On 06/03/10 08:52, Darren New wrote:
> Neeum Zawan wrote:
>> I originally had thought of getting 3 separate devices. A friend
>> convinced me to buy a PS3 instead. I wish I hadn't listened to him.
>> Still, it was about $100 cheaper than buying all 3...
> 
> Most blu-ray players around here will also show youtube and netflix
> videos, and I'm pretty sure there are a few that'll show files off your
> computer. Prices run around $170 or so.

	A lot do, but I think most only recently added support. I did this
research 6 months ago. Since then, quite a few well known brands have
added support - they didn't have it then. You have to realize that even
stuff like the PS3 got support only shortly before that time. It's
possible that some other players had it back then, but I just didn't
know about it (certainly not listed on the Netflix page at the time).
I'm sure I did a generic Google search for Netflix capable devices, but
probably got too many unrelated pages.

	As for streaming, I'd suspect that may be new for them as well (at
least the cheaper ones). Furthermore, when it comes to file streaming, I
wanted a known "reliable" device. One where it's either open source (as
the PS3 media server is), or if not open, one with a history of good
support. The Western Digital had a good history, but I doubt the Blu-Ray
players that support it are old enough.

	I did a *lot* more extensive search for file streaming back then than I
did for NetFlix streaming, and trust me: None was primarily a Blu-Ray
player, and all the non-PS3, non-WD options were more expensive.

	Also, I don't really care about watching Youtube on my TV.

> There are also lots of devices that'll play whatever you throw at them,
> either via hard drive or over the net, for $100 or so. Get on amazon and
> search for "HDMI torrent."

	Well, the WD device was also about $100. I was figuring about another
$100 or so for a Blu-Ray player, and $80-100 for the Roku NetFlix
player. That's how I got $300. With my current setup (just PS3), it was
$200.

	Nevertheless, thanks for the tip. I didn't know what to search for
before. I'll keep it in mind because I may get sick of using the PS3 as
the media server.

	Not really interested in torrent capability or external HD. That's what
my computer is for.

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