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Question: How is the Chromebox as a streaming media device?
Document: We were happy with our Chromebox - for about 16 months. Used it mostly as a streaming media device for our TV (in lieu of cable). Then one day, it just wouldn't turn on. Poof! No more Chromebox.
I had been contemplating purchasing one of these to replace an aging Apple Mac Mini. When I saw this listed on Amazon for $249, I did not waste any time pulling the plug. As a net-surfing, media playing, word processing device - I could not be more pleased. It is fast on start-up, offers multiple user accounts, was easy to set-up. I am using the Apple Bluetooth keyboard and magic track pad I had from the Mac Mini w/ no issue.
I bought the Samsung Chromebox mainly for video streaming and to replace my old Asus Eee Box which ran on Windows XP on an Atom processor. The Asus Eee Box could not deal with video streaming from my favorite sites without being irritatingly choppy.
This thing pretty much is best for internet browsing and streaming video.... I have a samsung galaxy tab2 and a samsung galaxy S3 and its not as easy connecting the two to the chromebox as you would think it should be considering its all samsung! As a browser and streaming video player it rocks... just don't expect too much more out of it...
), while watching shows from the Viki site, you will have to disable Flash. If Flash is not disabled, the video will only play for a few seconds and then it goes in an endless loading video mode. Flash will have to be enabled with the other video streaming sites, like Drama Fever.I give the Samsung Chromebox XE300M22-B01US, 4.5 stars!
But thanks to the Samsung Chromebox I can now continue to watch my favorite dramas on my big tv from the comfort of my sofa chair!Compared to the Roku, the quality of the video streaming from the Chromebox is no where near the Roku's, but it is acceptable. I suppose the quality of the streaming could be a lot better if only I had a much faster internet connection but alas, none is available where I live.
Network and Web browsing is fast, streaming video is very responsive and quick too. No complaints with the speed, especially compared to my Samsung Chromebook which is really slow at times. This chromebox kicks butt. Using a VGA display connection via DVI adapter. Monitor resolution defaulted to 1024x768 (which I like due to my bad eyesight) but my 22" monitor is capable of much higher resolution and there seems no way to change the display resolution.
In my opinion, this chromebox is faster than the Samsung chromebook that I have. I basically got a display-port to hdmi coverter, and when I want to use this computer, it's already plugged into one of the HDMI ports on my TV in the living room. I have plugged in a wireless keyboard/mouse combo keyboard. The chromebox recognizes the unifying receiver. It plays streaming video like YouTube very well. I have tested this out with a bluetooth mouse as well.
This is my second Chromebox purchase and so I have some experience with this product and will attempt to make sure readers don't make some of the mistakes I made.My first Chromebox was purchased to hook up to my 40 inch Panasonic plasma TV as an internet TV device. This did not work out well.
I purchased this Chromebox for an aging aunt and uncle to replace a PC that had once again become infected with malware. It was easy to setup and the interface was intuitive enough that they were both able to navigate with very little instruction. This is the only web connected device they have in their house so I was unable to connect their older model Canon Pixma printer to the Cloud Print services. So far they have been using it for just over 6 weeks without a call for help.
Answer: I have several devices for streaming media. This is my go to for several reasons. It's 1080 like my Roku 3 but no need to pay 8 bucks for Hulu Plus. If you tried to use Amazon on Win 8 you know there is an issue with Prime Videos. I'm watching an Amazon video right now. On my Chromebox.There is a difference between this computer and streaming media devices. It will run/stream anything on the internet and your apps as well. In addition, all your bookmarks and passwords are seamlessly available as soon as you sign in. One would think only Google Chrome devices. Nope; Microsoft, Apple, Linux that you used your .gmail or search engine. I'll bet Bing does not do that!The Chromebox is the best streaming device out there right now and a great computer as well. Since you asked in May, the price has dropped to 250 and well worth the investment.