Thanks again for even more comments and good suggestions but I've
noticed that no one has even mentioned a DVR. Is there a reason?
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/5/2013 7:20 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Thanks all for your comments. It seems I should follow Moose's advice
> and give the Panasonic Blu-Ray player a try. After looking through the
> PDF manual for the device it appears that the interface/menu the Blu-Ray
> player presents may be the same as the Panasonic TV. I'm not clear
> about that since it's all a bit cryptic but there's an unlabeled diagram
> that looks a bit like the interface the TV set provides.
>
> My problem with the Panasonic Blu-Ray player is that the thing is worse
> than an early Windows computer for locking up. Press some buttons in
> the wrong sequence and it may go catatonic. Of course, there's no
> on/off switch that is not controlled by the catatonic software so it
> requires dropping the power to wake it up. It should be easy enough to
> move the network cable to give it a try. Maybe I can even download a
> firmware update. Not likely I think but it sure could use one.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/5/2013 5:24 PM, Moose wrote:
>> On 12/5/2013 1:03 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> I've recently subscribed to NetFlix and Amazon streaming video services
>>> and loving 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?
>>
>> My sons say AppleTV. Certainly it works well at one son's house
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> You make the old fart mistake of thinking of it as a disc player. It's a
>> computer designed to acquire video and send it
>> to a TV. Why should it matter whether it reads it from a disc or receives it
>> from WiFi?
>>
>> That said, the firmware that does these things varies a lot in capability.
>> When our DVD player died, I bought a Panny BR
>> player, It went back in a couple of days for a Samsung. The Panny's ability
>> to play videos from anything other than a
>> disc was pitiful. A call to support made it clear they had no plans to
>> improve it. The Samsung is very good. I do a fair
>> amount of that.
>>
>> For example, a recent TOP mentioned a documentary about photographer Saul
>> Leiter. I downloaded it from the web and can
>> watch it on my TV. When our DVR went blooie during a trip and when there's a
>> power outage, I simply jump on the web and
>> grab the missed episodes. Even with Netflix and Hulu+, there are a lot of
>> shows not available, or not available in a
>> timely fashion.
>>
>> OTOH, the Sammy is very slow with Netflix, much slower and clunkier than the
>> AppleTV. But that's likely mostly poor
>> firmware for that function. This subject just reminded me that there is now
>> a wifi router acting as repeater right above
>> it. I ran a cable to the router. That's made Netflix more responsive, but
>> not yet great.
>>
>> 'Twere me, I'd try the Panny BR player. If it works, you're home free. If
>> not, then you can add a dedicated streaming
>> device.
>>
>> Slow Stream Moose
>>
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