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mos_skeeto · 07-09-2014, 11:41 AM

I own/use plex, apple tv, wdtv and chromecast.

Chromecast works well if you're network is really good. I have a walls between my tv and router so when I beam from my couch it goes from living room > den > living room and it's crap. I also find that videos don't really cache well so it's not like you can hit pause for a few seconds and let it queue up. Theres plug-ins you can get for Chrome (desktop) that lets you play pretty much anything.

Apple TV is awesome for buying, renting and watching web-friendly videos (ex: youtube, netflix). For random stuff you download off the web its awful.

Plex as above poster mentioned is my favourite stream option. Great performance over the network and fancy menus.

What I use is none of the above. I hate streaming. (insert grupmy cat gif here). I got a wdtv media player from Costco and I go old school with a usb hard drive (2 terabytes accessible over the network). It keeps my computer hard drive empty and everything plays easily with 5.1 surround with no fuss and I can take it to a friends house. The only pain is transferring stuff over. XBMC would also work for this purpose.

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mos_skeeto Rs has made me the man i am today! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 604 Posts: 3,023 Thanked 688 Times in 190 Posts Failed 22 Times in 10 Posts	I own/use plex, apple tv, wdtv and chromecast. Chromecast works well if you're network is really good. I have a walls between my tv and router so when I beam from my couch it goes from living room > den > living room and it's crap. I also find that videos don't really cache well so it's not like you can hit pause for a few seconds and let it queue up. Theres plug-ins you can get for Chrome (desktop) that lets you play pretty much anything. Apple TV is awesome for buying, renting and watching web-friendly videos (ex: youtube, netflix). For random stuff you download off the web its awful. Plex as above poster mentioned is my favourite stream option. Great performance over the network and fancy menus. What I use is none of the above. I hate streaming. (insert grupmy cat gif here). I got a wdtv media player from Costco and I go old school with a usb hard drive (2 terabytes accessible over the network). It keeps my computer hard drive empty and everything plays easily with 5.1 surround with no fuss and I can take it to a friends house. The only pain is transferring stuff over. XBMC would also work for this purpose. Last edited by mos_skeeto; 07-09-2014 at 11:49 AM.