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Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV

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On 2014-04-03, Andrew Gabriel <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <533d35d9$0$17204$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com>,
> 	"dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> writes:
>> On 02/04/2014 18:44, Tim Watts wrote:
>>> Is there a really decent one that people would recommend?  My WII is
>>> getting a bit long in the tooth playing Netflix content and it's
>>> Youtube and iPlayer apps are a bit rubbish.  Given how well my phone
>>> works, I'd like to replace the WII with an Android set-top unit.
>>> However there are *many* and I find it impossible to decide if any
>>> of them are actually decent and reliable.  I could be persuaded to
>>> go AppleTV if that is truly better?  What I'm after is Netflix
>>> (running through unblock-us, but I handle that in my local DNS
>>> server so should not be a problem), Youtube, iPlayer, ideally some
>>> other channels' versions of iPlayer.  Remote operation from an
>>> Android phone would be cute but not essential.  WIFI definatelt,
>>> wired network nice to have.  Cheers!  Tim
>> 
>> XBMC on a RPi myself.
>> Controlled over the network from my android phone.
>
> I think OpenELEC is a pre-canned distribution of this.
>

Still thinking about your use case, but by coincidence, here's a new
device from Amazon that clearly hopes to compete:

Feed: The Register
Title: Amazon sets FIRE to your living room in bid to shake up TV
streaming
Author: Iain Thomson
Link:
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/02/bezos_want
s_to_set_fire_to_your_living_room_in_settopbox_shakeup/
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:02:07 -0400

Promises $99 Apple-crushing gaming and media console

After months of speculation, Amazon has finally released a $99 set-top
box that'll tout TV programs, music, and games to subscribers.…

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[OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-02 18:44 +0100
  Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-02 19:55 +0100
    Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-03 05:28 +0000
      Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-03 08:12 +0100
        Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-04 21:55 +0000
          Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-04 21:58 +0000
            Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> - 2014-04-04 23:12 +0100
              Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV "Dave Liquorice" <allsortsnotthisbit@howhill.com> - 2014-04-05 16:46 +0000
          Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-05 08:10 +0100
            Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-05 10:23 +0000
  Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> - 2014-04-03 11:20 +0100
    Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) - 2014-04-03 12:44 +0000
      Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> - 2014-04-03 16:12 +0100
      Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-03 20:53 +0000
        Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-06 18:58 +0000
          Re: [OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@hushmail.com> - 2014-04-06 14:19 -0500

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