box for netflix and lovefilm streaming

lsg1r · 1 Jul 2012 at 18:12

Anyone got a recommendation for a cheap box that allows streaming movies from both lovefilm and netflix.

Bonus points for iplayer, itv player, channel 4/5 streaming etc

Thanks

tribz · 1 Jul 2012 at 21:27

Xbox 360 or PS3 (not so cheap)

ChilledLJ · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:30

Those WD TV Live streamers look good to me from the ones I was searching thru (apple, roku etc) cost about £70 and do netflix etc usb and streaming from computers.
I do use my xbox but the problem with that is you need Gold and it also uses ten times as much power as one of these little devices (maybe more?)

lsg1r · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:40

the wd tv doesn't support both lovefilm from what I've read...

xbox, probably too much.

m_cozzy · 2 Jul 2012 at 13:32

how cheap is cheap? My sony s390 bluray player does all that & can be had for approx £120.
In fact that was the main reason for purchase, I've never put a bd in it!

GeX · 2 Jul 2012 at 13:50

tribz said:
Xbox 360 or PS3 (not so cheap)

These are far too noisy imo.

Liquid_Entity · 2 Jul 2012 at 13:53

Got the WD TV Live from the rainforest on Saturday, waiting for it to be delivered but it doesn't do Lovefilm, just as well I am on Netflix. Plays everything apparently.

NeverWinter · 2 Jul 2012 at 14:20

Also bare in mind that if you do use an XBox to stream you have to pay for XBox live...

lsg1r · 2 Jul 2012 at 14:27

m_cozzy said:
how cheap is cheap? My sony s390 bluray player does all that & can be had for approx £120.
In fact that was the main reason for purchase, I've never put a bd in it!

that's looking like a good option, they don't have blu ray so....

xbox etc was probably too much but I reckon 120 wouldn't be too bad with blu ray

ruffneck · 2 Jul 2012 at 14:54

Apple TV?

lsg1r · 2 Jul 2012 at 18:17

ruffneck said:
Apple TV?

that was my first thought but that only supports netflix :rolleyes:

tribz · 2 Jul 2012 at 19:47

NeverWinter said:
Also bare in mind that if you do use an XBox to stream you have to pay for XBox live...

You only need a silver account for iPlayer which is free. I'm not sure about the other content.

Kohaashi · 2 Jul 2012 at 21:03

tribz said:
You only need a silver account for iPlayer which is free. I'm not sure about the other content.

Gold account is required for Netflix I believe.

Glaucus · 2 Jul 2012 at 21:06

MK802 pc on a stick, I assume lovefilm has an android app.
Although I'm waiting for some reviews to check its powrful enough, but might be some about now as its been a few weeks since I last checked.

It's sounding good, you would need to check that the apps are available for what you want to do.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/mk802-android-4-0-mini-pc-hands-on-impressions/
Back in the real world, it's fair to say that it didn't take long before we got right into the whole Android-on-a-TV thing, and started to wonder about all the apps that might be well suited to this configuration. YouTube is an obvious example, and it worked much better on the MK802 than some native Smart TV apps we've seen. The same is true for things like BBC iPlayer, where the Android interface is sometimes snappier than the TV app. Of course, it's even better when it brings apps to your TV that otherwise might not be available, like Netflix (which does have TV apps, but only certain models). The more time you spend with this, discovering suitable apps, the better it gets, and we could see some really unique uses for it going forward.