If you have a Roku, this may be of interest to you.
A few days ago, Roku added a channel named Media Browser 3.
While it took some time to download a program to my computer, to make it work, the results are great. In effect, it allows you to use your Roku remote to interact with your PC, wirelessly, and put on to your TV anything that is on your computer.
So here's the benefit... for example... My computer is in the den, while my TV is in the livingroom. The Roku is connected only to the TV. When I open Roku and go to the channel Media Browser 3 (using the Roku Remote)... I can search for anything that is on the computer and play it on the TV... no wires involved.
Here's how it works for me:
My 3 Terrabyte hard drive on my PC contains movies, MP3"s , and all of my picture files. The Hard drive is E:/ and the folders show up on the TV screen, by name. I click on that folder, using my Roku Remote, and all of the movies, music and picture folders show up. I can select what I want to see, and throw the media to the TV screen. Works perfectly.
Expect to take about a half hour to set this up... but it's a one time deal, and well worth the time to do it.
As a side note... With this new ability to remotely acces your computer, if you were considering buying a Smart TV... you might want to wait a bit, as the technology is changing, and apparently some of the smart TV's are not able to handle this kind of Browser access.
One more thing... The Roku opening screen has changed, to allow you to select and preview various current news sources, with short headline descriptions of breaking news clips. The allows you to browse slectively, for things like sports, health, news, movies, and other subjects, without having to wait for it to show up on your favorite news station. Ie... you can go directly to Health, to see breaking news clips from different news stations... like ABC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX etc...
We're getting closer to being able to go around the cable/satellite TV contracts...
A little overwhelming at first, but this old geezer can do it, should be a snap for you youngsters...
Also, new on Roku