Best media streaming box for TV?

[killa]

Looking to buy the first Gen WD TV live stream box to watch things from my hard drive.
Before i buy one i was wondering what you guys would recommend.

(No i don't want a raspberry pi)
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[Jayy]

Don't know about streaming, as I have a PC hooked up to TV/Projector + Multiple 27" monitors....

However, I do have a couple Sumvision Cyclone Micro 2+ boxes that will play anything off an external HDD / USB stick. Specifically 1080p MKVs.

[P.addy]

I have a Cyclone Nano, that streams data across the network and can output to 1080p

[Walter Sobchak]

the wd tv live is rated highly, i've had 2 (first one broke when hot swapping) pretty much always use a usb stick with it, always had problems with juttering streaming and accessing media shares, appears to be just me though...

[killa]

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[P.addy]

If you pm me your address I'll send you mine to play with... I haven't used it since relocating my tv to my bedroom

It streams stuff perfectly fine for me

I followed this thread and flashed with non android ROM and it is fine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915281

[map]

The Sony Outlet store has the discontinued SMP-N200 unit for £50. Link click here.

I got one the other month to try. It's not bad. I have issues with stuttering video but I'm thinking that's my setup (see my recent thread on request for network mains adaptor advice).

Only problem is that it does not recognise some formats. Read the spec for details. I've tried it using an old laptop as a DLNA server with serviio and also xbmc. I've had a problem with mkv but if I re-sample and put into MPEG2 they play. The serviio server remuxes some formats and I think this does not help the stuttering on my hardware. Newer kit I imagine should not have the same issue.

I found it does read from the USB input OK.

HTH
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[ScaredyCat]

Sky Now box (Roku box) for a tenner, hacked with the Plex client and run Plex server on your PC .

Total outlay... £10


Hack instructions
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[daemonoid]

I have one of the first gen intel mac minis you can get them for about £150 on eBay.

They handle every bit of media you throw at them and can run pretty much anything any normal PC can. I normally hate the mac OS, but the simple 'my first OS' feel of it works quite well on the big screen.

All the cut down boxes suffer from inability to play one thing or another, or require a lot of time investment to hack and continue to tweak.

Coupled with a wireless mouse & keyboard I can't see a better low hassle solution around.
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[Seb]

Time to upgrade to a smart TV imo

Quality and spec aside, the best thing about my TV is it's ability to access stuff from my server in the cupboard and play it directly over 5ghz wifi with no performance issues whatsoever. Even raw BD50 (45gb+) disc images play without so much as a hitch.

Physical media is so obsolete it's not even funny.
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