cheap way to play video on tv

[lazydays]

I posted last week that I was interested in an inexpensive way to play video on a tv. Today I saw just what I wanted while reading http://digg.com and I bought it. $59 and it reads from a memory card or from a usb drive. Very cool. I will post back on the quality when I get it. http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/ci...r-ctm1000/ I'm wondering what video size and bitrate it can handle.

[rgG]

I saw this today, and it looks like it will also do what you are wanting, but it costs a little bit more. Gotta say, the Buy.com one, does look better.

http://macresource.com/rd/index.cfm?d=49...c7b125136d

Viewsonic VMP70 1080p Digital Media Player $89.99 or $84.99 w/Google Checkout Free Shipping

Buy.com has the Viewsonic VMP70 1080p Digital Media Player on sale for $89.99, with free shipping included. With the VMP70 digital media player, you can enjoy any digital collection of movies and video on any home entertainment system.

[mikebw]

Well you know, many newer HDTV's actually have USB ports on them and you can play media directly from that.

[lazydays]

My hdtv's will play jpegs from memory cards but not video. That would be an awesome feature if it did though!

[lazydays]

rgC, that unit you posted looks very nice and I think would be a better permanent addition to an AV setup. I like the fact it can playback h264 files which the one I bought cannot do.

[voodoopenguin]

I am very happy with a recent purchase on eBay.



It plays anything on my iPod on my TV. Cost was £2.39 including shipping from Hong Kong.

Paul

[Monster]

for $119 you could have gotten this WD TV Live HD box, and streamed content over your network to your TV.

[ztirffritz]

I always just used my iPod to get video onto the TV.

[Fritz]

for $150 you get ATV with a HD and WiFi. Seems a better deal still.

[decay]

also:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MP005&cat=CON

USB/Secure Digital (SD) Portable Media Player - Turn your SD Card, USB Hard Drive or Flash Drive into a Media Player! $33

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HV676&cat=CON

Argosy HV676 MediaPlay USB 2.0 1080i HDTV Media Player w/HDMI - Turn Your USB Hard/Flash Drive Into A Media Player! $60