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I was a PS guy until the new gen. The no DLNA support for me was a deal breaker considering I have a server with 4 TB of content on my plex server.

DLNA allows you to stream media, movies files over your network.

Plex Server is a handy tool that allows you to organize your content and stream the content to any device. The plex media player is an attractive video player that allows you to watch any of your content that is in you Plex library.

For example, on my PLEX server I have 270+ episodes of Dragon Ball Z (Don't judge). These files are stored upstairs which is far away from my gaming/rec room which is in my basement. What if I want to watch the Majin Boo saga in the basement? With DLNA I can stream the content from my Plex server and watch it on my XBOX One with a few clicks. This allows me to add another use and get rid of another device.

PS3 had this functionality but chose to abandon it.

Well now I know. I guess I have used the DLNA thingy on my PS3. Though typically with more frustration than it was worth. Often I'd have songs that either wouldn't play or that I couldn't find despite having them in my 'shared' file. Or my media server would stop working randomly. So I just stopped using my PS3 in that way. I'm sure someone more tech savvy could make it work better but it just made me want to pour a bucket of water over the entire thing. Then walk away.
My PS3 isn't the only electronic device that doesn't work for me like appearantly it should. My DirectTV box is supposed to be able to be a media server too. Again despite my best efforts it only recognizes about a third of my music collection. Which makes me want to submerge the stupid thing in a bucket of water.
So instead when I want to listen to my music I just use my iPod and run it through my stereo directly.
Gotta love technology. Each year it causes me increased headaches as each new fangled device is supposed to be making my life easier.

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Well it is something I said they had to do. Kudos to them for making the change. I predict Xbox One to retake the USA by a slim margin and possibly the UK. The rest of the world will most likely be Sony.

Netflix and other entertainment apps don't require Gold, Games with Gold to be more like PS+.

Competition is good for us consumers.

Cool. I might just buy one now.

Any updates from next gen users on the board? With so few games being exclusive one way or the other, I'm really starting to lean PS4 despite the fact it lacks the potential of Kinect and I'm a current xbox guy.

I've been extremely happy with my PS4 with one exception... The L2 button (aim on Battlefield 4) on my controller is broken. No idea why. I really haven't played it very much. It might just be my son tossing the controller around when I'm at work, though. Other than that, I've been shocked at how fast the load speeds are and I really like the vid capture/share qualities.

I'm 41, wife 37, daughter 9, none of us uses a system anymore except for Netflix and to play DVD's. We have an XBox 360 250GB and one that is 4GB. I think we are just going to trade it all in for cash and go get a device that will stream Netflix and play DVD's. Any suggestions? I was thinking some kind of Roku device but I don't think any of them play DVD's.

Many DVD players are "smart", now. They have the more popular apps installed (Hulu, Netflix, HBOGo, etc.).

Thanks did not know that.

I have a Roku as well (a refurbished XS). That thing is on the fritz, or something. Has to reboot quite a bit, but I think mine is an outlier. I've been thinking about picking one up whenever I find one on sale.