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- Dec 13, 2005
I'm sure this has been beaten to death but haven't seen any threads on it.
So I have two "dumb" TVs that I'd like to add streaming ability to for <$100 each, one in a bedroom and one in the living room. I should note I have a Steam Link on order for the living room TV, but looked around and don't think it has the ability to natively stream Netflix or Amazon Prime video.
I'm fairly interested in the Amazon Fire TV/Fire TV Sticks. Leaning towards the beefier Fire TVs, as reviews tend to give them more grunt - smoother UI, smoother video due to more ram and a larger buffer, etc. I also like having a microSD slot so I could load some video on that.
I've also came across the occasional Intel Stick, and like the idea of having a full on PC plugged into the back of my TV - has anyone had any experience with using these in a pure HTPC sense?
So I have two "dumb" TVs that I'd like to add streaming ability to for <$100 each, one in a bedroom and one in the living room. I should note I have a Steam Link on order for the living room TV, but looked around and don't think it has the ability to natively stream Netflix or Amazon Prime video.
I'm fairly interested in the Amazon Fire TV/Fire TV Sticks. Leaning towards the beefier Fire TVs, as reviews tend to give them more grunt - smoother UI, smoother video due to more ram and a larger buffer, etc. I also like having a microSD slot so I could load some video on that.
I've also came across the occasional Intel Stick, and like the idea of having a full on PC plugged into the back of my TV - has anyone had any experience with using these in a pure HTPC sense?