.

    OTA HD broadchasts are suppose to look even better than the compressed signal we receive from the cable company.

    January 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM #655644
    creechrr
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    The most versatile option would be to assemble a computer of some sort. The Roku and Boxee Box are both going to be limited in their ability to play content and may not be considered “even”.

    You repurpose an older machine, assemble the parts yourself, hit the easy button and purchase a complete system from Newegg. Something like the Acer Revo might work nicely for this purpose. You’d be able to watch everything the Roku or Boxee Box could display and a whole lot more.

    How old is the child that would be using the system? I would think would be a pretty big factor in your decision.

    OTA HD broadchasts are suppose to look even better than the compressed signal we receive from the cable company.

    January 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM #655506
    creechrr
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    The most versatile option would be to assemble a computer of some sort. The Roku and Boxee Box are both going to be limited in their ability to play content and may not be considered “even”.

    You repurpose an older machine, assemble the parts yourself, hit the easy button and purchase a complete system from Newegg. Something like the Acer Revo might work nicely for this purpose. You’d be able to watch everything the Roku or Boxee Box could display and a whole lot more.

    How old is the child that would be using the system? I would think would be a pretty big factor in your decision.

    OTA HD broadchasts are suppose to look even better than the compressed signal we receive from the cable company.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #654871
    Downtowner
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    Yes, if you have a laptop or other PC available just buy a TV tuner for the PC and use Windows Media Center and your done.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #656000
    Downtowner
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    Yes, if you have a laptop or other PC available just buy a TV tuner for the PC and use Windows Media Center and your done.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #654934
    Downtowner
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    Yes, if you have a laptop or other PC available just buy a TV tuner for the PC and use Windows Media Center and your done.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #655669
    Downtowner
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    Yes, if you have a laptop or other PC available just buy a TV tuner for the PC and use Windows Media Center and your done.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #655531
    Downtowner
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    Yes, if you have a laptop or other PC available just buy a TV tuner for the PC and use Windows Media Center and your done.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:35 PM #655536
    afx114
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    AppleTV does not require iTunes for Netflix, so if all you’re doing is watching Netflix, AppleTV is still an option.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:35 PM #656005
    afx114
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    AppleTV does not require iTunes for Netflix, so if all you’re doing is watching Netflix, AppleTV is still an option.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:35 PM #655674
    afx114
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    AppleTV does not require iTunes for Netflix, so if all you’re doing is watching Netflix, AppleTV is still an option.

    January 17, 2011 at 1:35 PM #654939
    afx114
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    AppleTV does not require iTunes for Netflix, so if all you’re doing is watching Netflix, AppleTV is still an option.

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