My old XBox 360 has a very noisy fan and I'm thinking of upgrading to a One. Most of my usage will probably be media streaming from my PC (Windows 7) - video and music. I generally just use System Video Player and System Music Player (yes, v. old school) along with an official Xbox 360. Simple, easy to use - even the 4 year old can use it if he's allowed his hands on it!
(Using Windows Media Centre would be nice (I stopped using it as I found over wifi it was slow/stuttered but have an Ethernet network now).)
Does XBox One provide comparable media streaming out of the box? I've seen contradictory information out there and get these sense that for media streaming, XBox has gone backwards. Is the PS4 better? Essentially I'm looking for:
* Easy to configure
* Full proof to use
* Dedicated remote control
(I've looked in various Android boxes and haven't been impressed by either reliabilty or ease of use so tempted to stick with a mainstream console which I would use for a bit of gaming anyway.)
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(Using Windows Media Centre would be nice (I stopped using it as I found over wifi it was slow/stuttered but have an Ethernet network now).)
Does XBox One provide comparable media streaming out of the box? I've seen contradictory information out there and get these sense that for media streaming, XBox has gone backwards. Is the PS4 better? Essentially I'm looking for:
* Easy to configure
* Full proof to use
* Dedicated remote control
(I've looked in various Android boxes and haven't been impressed by either reliabilty or ease of use so tempted to stick with a mainstream console which I would use for a bit of gaming anyway.)
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