Horizon Box - stream netflix from PC

allycavs

Hi guys

Is there anyway you can stream netflix from my PC to the horizon box and then onto the telly wirelessly?

Thanks
Alan

paulboland

allycavs wrote: »

Hi guys

Is there anyway you can stream netflix from my PC to the horizon box and then onto the telly wirelessly?

Thanks
Alan

No is the answer to this
You can do the following to sort of solve this

1.Connect your PC to your TV using HDMI

If you want to use a wireless connection you will need
A Smart TV that has Netflix and Wireless or Wired connection

A HD TV that has no Wireless or Wired
You can use this
2.Wireless of a sort would be if you had a PlayStation 3
You Connect the PS3 to the TV by using HDMI
Use your PS3 to connect by Wireless to the Horizon
PlayStation 3 has Netflix

But I would always suggest for streaming video you use a wired connection from your PS3 to the Horizon

allycavs

Thanks Paul - yeah i use a HDMI cable at the moment which is fine but its awkward getting round the back of the telly to reach HDMI connection

Yakuza

Get an HDMI splitter, multiple inputs feeding into one input into your TV. My TV has 3 HDMI inputs and I still needed one
Something like this: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/HDMI-AUTO-SWITCH-BOX-SPLITTER-3-in-1-out-FAST-DELIVERY-/200600724054?pt=UK_Computing_KVM_Switches_KVM_Cables&hash=item2eb4bc2256
(I'm not saying that actual one or from that seller, it's just an example)

who_me

Something along the lines of an AppleTV or the new Google Chromecast devices are probably better than using your laptop.

The Chromecast is incredibly cheap, you could probably find HDMI cables that are more expensive. I like the AppleTV for Airplay streaming in addition to Netflix (plus streaming music from my home Mac/PC).

coylemj

Buy a 3m HDMI cable in Tesco and leave it plugged in and looped up behind the telly, then it's easy to pull it out and plug it into the PC when you want to watch something, that's what I do when I want to watch US golf from the laptop on the TV.

Peregrine

I'd invest in a Chromecast if it's available. It's basically a small dongle that connects to your TV that lets you push whatever you're viewing on your Chrome browser to your telly.

Came out in America a couple of days ago, $35.

Leslie91

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I'd invest in a Chromecast if it's available. It's basically a small dongle that connects to your TV that lets you push whatever you're viewing on your Chrome browser to your telly.

Came out in America a couple of days ago, $35.

Anyone try the Chromecast with the Horizon wifi?, my one cannot see my wifi?

SteM

Leslie91 wrote: »

Anyone try the Chromecast with the Horizon wifi?, my one cannot see my wifi?

I've had wireless streamers that would not see my Horizon wifi signal in the past. The only way I found to fix it was to change the channel that the wifi signal was being broadcast on (it was on 14) down to a lower number like 11.

nialler

who_me wrote: »

Something along the lines of an AppleTV or the new Google Chromecast devices are probably better than using your laptop.

The Chromecast is incredibly cheap, you could probably find HDMI cables that are more expensive. I like the AppleTV for Airplay streaming in addition to Netflix (plus streaming music from my home Mac/PC).

I've had awfull problems in the last week with AppleTV streaming (Airplay) and Connect360 not seeing either of my macs. Admittedly I have two wireless networks as the Horizon's is not up to the job so have a netgear attached to it. There's some NAT issue or firewall issue on either the router or access point.

In saying that running a mac mini VPN server wired and port forwarded from the horizon box and bro in states can watch the TV players perfectly.

seanie27

apparently Liberty is in discussions with Netflix to land the service on the Horizon Box. It's on the TiVo box in Britain.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/09/14/netflixvirgin-deal-predates-lg-takeover/

sham69

SteM wrote: »

I've had wireless streamers that would not see my Horizon wifi signal in the past. The only way I found to fix it was to change the channel that the wifi signal was being broadcast on (it was on 14) down to a lower number like 11.

Sorry for hijacking this.
Just spotted this post now , have been asking on here but no one replied.
I am having terrible problems with my smart tv finding the wifi on my horizon box for streaming.
I will try what you suggested.
Cheers.