I had posted recently on ways to be entertained on the cheap. I had said that I did sign up for Netflix and have the streaming option. Well, I thought it was great but sorta got tired of messing with the laptop to view shows. If this is your only option, it is worth it. Well worth it. I just bought the latest Samsung Blu Ray player that has built in wireless and streams N directly. I have to say, I am impressed and that is putting it mildly. I flip on the player which is the same brand as my tv. The tv comes on automatically. I can use both controls if I want. I tweaked the settings on it and it took me maybe 5 minutes to set up the wireless part. Same as using a laptop as far as programming that goes. Anyway, I just now turn it on and the screen comes up automatically that I can choose Pandora music streaming (which I haven’t set up yet) and Netflix. I select Netflix and it logs into my account and shows what shows I have in cue for streaming. The box does a great job. It also will stream in HD. They call it that but it isn’t quite HD but better than I expected. I have had no issues. I have read people complaining about juddering and bad connections. It really has a lot to do with your internet connection. Mine is very fast. This helps. Oh, if you are watching a show and you don’t want to finish, just stop. The next time you log in and choose that show, it starts in the same spot as you left off. Of if you choose you can go to the start again. It is like having a built in Tivo.

I can’t recommend this enough. I was up until 4:00 in the morning playing around with it the first night and one other night as it was fun flipping and watching shows. Just rememeber that  you must also use a computer. You go online with the computer and choose the shows to put in your cue. Then when you turn on your Blu Ray player, they show up automatically. When you first set it up, it will give you a code you must program in online. You go into your account and choose the streaming option and put in that code. After that, your player is set up. This should keep me busy for a while now.