Crazysah Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hello, As the title says, what's the best device I can use to watch my .mkv files and .avi files on my monitor. It is just a monitor with out the computer. I only have a tablet and not a laptop. I was thinking of the Roku 3 with its USB port. Are there any other devices out there? Crazysah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 There are many tablets that can do that, but most need some sort of adapter, my note 10.1 needs something like that, but I don't watch movies on it, so for me it didn't matter, a lot of phones already do that, but again, need adapters (unless they have micro hdmi ports ala Nokia n8, for example) , the easiest way would be with a laptop, unless the monitor has a hdmi port and built in speakers, that then opens the field to devices such as the raspberry pi, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 The laptop has an HDMI port and a headphone jack. I was thinking along the lines of Roku, WD Live TV and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohead Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Something like a raspberry pi running xbmc? Although it might be a little weak for larger HD formats, I've not really used mine enough to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V9s Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The laptop has an HDMI port and a headphone jack. I was thinking along the lines of Roku, WD Live TV and all... WDTV Live will do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morebaker Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 i have a nexus 10 works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hello, So you need something like Chromecast basically? Is it a monitor or a TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted January 26, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 26, 2014 my pc is near my TV, so I have a HDMI cable running between the PC and the TV, using the tv as an occasional third screen dedicated to full screen video. I can also send sound down the HDMI cable so its pretty neat (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hello, BTW, I posted here thinking this was the hardware section... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Observer Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 What about Rasiberry Pi?? you can even get a nice case that mounts on vesa ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hello, BTW, I posted here thinking this was the hardware section... We can move it to the Hardware section if you like but it's fine here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 27, 2014 MVC Share Posted January 27, 2014 This thing plays files off a hard drive just fine plus it recognizes ntfs! Sony dbp-s3100 .. PLUS the price just dropped $10 down to $79 at Wal-Mart. It also has Amazon instant Video built in https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1177481-sony-bdp-s3100-swiss-army-knife-of-video-formats/ This gives you an Blu-ray Player Media format swiss army knife Amazon Instant video (Bunch of others too) Device able to play files off USB (Not Network) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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