Getting and Setting Up Media Player

[ThePointblank]

Looking for some advice on getting a media player set up at home.

 

Looking for something that can do Netflix primarily, while also playing local media. My house is already wired up for Gigabit ethernet. I will also be getting and plugging in a wireless keyboard as well. Nothing too fancy is needed beyond that. Looking to keep everything under $150 dollars Canadian. What are your recommendations?

[jbr]

Maybe take a look at this.

 

http://www.jriver.com/index.html

 

It allows remotes, connects to Amazon and other services.

[ThePointblank]

My TV doesn't have a network connection, so it needs a set top box.

[silencerbob]

You can try Raspberry Pi with Android and run XBMC.

[ThePointblank]

You can try Raspberry Pi with Android and run XBMC.

Possible, but I got a bunch of non-techies in the house, and I'm not always available to troubleshoot or help figure things out. It has to be easy to use.

[dalekphalm]

Possible, but I got a bunch of non-techies in the house, and I'm not always available to troubleshoot or help figure things out. It has to be easy to use.

Honestly, I'd recommend a Roku 3 device most. It has an app for Plex Media Center if you ever decide to setup a Plex Media Server (Those can run on Mac, Linux, Windows, or numerous NAS's like Synology).

 

It's also just a solid device with good playback support, local playback over USB or network playback via ethernet.

 

2nd to that, I'd recommend a WD Live unit.

 

Both will be way easier than a Raspberry Pi unit, even one running XBMC.