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Scott Wilkinson  |  May 6, 2011

I have a Denon AVR-5308CI receiver, Panasonic TC- P65VT25 TV, Oppo BDP-93 disc player, Xbox 360, and PS3. The TV, Oppo, Xbox, and PS3 all stream Netflix and other media, but I want to know if I need a extra box for media streaming to get the very best image.

Marcos Carvalho

Vudu HDX is probably the best possible quality, but it's a download system, not streaming. Vudu also offers streaming to your PS3 and Oppo BDP-93 among other devices, but not at the same quality as HDX. Many reviewers and users swear by the Roku box, but I haven't tried it myself.

Then there's the issue of which streaming sources have the content you want. Each of your devices, as well as Roku, Vudu, and all other streaming systems, offer content from whoever they've reached agreements with. In some cases, these providers, such as Netflix, are available on many systems, but others are exclusive to one system or another. So even if you get a box with the best possible quality, it might not provide the content you want.

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