Sorry guys, if I am hijacking this thread, but I did not think this warranted a separate thread.
I have starhub 100 MBps fibre broadband...Might upgrade to 200 MBps later...
I am hunting for a solution to stream the movies I have on the HDD on my TV. I would also like to watch movies on NetFlix / Amazon Prime on my TV.
First thing I will need to do is buy a streamer...WD TV Live has support for wireless keyboard + external drive and plays lot more files than Roku 3. But Roku can have plex installed
Both of these devices wont be able to access NetFlix without changing my router settings or something that tells them they are in the US....
Call me a noob, but I guess the starhub router is pre-loaded with custom firmware so I have 2 options :
1) I will need to buy a new router and set it up with some VPN Service ...which means I will have 2 routers
2) I can tell only the streamer that its in US and no need to do it at the router level.
from what I understand....I can change the network settings on the WD TV Live to tell it was in US and hence Netflix becomes available? Not sure if we can do that in Roku 3.
Is my understanding correct --- this will be my setup
ONT --- STARHUB ROUTER --(wired)- WD TV LIVE -- AV RECEIVER
Seems like WD TV Live is a better bet?
I do not have a NAS as of now, but may get it in the future...
Which service should I use to only tell WD TV Live that its somewhere in the US...UNODns? StrongVPN? Anybody have any such setup here?
Your device connection flow is not an issue, in my opinion.
I would go ahead and get a credible VPN service.
Majority of the VPN providers e.g. Unotelly, PIA, should allow users to enter their private DNS servers manually using your subscribed VPN account credentials. (But please do check with the VPN service first, whether it supports manual DNS input)
Did a quick search, WD TV Live allows you to change the device network settings manually:
Setting up UnoDNS on Your WD TV Live : UnoTelly Customer Service
There's a free VPN service from a Japanese university which you can try it out:
VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers List
Do some trial and error, using the given private DNS and try streaming (lowest quality, perhaps?) to see if it works.
So you don't needa mess with your router settings or add new device(s). Just change the WD TV Live's config.
The real experts, please do provide your inputs.
Hope this helps.