What’s the best way to stream video from my computer to my TV? (preferably wirelessly)

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Published on 2009-07-20T11:12:35Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 20:01 UTC
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Basically I have a bunch of AVI's and such sitting around. In the past I've used an svideo/5mm [computer side] to RCA [TV side] wire that basically makes the TV act as a monitor and uses the TV as speakers. Wondering if there's a better way. Like my question mentions I'm most interested in wireless solutions.

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