Roku or Apple TV

matt

matt

Local caffeine junky
So I've been tasked with finding a media player that can play Netflix for friends that I hooked up with Netflix this last weekend.

From what I can tell, the best options are the Roku 3 or Apple TV. I see havetohave.co.za will import a Roku for R1870 http://www.have2have.co.za/product/Roku-3-Streaming-Player/128848, and I can get hold of an Apple TV for around R1227. I don't think they have much else Applish aside from one iPhone, and I don't think they have computers around the house, so integration with iTunes etc is probably not a big issue.

Does anyone have any opinion on what's the better option, or something else that might be better?

Also, would NTSC vs PAL be a problem seeing that the Roku would be imported from USA? I'm also worried about if they include a 240V power adapter.
 
Iv got a mate who has gone apple befok around his house, and the apple tv setup with everything works like a dream... Speakers in every room, that can be told when to play what etc... Very expensive setup though...

How did you set up their netflix now? on a PC? Do they want the media player basically as a remote for the netflix?

No playstation or X box?

Iv also been looking into it, My brother in law is trying to set it up, he sent me this link, may help...

http://www.cnet.com/topics/media-streamers/best-media-streamers/
 
Tom said:
Iv got a mate who has gone apple befok around his house, and the apple tv setup with everything works like a dream... Speakers in every room, that can be told when to play what etc... Very expensive setup though...

How did you set up their netflix now? on a PC? Do they want the media player basically as a remote for the netflix?

No playstation or X box?

Iv also been looking into it, My brother in law is trying to set it up, he sent me this link, may help...

http://www.cnet.com/topics/media-streamers/best-media-streamers/
Click to expand...

Ya Apple stuff works really well if you have lots of other Apple stuff. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

I've set them up on a ps3 in front but they now want to be able to watch in the room as well, so now they need a second Netflix compatible device.
 
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