Netflix via Wii
- Thread starter kwillia
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aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
With an aftermarket cable to the component input to your TV, labeled YPbPr, you can increase resolution to 480p. The cable that comes with the Wii is even worse and the larger the TV the worse it looks
GWguy
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I use a Western Digital media player which has a network connection. It can play Netflix and YouTube videos. The connection to the TV is 1080p HDMI, but the quality of the picture never gets better than 480p, and lower if you have a slow Internet connection. I think that's all you can expect with today's hardware, unless you have FIOS.
dustin
UAIOE
IIRC in small print on the Roku website they recommend 5mbps for 1080p
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
a small desktop with a built in wireless card and a HDMI video out might be the way to go.
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire Revo AR3610-U2002 Intel Atom 330(1.60GHz) 2GB DDR2 250GB NVIDIA ION graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
HULU seems to be blocked on all the boxes and they all limit what you can access
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire Revo AR3610-U2002 Intel Atom 330(1.60GHz) 2GB DDR2 250GB NVIDIA ION graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
HULU seems to be blocked on all the boxes and they all limit what you can access
GWguy
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That's what I do with my laptop, it has HDMI 1080p out. Picture quality from Internet sources is still lacking tho. Playing back a saved video is very good.
Dakota
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I looked into this earlier this year and noticed that also... Kwillia,
I do and I have zero issues or complaints, but the picture would have to be really distorted for me to notice, just not that picky maybe? But then again, I am one of those few people who cannot see the difference between SD and HDTV ... nor can I hear the difference between AM and FM... Anyway, Netflix is a great deal... I think the 1 out at a time with unlimited streaming is only $10.00 a month. If you hate it, cancel.