ethernet connection for Netflix amazon etc.

However if I can improve audio and or video I am willing the dish out the $1,000.00 for the Zappiti streamer. Do you people think it would be a waste of money or do you think I would see a improvement in audio and or video going from the Zappiti via HDMI to the A/V processor.

Honestly I think it would be a waste of money. I have an LG B8 based OLED TV. I never use the TV’s streaming services, and "live" in the Roku ecosystem unless I’m watching a Bluray or off-air broadcast. The 4K high dynamic range stuff I watch off Amazon is amazing.


If LG has all the services you need, stick with it and stay simple. If you find an app / streaming service it doesn’t have, consider the Roku. Right now the Roku Premiere is $30 off their website. The "ultra" which just adds a faster CPU is $80.  The Roku is there for me mainly because of Crunchyroll. I also think they have a nicer user interface in terms of switching apps.


https://www.roku.com/products/players


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 Is it better to connect direct vie ethernet to TV or to A/V processor

Like aux mentioned, I don't know of any AVR that has a streamer for video built in. 


The biggest issues for me have been the compatibility of the Audio Return Channel (ARC) , as well as 4k support.  I end up re-setting one component or the other to get ARC to work unless I leave everything on all the time.For this reason, using the TV's optical out has sufficed.

If my HT processor was 4K ready though, I would move all my inputs over to it, and use the TV's optical out to connect to my AVR for off-air channels.


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