For instance while all the computers in my house are Macs, we use a Modified Xbox (first gen, not Xbox360) hooked up via componant to our Sony CRT HDTV to play dramas and anime fansubs. We use a program called Xbox Media Center to play the files and it will handle just about any media file type (although it does not much like .rmvb, playback can be choppy) including softsubs. Mostly I burn shows to DVD to save harddrive space but we can also play the shows streaming over our home network from the Macs to the Xbox.
My brother wanted to be able to play shows on his television but needed a simpler solution so we found a upconnverting LG DVD player that will also play Dixv (.avi) files including softsub support. Not nearly as versatile, since you have to burn to DVD first and it will only handle a limited number of files types, but very easy to use and only cost about $80.00 at a big box retailer.
I am real curious about the methods people have come up with to watch their dramas.Particularly several friends of mine are interested in a set up of their own, but it is hard to know what to recommend for a given person with so many different levels of interest and tech savvy between each of them. I figure the more solutions I can find out about the better I can help.
Thanks to anybody who takes the time to reply.
