How do these laptops compare?

How does the Philips HD Net Connect box compare to the Roku boxes? It seems like it only streams media from devices on the local network. Does it support Netflix? Does anyone know if Roku boxes support the same features as the Philips? I'm currently leaning towards a Roku box.

Brand new the speakers are only $10 more on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Mobile-Gaming-Speakers-RZ05-00500100-R3/dp/B004L2JPS6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3AKVLS6SYIO3T&coliid=I1PEPXIIZFE6E4

Anyone have advice re: the refurb Asus? I have a Dell laptop that is approaching doorstop status (or window breaker if it tees me off again as bad as it did last night).

Does anyone know if the Asus 15.6" Dual Core laptop is a manufacturer refurb or someone else's refurb?

Anyone have thoughts on how the Grab-And-Go Razer speakers work?

Hint to Woot: Bring back Slingbox!

Friend and I both looking for one.

Hi Dear Wootmaster TT and the Inks,
I own the xoom, this mouse (I close mine all the way though), and the Motorola keyboard with trackpad. I've been really good this year, and seeing as most every other retailer thinks it's Christmas once again... I'd love a case for my Xoom. A nice cushy one that closes, with a stand, or an otterbox, or really anything that'll save it from a premature death due to concrete/tile/anger due to breaking my toe again.
Thank you.
-Me

I have the mouse, and I am not mega fond of it. The thing is very prone to going into powersave mode if it goes without being touched for more than a few seconds, which means that whe I use it on my Macbook Pro I see that damn notification thirty or so times every couple minutes. The response time after it sleeps is noticeably slower than normal, too.

I bought the AUSA last week for one penny less.

It freezes when it wakes from sleep mode,I've yet to try shutting off sleep mode, or flashing the latest bios and stuff. The little woman just uses it for flash games and classmates.com and for 280 it was a great way to keep spyware off my computer. Maybe she sould just shut it down when she's done using it.

Does anyone else think that those speakers kind of look like adorable tiny Daleks?

check pm, please.

computermd82 wrote:Hint to Woot: Bring back Slingbox!

Friend and I both looking for one.

http://tech.woot.com/offers/sling-media-slingbox-solo-bundle-1

in the tech.woot.

wingedsurfgirl wrote:Hi Dear Wootmaster TT and the Inks,
I own the xoom, this mouse (I close mine all the way though), and the Motorola keyboard with trackpad. I've been really good this year, and seeing as most every other retailer thinks it's Christmas once again... I'd love a case for my Xoom. A nice cushy one that closes, with a stand, or an otterbox, or really anything that'll save it from a premature death due to concrete/tile/anger due to breaking my toe again.
Thank you.
-Me

I want to buy those speakers and decorate them like little Daleks.

woot4am wrote:I want to buy those speakers and decorate them like little Daleks.

I approve of this idea.

JohnnyR2312 wrote:How does the Philips HD Net Connect box compare to the Roku boxes? It seems like it only streams media from devices on the local network. Does it support Netflix? Does anyone know if Roku boxes support the same features as the Philips? I'm currently leaning towards a Roku box.

The Philips HD Connect is an entirely different type of device. The Roku is a self-contained media streaming and playing device, while the HD Connect is a wireless HDMI cable. The two are in no way competing products. Trying to compare them is like saying "How does this USB BlueTooth adapter compare to an iPhone?"

The HD Connect allows you to use your TV as a second monitor for your laptop wirelessly, at up to a ten-foot range using a small USB-powered HDMI dongle. You would use it if you wanted to send a picture from your laptop to your TV without getting up. You would not use it to stream Netflix without having a laptop to stream from.

inkycatz wrote:I approve of this idea.

Two votes? I SAY GO FOR IT!!!

Entity325 wrote:The Philips HD Connect is a wireless HDMI cable.
The HD Connect allows you to use your TV as a second monitor for your laptop wirelessly, at up to a ten-foot range using a small USB-powered HDMI dongle. You would use it if you wanted to send a picture from your laptop to your TV without getting up.

Understood. Could it also function as a wireless connection between a BlueRay player and an HD projector with an HDMI input?

Compatibility
Works with Motorola Smartphones and computers featuring Bluetooth 2.1 with HID Profile
In the box:

Motorola Bluetooth Mouse
(2) AAA Alkaline Batteries

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but will this mouse work with an iPhone 4 and a Acer computer?

RSteve wrote:Understood. Could it also function as a wireless connection between a BlueRay player and an HD projector with an HDMI input?

Yep, just tested it with my PS3.

There is a very small amount of lag(1/20 of a second, I estimate) which is not an issue with video or presentations. I personally wouldn't use it as a permanent solution where a normal HDMI cable would work just as well, but in, say, a meeting room situation, it's fantastic.

Entity325 wrote:Yep, just tested it with my PS3.

There is a very small amount of lag(1/20 of a second, I estimate) which is not an issue with video or presentations. I personally wouldn't use it as a permanent solution where a normal HDMI cable would work just as well, but in, say, a meeting room situation, it's fantastic.

Never says its HDCP compliant but I guess it must be or it would be useless. The specs say the range is 23 feet (not 10) but that hardly means "anywhere in my house" as the writeup suggests in naive hopefulness.