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xcore posted:I'm going overseas and I'd like an alternative to lugging around a laptop and external HDD for watching stuff in the hotel which is what I normally do. There's inexpensive "media hubs" out there that will give you a wifi hotspot, connectable to wired Ethernet (if desired) and, more importantly, one (or more) USB ports to jack external drives or flashdrives into. (The one I have is the HooToo Tripmate Nano, and is adequate for what I use it for - streaming music/video, and general file storage because I don't know of any terabyte MicroSD cards for my tablet yet  .) May or may not need a power adapter (same for external HDD), as some have batteries.Depending on the hotel, the room's TV might be able to handle USB devices as media sources - this is not guaranteed if you get a universal replacement remote, as they don't always have the full button-set/code for replicating the media crap of the manufacturer's unit.
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SMDFTB posted:I was going through batteries every few weeks on my fire stick until I learned you have to put the thing to sleep when you're not using it-had the same set in there for a few months now. The Stick remote is Bluetooth, I know. I expect if the Stick is awake, it's sending out stay-awake signals every so often, so a small yet continuing drain on the battery. I guess. Can't remember when I swapped in new batteries in mine, IIRC I was having issues and pulled them on the off chance it was low power. (Turns out to be the Stick was slogging through a large upgrade or something.)
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