Good Media Player for TV?

Vita85 on 03/10/2017 - 10:14
Last edited 03/10/2017 - 10:20 by 1 other user

I used to have an LG TV which had an inbuilt media player. When that died it was replaced by the Sony TV that had been used for gaming. The USB media player on it is utter crap. It does not support resume functionality, so if you're an hour into a movie and want to watch it the next day, you have to fast forward at a 4x snail pace.

Can anyone recommend a good cheap media player? The Kaiser Baas media hub was great back when I used to have one but they don't sell them anymore. It booted quickly and played every MP4 I had and of course had resume. Or would I be better off getting a raspberry pi and putting Kodi on it? My needs are simple, but searching around is showing many alternatives with plenty of negative reviews.

All the media files are on a USB hard drive so I don't want a wireless solution.

Cheers

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  CLoSeR on 03/10/2017 - 10:24

  Raspberry Pi 3 - Kodi Openelec 8.0.4 runs flawlessly.

  You can connect the USB drive to it, if you want library features you'll you it to access wifi or if you want to use an android remote like Yatse.

  http://openelec.tv/get-openelec

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  scrimshaw on 03/10/2017 - 10:51

  Pi3 is a flexible solution, though are also other Nuc-like solutions from china that work, such as Vorke V1 Plus windows box with 4k TV compatibility and the horrible Intel Compute stick, which is equal parts underpowered and expensive.

  You can get a Pi3 with FEDEX from this deal here which is still active, and also a cheap 2amps power supply from Harvey Norman for $9

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  boomramada on 03/10/2017 - 11:25

  One of the common question that asked here;
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Media%20Player%20TV…