Please educate me

100plus2Vegas · 12-26-2011, 07:59 PM

Im looking at getting either a Media Player or Blu Ray player with built in wifi for a 2nd TV in the bedroom. If I am understanding the options correctly(and I may not) you are restricted to the apps that are preloaded on the device such as: Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Blockbuster ect ect.

Do these have web browsers like a laptop or PC would?

Thank you very much for your help.

**rbinck** · 12-27-2011, 06:40 AM

The media players don't have browsers built into them. I don't know about the PS3. The media players will not play Blu-ray discs like the Blu-ray.

BIslander · 12-27-2011, 09:17 AM

Other apps can be added via updates on some devices. And apps can be improved the same way, such as adding 5.1 sound to Netflix. But, these devices aren't like a smartphone where you go to the market and get the apps you want. It's up to the vendor to make new/improved apps available.

Gorgonesh · 01-03-2012, 10:51 AM

One exception to this rule is Roku. You can add the "channels" that you subscribe to on the device; Netflix, Amazon VOD, Hulu+, MLB.net, HBO GO, Pandora, etc. It doesn't support disc playback but does offer a large number of choices starting at $59. Also, there's no real web browser built into this either, not sure if that is important.

In the bedroom I have a 32" 720p LCD that has a built-in up-converting DVD player and use the Roku for mostly Netflix and Amazon VOD.

12-26-2011, 07:59 PM	#1
100plus2Vegas TV junkie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oceanside,CA Posts: 37	Please educate me Im looking at getting either a Media Player or Blu Ray player with built in wifi for a 2nd TV in the bedroom. If I am understanding the options correctly(and I may not) you are restricted to the apps that are preloaded on the device such as: Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Blockbuster ect ect. Do these have web browsers like a laptop or PC would? Thank you very much for your help. __________________ Zenith 42" Plasma Zenith 60" Plasma 07 Chevy 2500HD Duramax LBZ 06 Funrunner Toybox 06 Yamaha Raptor 700 06 Suzuki LTR 450 Lets go: LA Dodgers, Boston Celtics, SA Spurs.

12-27-2011, 06:40 AM	#2
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 15,602	The media players don't have browsers built into them. I don't know about the PS3. The media players will not play Blu-ray discs like the Blu-ray. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

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12-27-2011, 09:17 AM	#3
BIslander Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Posts: 1,502	Other apps can be added via updates on some devices. And apps can be improved the same way, such as adding 5.1 sound to Netflix. But, these devices aren't like a smartphone where you go to the market and get the apps you want. It's up to the vendor to make new/improved apps available.

01-03-2012, 10:51 AM	#4
Gorgonesh How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 17	One exception to this rule is Roku. You can add the "channels" that you subscribe to on the device; Netflix, Amazon VOD, Hulu+, MLB.net, HBO GO, Pandora, etc. It doesn't support disc playback but does offer a large number of choices starting at $59. Also, there's no real web browser built into this either, not sure if that is important. In the bedroom I have a 32" 720p LCD that has a built-in up-converting DVD player and use the Roku for mostly Netflix and Amazon VOD.