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<blockquote data-quote="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1636050" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>So it looks like Play-On is a way of streaming stuff from a bunch of websites to supported devices, like your Roku. I'm not going to debate the pros and cons of this method, but just looking at the technical aspect of setting it up..</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing that this software is more network-bandwith dependent than processor dependent. So running Windows within a virtual machine should likely be fine for starters. You can start with the free <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/" target="_blank">Virutalbox</a> to create a virtual machine for Windows. You will need to purchase a copy of Windows 8 at least.</p><p></p><p>As part of the virtual machine setup, I would recommend one particular setting as far as networking goes. By default, Virtualbox is going to use NAT (Network Address Translation) for the VM, but I would suggest you change this to bridged (we can tell you how when you are ready to do it). Making this change means that the Windows in the virtual machine will "look" like a real machine on your home network..</p><p></p><p>Once you have that, you can install Windows 8 into the VM and do any other Windows-specific setup. Then install Play-on in this environment and do the setup there.</p><p></p><p>Once you've got this setup, you should be able to just use the Play-on website to figure out how to add new plugins for more channels and so on..</p><p></p><p>If you find the virtualization route is not yielding the performance you are looking for, you have the <a href="https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/" target="_blank">Boot Camp</a> option which entails installing your copy of Windows 8 natively on the Mac. The downside, obviously, to this method is that you will have to constantly reboot your machine to switch between Windows and OS X.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1636050, member: 110816"] So it looks like Play-On is a way of streaming stuff from a bunch of websites to supported devices, like your Roku. I'm not going to debate the pros and cons of this method, but just looking at the technical aspect of setting it up.. I'm guessing that this software is more network-bandwith dependent than processor dependent. So running Windows within a virtual machine should likely be fine for starters. You can start with the free [URL="https://www.virtualbox.org/"]Virutalbox[/URL] to create a virtual machine for Windows. You will need to purchase a copy of Windows 8 at least. As part of the virtual machine setup, I would recommend one particular setting as far as networking goes. By default, Virtualbox is going to use NAT (Network Address Translation) for the VM, but I would suggest you change this to bridged (we can tell you how when you are ready to do it). Making this change means that the Windows in the virtual machine will "look" like a real machine on your home network.. Once you have that, you can install Windows 8 into the VM and do any other Windows-specific setup. Then install Play-on in this environment and do the setup there. Once you've got this setup, you should be able to just use the Play-on website to figure out how to add new plugins for more channels and so on.. If you find the virtualization route is not yielding the performance you are looking for, you have the [URL="https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/"]Boot Camp[/URL] option which entails installing your copy of Windows 8 natively on the Mac. The downside, obviously, to this method is that you will have to constantly reboot your machine to switch between Windows and OS X. [/QUOTE]
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