I always see people recommending the roku's etc, from what I understand these things are going to stream your movies from your main computer station am i correct? So if by any chance your internet is down one day then it's not possible to watch your HTPC with one of these things? Also what about things such as stuttering when the connection is lagging while playing back a 1080p high bit-rate movie?
Now as opposed to having a dedicated machine with it's own parts, you can just stack several hard drives in them and connect the thing via hdmi to the TV and have nothing to worry about the internet at all. So my question is what are the real benefits to each of these options and which one is ultimately going to provide the better cinematic experience on a high end scale?
Now as opposed to having a dedicated machine with it's own parts, you can just stack several hard drives in them and connect the thing via hdmi to the TV and have nothing to worry about the internet at all. So my question is what are the real benefits to each of these options and which one is ultimately going to provide the better cinematic experience on a high end scale?