Comments on: First impressions of $100 Netflix box http://deviceguru.com/netflix-box-runs-linux/ ...views from the Black Tower at the edge of the cloud Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ROBERT http://deviceguru.com/netflix-box-runs-linux/#comment-2059 ROBERT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:26:58 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/05/20/100-netflix-dvd-downloader-runs-linux/#comment-2059 I am a very satisfied netflix user and watch movies every night. I would like to download movies to my big screen tv which is downstairs from my computor which is upstairs in my office. Can this produce read my upstairs computor connection from that far away? I also have dish network for tv programming. what do i need to do to connect to the tv? I am a neophyte with electronics. Thanks in advance for a reply via email I am a very satisfied netflix user and watch movies every night. I would like to download movies to my big screen tv which is downstairs from my computor which is upstairs in my office. Can this produce read my upstairs computor connection from that far away? I also have dish network for tv programming. what do i need to do to connect to the tv? I am a neophyte with electronics.
Thanks in advance for a reply via email

]]> By: bob http://deviceguru.com/netflix-box-runs-linux/#comment-2058 bob Sat, 02 May 2009 23:59:16 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/05/20/100-netflix-dvd-downloader-runs-linux/#comment-2058 Your lucky, i pluged my box in started watching a movie , was half way thur and it needed to reload, 30 min. load 1 minute of movie, than no reload and no movie. And teck support has no idea. i will add you can get into settings by clicking the top button 5 times/then the bottoma left 3 times/then the bottom right twice. But when i go back in the setting, to check, they did not change. i will try unplugging? ERRRR Your lucky, i pluged my box in started watching a movie , was half way thur and it needed to reload, 30 min. load 1 minute of movie, than no reload and no movie. And teck support has no idea. i will add you can get into settings by clicking the top button 5 times/then the bottoma left 3 times/then the bottom right twice. But when i go back in the setting, to check, they did not change. i will try unplugging? ERRRR

]]> By: Kev http://deviceguru.com/netflix-box-runs-linux/#comment-2057 Kev Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:35:30 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/05/20/100-netflix-dvd-downloader-runs-linux/#comment-2057 Disconnecting the wall wart from the unit doesn't reduce the wall wart's power usge by much. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standby_power My solution is a power strip for my whole A/V setup. Disconnecting the wall wart from the unit doesn’t reduce the wall wart’s power usge by much. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standby_power

My solution is a power strip for my whole A/V setup.

]]> By: joel http://deviceguru.com/netflix-box-runs-linux/#comment-2056 joel Thu, 29 May 2008 18:49:24 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/05/20/100-netflix-dvd-downloader-runs-linux/#comment-2056 "it remains to be seen how well the device streams DVDs with typical DSL download rates" Having set mine up last night I can say it's as smooth as watching via the computer, the same sort of preload and then it runs fine. I've watched a few hour long shows (42 min I guess) without a hitch. One warning - when I first set it up it did not recognize my queue. When I called support the guy I talked to said it was a "known issue" and recommended the unplug/replug trick. It worked the second time, when I left it unplugged for about 10 minutes. “it remains to be seen how well the device streams DVDs with typical DSL download rates”

Having set mine up last night I can say it’s as smooth as watching via the computer, the same sort of preload and then it runs fine. I’ve watched a few hour long shows (42 min I guess) without a hitch.

One warning – when I first set it up it did not recognize my queue. When I called support the guy I talked to said it was a “known issue” and recommended the unplug/replug trick. It worked the second time, when I left it unplugged for about 10 minutes.

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