Should I get an Apple TV,a Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi and BD-Live or a new Tivo(Please read details)?

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fordfan444

Hey guys ... I am now faced with the decision of getting a Sony Blu-ray Player with Wi-Fi and BD-Live for $350 or getting a 40 GB Apple TV with XBMC/Boxee for $230. I know I'll have to spend $120 more for the Sony, but it has a Blu-ray player but will I be able to watch TV shows with the BD-Live program? I'm also considering getting a new TIVO that streams content to your TV from the internet.(please keep in mind that I don't have cable or satelite TV) This is very confusing and I'd really appreciate it if someone could give me an honest answer.

Thanks,

Brian

Answer
How to convert video from DVD to Apple TV, iPhone, iPod compatible format?
Are you in love with everything about Apple and got an Apple TV? Just want to live more and more with digital gadgets? Howâs that FEEL if you own thousands of CDs and DVDs, are you tired of storing them on shelves when you could free up space and keep everything accessible on a TV screen?
Contrary to everyone's fears about "iTunes only" media, there is actually a kind of third party software that enables you to rip and convert DVDs or CDs to âstandard video/audioâ that can play on Apple TV without any trouble, and you donât have to worry about whether the DVD is encrypted or not. Apple TV video converter is the right program you need. It just take care everything for you. DVD to Apple TV converter can transfer video from protected DVD to Apple TV, iPod , iPhone, iTune. You can also use it to extract audio track form DVD and convert them to MP3, AAC and WAV compatible.
you can read the step by step below on How to convert DVD to Apple TV, iPhone, iPod.
Tutorial
Step 0: Download, install and then run iorgsoft Apple TV video converter
Free download link:
http://trials.regnow.com/trialware/download/Download_m-appletv-video-converter.exe?item=21335-41&affiliate=406696
Step1: Add files
Click Add button, select video or audio files in the dialog box that opens, and add them to the file list.
Step2: Select output format
Choose one or more files in the file list, click Profile drop-down button, select an output format for selected files in the drop down list that opens.
To adjust output settings, you can set the detailed parameters of output format in the profile panel of left window.
Step3: Set output folder
Click Browse button in setting panel, select a destination folder in the dialog box that opens, and click OK.
Step4: Convert file
After finishing the above settings, check the files needed to convert in the file list, and click Convert button on the main interface, to start converting the files. You can view the conversion progress from the progress bar at the bottom of the window.
You can click Pause button to pause the converting process and Stop button to cancel the process as required.
You can see the steps clearly from the following picture

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After a while you can enjoy any video/audio on your Apple TV/iPhone/Ipod.
In brief, Apple TV video converter bridges the compatibility gap. All the popular video and audio formats that mostly seen or heard of, such as WMV, 3PG, MOV, VOB, MPG, ASF, FLV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MP4 and MKV are supported and can be converted to Apple TV compatible format. It also enables you to convert various videos/audio to iPhone and iPod compatible formats. Things will be easier if you finish reading the tutorial below:
To get the full version, you can look here:
http://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=21335-41&affiliate=406696
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Which media box should I get?

dylan

I am building my first home theater. there are a lot of media boxes/htpc's available these days. The big ones that I am considering purchasing would be the Roku 3, the WD Live HD Media, the G-Box Midnight MX2 (android box), or the Raspberry Pi with OpenElec XBMC loaded on it. I am not looking much for preloaded shows, and just want 1080p with 7.1 for my downloaded movies that I can either hook up directly with my external, or stream over my network. I really like the G-Box since it is a android device that I can use for other things, but people say that the streaming on it can be laggy. The Raspberry Pi looks like it could be fun to play with, but it does not look like it will play well with a3.0 external. The Roku 3 features 7.1 audio, but it does not look like it is very good for streaming my downloaded files. Any help or suggestions would be great.

Answer
I own the WD TV Live Media Player. I also do a bit of both: stream over the home network and directly over USB. Even streaming Blu-ray remux's (exactly reproduced Blu-ray file ~30-40 gb), I find no lag.

I prefer this media player because it supports virtually all different types of video and audio formats, including DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. Also, it plays these files with no lag.

One thing of note is that its USB port is 2.0, which doesn't matter to me because it can still stream up to 480 Mbps. The maximum rate for exact Blu-ray copies is only 48 Mbps.

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