Earthlings can be very illogical
Not sure if you are aware of this, but Netflix direct to tv is not ‘unlimited’ in the truest sense of the word. The selection is limited, although you can still get any title through the mail...JFK
I'm sure some of the more tech-savy freepers will probably be able to tell you how to set up your wifi (or reset the password on your router).
Earthlings can be very illogical
I see the Blu-Ray players for sale and notice they are higher priced than the DVD players. What is the difference? I have several DVD players and my Daughter pretty much keeps me permanently on Netflix as she uses it for gifts.
Can I play Blu Ray discs on my DVD players? I guess not but am not sure. Don’t really even know what Blu-Ray is.
I have Netflix with the Roku box. It works well if you have a good broadband connection, but the streamed movies are not in HD. The connection of the Roku box makes a difference...try RGB cables if your TV has that input option. The box has HDMI output too, but I’m not sure if that would make a big difference in picture quality. The Roku is wireless, but has a Cat-5 wired input and I would prefer a hard connection to the wi-fi as I have experienced some drop out with wi-fi.
Here’s a good place with Netflix info:
http://www.hackingnetflix.com/
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The Panasonic Blu-Ray someone gave us for Christmas died by the first week of February. Just died. I missed the Pandora music stations the most and the Netflix streaming. We sent it back fot repair or replacement, and in the waiting time diccovered Roku. We like it better. The only downside is no youtube, but most youtubes are not of great quality anyway. We don’t have a HD TV yet because our old 55” rear Projector is still working fine, so the HD quality for us is not a factor right now.
Get a PS3. It’s great for Blu-Ray and connects to wireless internet very easy.
Costs a little less than high end players but unless you have the $6,000 TV, you won’t know the difference.
And you can read FreeRepublic on your TV with it!
You’ll be popular with the kids too....
I have watched NetFlix streaming via an Xbox, Roku and a PS3... the Xbox provides the best viewing experience, by far...
but Roku is a fine choice if you have absolutely not intention of ever playing games.
The Roku HD is nice. With a 32” TV, I would not sweat the difference between 720P and 1080I/P. Unless you sit closer than 3 or 4 feet from the TV, you won’t see the difference. If you sit farther than 7 or 8 feet from a 32”, you won’t benefit from HD at all compared to a good DVD player. HD over the Roku looks great on my 54” plasma, somewhere between DVD and broadcast HD, both of which look pretty darn good.
For sound, if your Bose has Optical In, you can connect the sound from the Roku HD to the Bose via a TOSlink cable.
I’ve got the predecessor to the Panasonic you mention, it has a good picture and works reasonably well with Youtube. It does have one flaw with Youtube — you can’t fast forward within videos.
Netflix seems to work better on a dedicated device. I use my Xbox360 but a Blu Ray player should work fine. One advantage of the Roku is that it supports a wide range of other internet streaming options, including MLB.TV and a bunch of internet TV services.
There is no reason why you can’t hook up a Blu Ray by HDMI to your TV and run a digital out to your Bose. I’ve done that for years and it works just fine. They will all allow the audio to run through a separate digital audio out.
One unsolicited testimonial. Check out monoprice.com for cheap HD cables and stuff like HMDI switches.
Some time ago I just bought a Blu ray on the software, with a very good, we can try next.
http://www.blurayapps.com Blu ray copy