upconverting dvd player with wifi that can grab avi's off your wireless network?

[breadman]

Need some technical advice. Have a regular old tv but tons of avi's on my desktop. Is there an upconverting dvd player with wifi out there that can access my collection on my wireless network and then play it on my regular old sony trinitron?

 

[wetnose]

I believe you have to get a Roku or Western Digital Live. They're basically mini-computers (<$100) that will set up the avis and output to the TV.

 

[TheDr]

If you were to enable media sharing in Windows Media Player, you can then use a DLNA compliant media player that has the features you need - primarily the correct connections for your TV and wireless. I use a PS3 and it performs very well.

 

[MattRoxx]

Not sure if it's what you want but I have an Asus O!Play Air and it's pretty good for playing avi, mp4s, and many other video formats. Music too.
http://www.asus.com/News/GllxZZwzbIGTAm8l/

I know those Trinitrons last a long time but you should consider upgrading to HD and watching movies in the correct format.

 

[mrsCALoki]

Little box beside our TVs says WD if that helps. We have dozens of terabytes somewhere of movies, and it is easy to watch them.

 

[checks]

Grab a PS3 and install PS3 Mediaserver on your computer. It can stream / transcode any format to something the PS3 can display.

 

[George The Curious]

Just connect your desktop VGA output to your tv directly. There are converters if your tv has no VGA input.

 

[oldjones]

Just connect your desktop VGA output to your tv directly. There are converters if your tv has no VGA input.

There ain't no "justs". Done that with my laptop, not gonna run cables between the rooms to do it with the desktop. A wireless connection would take care of that, besides I'm not happy with the notebook on the floor, wired up to the TV. Still leaves me with a lapful of remotes, and now—portable or desktop—I've added a keyboard, secondary screen and a pointing device.

The more general form of the original question might be: If the TV content you want is arriving at your computer from the internet, what's the best way to watch it on the TV, not just the file-transfer connection but the viewing control?

 

[MattRoxx]

Already answered. Both the Asus O!Play Air and WD TV Live will do what you want. I think the trade-off between the two is that the Asus handles more formats, and the WD has better UI.

Call or email to NCIX, they have the best prices and can answer your specific questions.
http://ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=media+player

The Trinitron can't change aspect ratios so some of the movies you watch are going to be cut off or wrongly formatted. Just make sure that whichever you buy can output to your antiquated "television set" as they used to be called

 

[checks]

Already answered. Both the Asus O!Play Air and WD TV Live will do what you want. I think the trade-off between the two is that the Asus handles more formats, and the WD has better UI.

Call or email to NCIX, they have the best prices and can answer your specific questions.
http://ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=media+player

The Trinitron can't change aspect ratios so some of the movies you watch are going to be cut off or wrongly formatted. Just make sure that whichever you buy can output to your antiquated "television set" as they used to be called

Actually, you didn't answer correctly. He wants a network aware upconverting dvd player. Last I checked, the media boxes you speak of don't have optical drives installed in them.