I'l second Siddiq's recommendation. Google Chromecast is easy and
inexpensive. Plug it into an HDMI connector on the TV, and just send it
what you like from a computer, tablet or phone. Works well at our house,
and the TV it's plugged into is about the most distant thing from the
wireless router.
Recent details on compatible apps, here:
http://www.ibtimes.com/google-chromecast-now-supports-hbo-go-top-5-apps-hdmi-dongle-1481164
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Siddiq Siddiqui-Ali <
muhammad.siddiqui-ali@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > 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)
>
> If your TV in Florida has an HDMI input, the Google Chromecast might be
> the best thing (has Netflix, among others, not sure how Amazon video
> works). Plus you can stream your laptop to it. 35$ well spent.
>
> Siddiq
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