Upgrading bluray player from ps3
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Why not just a media streamer to play the MKV files directly? Suely that's much better than burning it to BD? I recently got an Nvidia Shield, loaded MX Player on that and it plays things from my PC/external HDD just fine.
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ok lets move away from the PQ side of things as i'm starting to think one box to do everything and something that is a bit quieter is going to be good, even if it looks the same quality as the PS3. I don't want an media streamer and I don't burn to bluray, I use my NAS.
Basically, out of those 4 I mentioned, what do people think is the best one?
Basically, out of those 4 I mentioned, what do people think is the best one?
They aren't that low. At least not the latest revision. £250 and up. Most seem to be between £260 and £290 with 1 - 2 games.
I find my Xbox one much better for streaming media. The ps4 media player doesn't support DTS for example, meaning you have to use Plex for DTS audio instead of the media player.
The PS4, unlike the ps3 doesn't seem as affected by cinavia though, which is a massive bonus for it.
The Xbox however just works. I haven't regretted getting my Xbox one since the update that allowed proper dlna. I'm actually looking into a system where I can use my Xbox in both my cinema and lounge rather than the ps4 in the cinema and Xbox in lounge.
The PS4, unlike the ps3 doesn't seem as affected by cinavia though, which is a massive bonus for it.
The Xbox however just works. I haven't regretted getting my Xbox one since the update that allowed proper dlna. I'm actually looking into a system where I can use my Xbox in both my cinema and lounge rather than the ps4 in the cinema and Xbox in lounge.
Sorry to go a bit off topic but is the Xbox one not a bit noisy as a media device ?
I can completely understand the op not wanting to use the PS3 if you can even slightly hear the fans. I myself am a bit anal on this issue and for that reason I only use ripped Blu rays and not the physical discs. I do have a ps3 that I used to use for Blu rays and in fairness it was never really bad.
I can completely understand the op not wanting to use the PS3 if you can even slightly hear the fans. I myself am a bit anal on this issue and for that reason I only use ripped Blu rays and not the physical discs. I do have a ps3 that I used to use for Blu rays and in fairness it was never really bad.
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The xbone is a quiet piece of kit, I don't own one personally so I couldn't test it late at night in a silent room, but lots of friends do and watching films / tv on it is perfectly fine
No, it's not noisy. The 360 and PS3's were both noisy bits of kit. But the PS4 and Xbox One are not. They are both quieter than the noise that comes from a spinning disc. And that is the problem with ANY BR player.
I have both, as well as a couple stand alone BR players. And when streaming movies (like you, from ripped BR's) they are all as quiet as each other to be fair, maybe a very slight increase in fan noise from the consoles, but only audible when the sound is completely muted, from our seating positions anyway. And when playing BR's, the spinning disc is always the noisiest component in the system.
Having both current gen consoles, as well as regular BR players, I would recommend the xbox one as the best overall solution. It plays everything I throw at it, has a decent app store for other on demand services, is quiet, and will play games (Halo for example). The PS4 is ok, but not as good a media player. And the xbox One has a really nice little remote control.
More expensive than the £150 budget set out mind you. But I wouldn't pay that money for a straight up BR player. For that I would only pay a max of £100. And even then, my £100 Onkyo BR player hasn't been used since I bought the xbox.
I have both, as well as a couple stand alone BR players. And when streaming movies (like you, from ripped BR's) they are all as quiet as each other to be fair, maybe a very slight increase in fan noise from the consoles, but only audible when the sound is completely muted, from our seating positions anyway. And when playing BR's, the spinning disc is always the noisiest component in the system.
Having both current gen consoles, as well as regular BR players, I would recommend the xbox one as the best overall solution. It plays everything I throw at it, has a decent app store for other on demand services, is quiet, and will play games (Halo for example). The PS4 is ok, but not as good a media player. And the xbox One has a really nice little remote control.
More expensive than the £150 budget set out mind you. But I wouldn't pay that money for a straight up BR player. For that I would only pay a max of £100. And even then, my £100 Onkyo BR player hasn't been used since I bought the xbox.