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Looking for a media player which will....

  • 08-09-2013 12:58pm
    #1
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭


    1. Play all the popular movie formats
    2. Stream content (movies and music) wirelessly from my NAS (I already have a WD Live box elsewhere which streams with no issues)
    3. Play NetFlix, YouTube and Vimeo etc
    4. This is probably the tricky one - I want it to be able to play streamed online sports content some of which is HD. I therefore guess it needs to have a browser and store favourites etc

    Does such a box exist?

    As I said I already have a WD Live box which is great but I can't stream online content via it other than via the preloaded proprietary apps for NetFlix, YouTube etc.

    Thanks

    Ben


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  • #2
    s_carnage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Not sure if this helps much but I'm currently using a boxee box and it plays any video or audio formats be it HD or even 3D without any problems. Also downloads subtitles if needed.

    Can't tell you about your 2nd and 3rd point as have never tried doing these but there are apps on it which I'm sure includes YouTube and Vimeo but not sure about Netflix.

    Now the last point your enquiring about is one of the main reasons I wanted such a box. I've used 4 different streaming sites on the boxee box and it has worked with 3 out of 4 of them. Not sure if I can mention the sites on here but the one it didn't work with is actually one of the main sites in operation now. That was last year and I switched to another subscription site in the meantime which offers HD & SD streams and the boxee plays perfectly.

    There is probably newer media players out there now as the developers no longer send out any updates but there is a boxee site which lets you hack the box very easily and put there updated software on it and it looks a lot better.


  • #3
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭BenEadir


    Thanks S_Carnage, could you PM me the sites you referred to? If they include the one I use most frequently then a Boxee box might well do the trick.

    Appreciate the feedback.

    BTW, is Kagawa going to be a regular for you boyz this year given you didn't sign an AM/#10 or is Moyes going to keep him in the reserves/on the bench? I just put him in my FF team as (in my amateur opinion) he's exactly what Man U need with Fellani and Carrick in front of the back four and Nani/Valencia on the wings but then I guess where does Rooney fit in when he comes back??

    Ben


  • #4
    Delboy5
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭Delboy5


    I'd be also interested in the names of the streaming sites that work for the boxee box?


  • #5
    BenEadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭BenEadir


    Does anyone know if there is an XMBC app which runs on the. WD Live box? That could be one way to watch Internet streams as I think you can do that via XMBC.

    Ben


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