I've recently subscribed to NetFlix and Amazon streaming video services
and loving it. I haven't watched an evening commercial on cable TV for
months. I was able to do it because my main TV supports it directly. I
just needed to string some Cat 5 cable from my router to the TV
downstairs almost directly below it.
But when I go to Florida I'll still have an HDTV set to use and a router
not far away but the TV there has no built-in streaming capability.
What external device do I need to buy to keep NetFlix and Amazon coming
in? I think the Panasonic Blu-Ray player I have will do that in some
fashion or other but that seems an odd way to receive video. I think a
DVR will do the same (if it's the right one). I have no experience with
DVRs but have been thinking about buying one (not renting from the cable
co.) I guess Tivo is the brand to have. In fact I know of no others.
So, what's the advice. What do I need and, if it's a DVR, can I
transport it from one place to the other when I move back and forth.
How important is the visual interface provided by the DVR or other
device? I can't imagine that my Blu-Ray player is very smart in that
area. But I have learned to do program selection on NetFlix and
Amazon's websites. Trying to do it over the TV set is pretty awful.
Thanks all,
Chuck Norcutt (streaming video know-nothing)
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