What do you want to stream, websites, or shit like Netflix, hulu, etc?
how far away is the other room?
does your computer have HDMI out?
I've been happy with my Boxee Box - it streams, aggregates videos from your social networks, can play Netflix as well as any other video file you can throw at it through its two USB ports. Pair it with a wireless USB keyboard for maximum effectiveness. It's under $200.
Apple TV, Roku 2XS, WDTV live all work similarly, just not as well in my opinion.
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I am very fond of the MK802 devices. They are just slightly bigger than a USB stick and plug directly into your HDMI port in the back of your TV. The newest model (MK802 IV) is a quad core chip with 2 gigs of ram and has Android 4.2, bluetooth etc.. So you can browse using Chrome, watch Netflix, install XMBC (awesome media center with some cool plugs) etc.. You can pick up this one for about $99 and the older MK802 IIIs is about $65.
For a remote control, you can use an app on your android phone, or use one of those "flying" mice - think the WII remote, but there is a keyboard on it as well.
Another good thing about these is (especially if you have a USB port on your to power it), there is no wires, and your TV essentially becomes a "smart TV" .
Jay
Do you just stream off the web? Have you tried playing HD files? Just wondering coz I was looking into this option but read there's a bottle neck at the GPU and can get glitchy?This.
I am very fond of the MK802 devices. They are just slightly bigger than a USB stick and plug directly into your HDMI port in the back of your TV. The newest model (MK802 IV) is a quad core chip with 2 gigs of ram and has Android 4.2, bluetooth etc.. So you can browse using Chrome, watch Netflix, install XMBC (awesome media center with some cool plugs) etc.. You can pick up this one for about $99 and the older MK802 IIIs is about $65.
For a remote control, you can use an app on your android phone, or use one of those "flying" mice - think the WII remote, but there is a keyboard on it as well.
Another good thing about these is (especially if you have a USB port on your to power it), there is no wires, and your TV essentially becomes a "smart TV" .
Jay
Do you just stream off the web? Have you tried playing HD files? Just wondering coz I was looking into this option but read there's a bottle neck at the GPU and can get glitchy?