In this episode of The 5, we take a look at simple set top boxes that harness the power of the internet to deliver the goods to your big screen. techvi.com BLOCKBUSTER ONCE COMMANDED THE RENTAL MARKET... BUT IT'S ONDEMAND PLAYER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE A BIT TOO LATE. THE COMPANY TEAMED UP WITH MEDIAPOINT TO OFFER A DIGITAL SET TOP BOX THAT WORKS ON BOTH STANDARD AND HIGH DEF TV'S. THE SIMPLE PLAYER HOOKS UP TO YOUR NETWORK USING A WIRED OR WIFI CONNECTION. MOVIES ARE PROGRESSIVELY DOWNLOADED AND PLAYED SO VIDEO IS CONSISTENT AND DVD QUALITY. THERE ARE NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION COSTS - YOU PAY 99 BUCKS FOR THE PLAYER AND THAT INCLUDES 25 MOVIE RENTALS. AFTER THAT, RENTALS START AT 2 DOLLARS. THE WESTERN DIGITAL TV HD MEDIA PLAYER LETS YOU PLAY JUST ABOUT ANY POPULAR MOVIE FILE ON YOUR BIG SCREEN. THE WD TV HD MEDIA PLAYER DOESN'T DIRECTLY CONNECT TO THE WEB, BUT DOES LETS YOU PLAY THE AUDIO, VIDEO OR PICTURES YOU'VE DOWNLOADED TO YOUR COMPUTER. THE DEVICE CONNECTS TO YOUR TV AND ADDS NOT ONE BUT 2 USB PORTS SO YOU CAN CONNECT A HARD DRIVE OR PRETTY MUCH ANY STORAGE DEVICE WITH A USB CONNECTION. THE WD TV HD HANDLES VIDEO UP TO FULL 1080P AND PLAYS POPULAR FORMATS INCLUDING MPEG, H-264, QUICKTIME, AVI AND MORE. IT WON'T PLAY PROTECTED FILES LIKE THE ONES YOU GET FROM ITUNES OR AMAZON UNBOX. BOXEE SOFTWARE IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND EXPANDABLE WAY TO WATCH JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF MEDIA ON YOUR TV SCREEN. THE FREE, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE TAKES A BIT OF TECH-KNOW HOW TO GET UP AND ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Net-Connected TV Set Top Movie Boxes - The 5 On TechVi.com
Net-Connected TV Set Top Movie Boxes - The 5 On TechVi.com Tube. Duration : 5.12 Mins.
In this episode of The 5, we take a look at simple set top boxes that harness the power of the internet to deliver the goods to your big screen. techvi.com BLOCKBUSTER ONCE COMMANDED THE RENTAL MARKET... BUT IT'S ONDEMAND PLAYER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE A BIT TOO LATE. THE COMPANY TEAMED UP WITH MEDIAPOINT TO OFFER A DIGITAL SET TOP BOX THAT WORKS ON BOTH STANDARD AND HIGH DEF TV'S. THE SIMPLE PLAYER HOOKS UP TO YOUR NETWORK USING A WIRED OR WIFI CONNECTION. MOVIES ARE PROGRESSIVELY DOWNLOADED AND PLAYED SO VIDEO IS CONSISTENT AND DVD QUALITY. THERE ARE NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION COSTS - YOU PAY 99 BUCKS FOR THE PLAYER AND THAT INCLUDES 25 MOVIE RENTALS. AFTER THAT, RENTALS START AT 2 DOLLARS. THE WESTERN DIGITAL TV HD MEDIA PLAYER LETS YOU PLAY JUST ABOUT ANY POPULAR MOVIE FILE ON YOUR BIG SCREEN. THE WD TV HD MEDIA PLAYER DOESN'T DIRECTLY CONNECT TO THE WEB, BUT DOES LETS YOU PLAY THE AUDIO, VIDEO OR PICTURES YOU'VE DOWNLOADED TO YOUR COMPUTER. THE DEVICE CONNECTS TO YOUR TV AND ADDS NOT ONE BUT 2 USB PORTS SO YOU CAN CONNECT A HARD DRIVE OR PRETTY MUCH ANY STORAGE DEVICE WITH A USB CONNECTION. THE WD TV HD HANDLES VIDEO UP TO FULL 1080P AND PLAYS POPULAR FORMATS INCLUDING MPEG, H-264, QUICKTIME, AVI AND MORE. IT WON'T PLAY PROTECTED FILES LIKE THE ONES YOU GET FROM ITUNES OR AMAZON UNBOX. BOXEE SOFTWARE IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND EXPANDABLE WAY TO WATCH JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF MEDIA ON YOUR TV SCREEN. THE FREE, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE TAKES A BIT OF TECH-KNOW HOW TO GET UP AND ...
In this episode of The 5, we take a look at simple set top boxes that harness the power of the internet to deliver the goods to your big screen. techvi.com BLOCKBUSTER ONCE COMMANDED THE RENTAL MARKET... BUT IT'S ONDEMAND PLAYER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE A BIT TOO LATE. THE COMPANY TEAMED UP WITH MEDIAPOINT TO OFFER A DIGITAL SET TOP BOX THAT WORKS ON BOTH STANDARD AND HIGH DEF TV'S. THE SIMPLE PLAYER HOOKS UP TO YOUR NETWORK USING A WIRED OR WIFI CONNECTION. MOVIES ARE PROGRESSIVELY DOWNLOADED AND PLAYED SO VIDEO IS CONSISTENT AND DVD QUALITY. THERE ARE NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION COSTS - YOU PAY 99 BUCKS FOR THE PLAYER AND THAT INCLUDES 25 MOVIE RENTALS. AFTER THAT, RENTALS START AT 2 DOLLARS. THE WESTERN DIGITAL TV HD MEDIA PLAYER LETS YOU PLAY JUST ABOUT ANY POPULAR MOVIE FILE ON YOUR BIG SCREEN. THE WD TV HD MEDIA PLAYER DOESN'T DIRECTLY CONNECT TO THE WEB, BUT DOES LETS YOU PLAY THE AUDIO, VIDEO OR PICTURES YOU'VE DOWNLOADED TO YOUR COMPUTER. THE DEVICE CONNECTS TO YOUR TV AND ADDS NOT ONE BUT 2 USB PORTS SO YOU CAN CONNECT A HARD DRIVE OR PRETTY MUCH ANY STORAGE DEVICE WITH A USB CONNECTION. THE WD TV HD HANDLES VIDEO UP TO FULL 1080P AND PLAYS POPULAR FORMATS INCLUDING MPEG, H-264, QUICKTIME, AVI AND MORE. IT WON'T PLAY PROTECTED FILES LIKE THE ONES YOU GET FROM ITUNES OR AMAZON UNBOX. BOXEE SOFTWARE IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND EXPANDABLE WAY TO WATCH JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF MEDIA ON YOUR TV SCREEN. THE FREE, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE TAKES A BIT OF TECH-KNOW HOW TO GET UP AND ...
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