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A Cheap and Easy Network Digital Media Player?

Posted by Cliff on from the so-easy-your-cat-can-use-it dept.

hethatishere asks: "Does such a thing exist? Better yet, is it easy enough for my parents to use? PRISMIQ seems to offer a pretty good one, but it has very limited codec support. D-Link also offers a wireless Media player, but it too struggles with the copious number of codecs available. So is there a cheap and affordable Wireless Networked Media Player, that supports most if not all common and advanced codecs (DivX, XviD, and various wrappers like MKV and OGG, etc), or is this still a pipe dream?"

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  1. Squeeze Box by MJArrison · · Score: 3, Interesting
    A Squeeze Box is exactly what you're looking for. I got one a few months ago. It is a god send. Both wired and wireless versions are available. It's a little more expensive than the major brand counterparts that you mentioned, but it is:
    • totally open sourced
    • served with perl
    • capable of every codec imaginary
    • capable of digital and analog output

    I love it!