[jnieman]

Hi all:

A friend of mine has Apple TV for this. I know I can do it by putting the memory stick in my TV, but I have several memory sticks. I thought if I uploaded everything to the cloud then I could access them if I bought the Apple TV, but it is over $100. I don't mind making the purchase but want to make sure there isn't something better out there. Any suggestions? Not looking to cheap out on this but want something that does a great job. Thanks. I do have a smart TV.

[SantaClaus]

Google Chromcast can allow you to view your pictures, assuming you have a wifi network and a smartphone (which will act as the remote control). They are about $30 at walmart. I love my Apple TVs, but if that's all you're going to use it for its kinda overkill.

[SantaClaus]

Just wanted to add, if you use iPhones, iPads or Mac computers (or even iTunes on a PC) you might find the extra cost of the Apple TV to be money well-spent. They just all play nicely together.

[memason]

Just wanted to add:

Santa knows best!



PS: Santa...about my Christmas list . . .

[jnieman]

Thanks for the info Santa! I did some research and found that Amazon has a new one called Amazon Fire. It is the same price as the Apple TV and offers more. If you go to Amazon.com and search for it there is a comparison chart comparing the Fire along with the Apple TV and a couple of others. I probably would have been happy with either but the Amazon Fire offers access to Amazon Prime movies and I am a member of Amazon Prime and that would be great! Thanks again.