I'm interested in giving the family streaming services for Xmas. I have a dedicated OpenELEC Kodi HTPC but that doesn't give me Netflix or TVNZ On Demand or 3Now (that I can tell). I'm not interested in Sky (except for Prime). I might retire Kodi (and the old Panasonic freeview DVR) if I find a solution to the stuff below...
I have UFB and a fast LAN/wLAN, so bandwidth is not an issue. We have a Windows PC and iPhones/iPads. Kids are primary school-aged so must to be simple to operate.
Also, I'm waiting for next Xmas to splash out on the new still-under-development Xbox, so I don't want to get a new Xbox until then but could consider a bare-bones older model 2nd-hand.
So to summarise the needs,
* Needs to access NAS for video/photo/music library
* Needs to stream NZ On Demand streams, including TVNZ (1,2), Mediaworks (TV3) and preferably Choice and Prime. Is that FreeviewPlus? Not sure about paid-for services (Quickflix, Lightbox) except for...
* Needs Netflix
* Possibly Spotify (and Groove?!?)
* 1080P, 720p if I have no choice
* User friendly- don't want to have to keep casting from a phone but just use a TV interface
So would I go for a Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, an old Xbox, a new FreeviewPlus DVR box or what? Any comments and your experiences gratefully received...
Cheers
Jon