Media Player under £100.

[Scrooge]

Today i'm going to buy a 1tb harddrive and a media player. I bought a Raspberry pie but even with XBMC loaded on everytime I plug in a harddrive it just freezes and makes me want to throw it at wall.

I'm thinking of going for a western digital one as they seem fairly priced. They only have a wired internet connection and i'd rather wireless tbh.


I've seen this but there's no USB in. That's proper silly as it'd be great otherwise.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006VTASUQ/?tag=cliospnet01-21

So any suggestions? Also Harddrive suggestions as there's silly amounts out there to choose from.

Thanks

 

[Jay_G]

What TV you got Ant?

I could sit here and talk about media servers (you could watch stuff on your phone in, and out of the house, use it as a remote etc) but I guess you just want a simple solution?

The Rokus are good, I was going to get one. But I think they are more network players, I.e they play media from a central server/from the Internet.

I take it when you said your getting a hard drive, your getting an external USB one yeah?

Only reason I ask the TV question, is most tvs can play media from a hard drive plugged into it. They normally have a sloppy interface, and can be picky with file formats though.

 

[Rob]

WDTV is wireless Ant. Mine is.

I also realised as much as I'd like to give you my HDD, it's my Time machine backup for my Macbook.

 

[Scrooge]

I wouldn't something more complicated if I could use it easily lol but i'm a technoidiot even though I love gadgets


Yer it'd be a usb one and prefereably not one that I have provide a mains supply for although it's not essential.

It's a nasty TV that i'd be looking at upgrading before xmas, plus i'll also be using it with other tvs aswell.

Rob the wireless one was £150 on Amazon unless I was mistaken.

 

[Rob]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005NYOKC2/?tag=cliospnet01-21

hard drive:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007UOW818/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Scrooge]

Yer I read that wrong lol

 

[Rob]

There probably are better ones about, but that one gets 4*'s on whathifi and has been nothing but great for me.

Firmware updates are a little slow, but it copes with my library with ease.

 

[Tom]

Don't get a Roku XS

 

[Scrooge]

Lol what did you put?

I think i'll go for the WD one then, it's just easier.

 

[Tom]

Shame its s**t.

 

[Scrooge]

Funny you say that;http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006VTASW4/?tag=cliospnet01-21

I'm waiting for 1 oclock when it comes up on Amazons lightening deal thing. I see one problem though. I can't plug in a harddrive.

 

[Tom]

USB on the side

 

[Scrooge]

Winning, it's now £79.99 too!

 

[Dink]

was it a usb powered harddrive you was trying to run off the pi? as that aint going to work lol

 

[Rob]

That's why then. LOL!

I have a powered one we can test.

 

[1812lsd]

To run a usb powered HDD you need a powered hub.

 

[Jay_G]

Winning, it's now £79.99 too!

Where did you see it for that?!

 

[Dan519]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rikomagic...et_Media_Streamers&hash=item20cabd057b&_uhb=1

 

[Reaver85]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0073DN8HE/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Scrooge]

Got my roku, very happy with it until I found out it doesn't play avi. What the actual f**k lol

 

[cava83]

Bought one of these for my mum last year and plugged in an external HD.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005NYOKC2/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Just works, no need to mess around.

 

[Scrooge]

Lol don't rub it in.

 

[Tom]

That roku is s**t. Dunno why you bought it.

 

[Scrooge]

Flol!

 

[Sam]

Yeh, WDL is the way forward.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/western-digital-tv-live-streaming-media-player-11957492-pdt.html?srcid=867&cmpid=comp~Google~Networking~11957492&istCompanyId=9a35962d-802d-4e67-9721-0a3328ca1f02&istItemId=pqxwxtpt&istBid=t

Few quid more but you can pick it up in store.

 

[cava83]

Lol don't rub it in.

Take it back and get the WD.

There is a new boxee out too............