Cheapest Media Player for TV

padfoot07 on 19/08/2011 - 17:22

I'm looking for the cheapest one available. I would prefer to pick one up in store, but will look online if it is a huge price difference.

I basically just want to use it on an old TV to watch .avi files from a USB.

Thanks,
Padfoot

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Comments

  • Bobbymg on 19/08/2011 - 18:40

    Howdy there
    try to WD TV live. its the best one you can get,plays most of files and can read external HD .
    its 108$
    you can find cheaper at JB Hi Fi
    check this link
    cheers
    http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/b2c/display/%28cpgsize=…

    • padfoot07 on 19/08/2011 - 19:51

      That looks pretty cool, but I was thinking of something really basic for around 30-50 bucks.
      I thought that I'd seen something like it before but now I'm not so sure :/

      • muzzamo on 19/08/2011 - 21:11

        To be honest anything less than the wdtv is just going to annoy you in the long run, particularly concerning file format support.

        There may some other brand media players around the $100 mark (Astone etc) that are on par with the WDTV but you won't get one for too much less than $100.

        IMO this is primarily because chipsets capable of decoding 1080p are not that cheap (yet)

      • Ozfan on 20/08/2011 - 02:12

        Sorry guys, for me WDTV ! is not worth for what u pay !

        Try this for 45$ from msy - I think ,so far it's the cheapest and decent one!

        http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7810

        or goto ebay with free shipping it's 22.97$

        http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TV-Multi-Media-Player-USB-HDD-SD-…

  • TScott on 19/08/2011 - 22:11

    Oh, you could look at portable dvd players with usb/sd card inputs. Most of them have av-outputs so you can view them on your tv. And they are around 60 bucks normally. =) Or, you can check out your local Golo, BigW, Target, most would even have sub-50 dvd players with usb input.

  • Ms Mars on 21/08/2011 - 18:31

    I bought a cheap DVD player, $30 from Big W for the same reason, to play movies from my USB. Ended up taking it back as they still wouldn't play. I think you really need to go for a media player?

    • padfoot07 on 21/08/2011 - 22:43

      Yeah, I've tried that also, but some DVD players will only play music or show photos from a USB.
      Do you know of a player that does video?

      • Ms Mars on 22/08/2011 - 07:47

        No, sorry, not unless you go for a more expensive DVD player. I am looking for a media player ATM. I think the one mentioned above seems like a good buy, WD TV live as it can play from an external hard HD and that is what I am needing.

      • TScott on 22/08/2011 - 18:41

        Yes, my highlander dvd player does. I bought one from the previous 49 dollar PDP from golo, it plays AVI, divx, mkv off the usb. =) And it loads a 1gb file in under 10 seconds, and also has last memory function too.

  • binscab on 21/08/2011 - 19:40

    What about the Logitech Revue from Amazon?

  • sk1ppy on 25/08/2011 - 23:05

    What about this one? http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22081 32 bucks and free shipping. Good reviews too :)

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