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more about #roku infmom: I think the Roku box just sold itself to this household. :) more » MacPro66: I just happen to have that exact ROKU...sweet! more » met2art: Nice. It's just extra delicious gravy on a service I already thought was well worth the money. more » dagamer34: I wish I could get some of this stuff integrated into Windows Media Center. Right now, their "Internet TV" app would be worthwhile if it had content l... more » Calzo: 01001111 01001101 01000110 01000111 there is that excited enough? more » davezatz: Sorry to be spammy, but I wanted to share a video I shot of the new Channel Store and interface in action for those that don't have the software updat... more » dingus: Oh boy! Now I don't need my computer to spend an hour watching Leo Laporte give the entire west coast a reacharound more » rcast1986: Maybe this all points to the destruction of a free Hulu in the near future... ...followed shortly by the destruction of humanity. more » bbeeler: Here are a few screen caps of the new service on the Roku boxes. [www.hometheaterinaboxreview.com] more » Chimaera: Re: Roku Channel Store Revision3 has already been announced. Pandora and Flickr were leaked in the process. TWiT via MediaFly has also been announce... more » salviati: I'm glad to see that the Roku hardware is still being developed, but these two offerings seem disappointing to me. First of all, I see no market for ... more » MikeK: I love how gadget writers always make the argument that "you could just do that with a PC", and completely ignore the fact that many, many people don'... more » yankeesrule: I have a roku in the bedroom and I have definitely gotten my money's worth for it. Yeah, I have my home theater set up in the living room where the... more » frigg: I know Roku and Hulu have been around for awhile, but for some reason "roku getting hulu" still sounds like baby talk or gibberish somehow. more » noamjamski: Wait, that article says PS3 supports Hulu which it does not (without 3rd party apps like PlayOn or TVersity). Is that a major scoop or poor fact check... more » lostarchitect: woah, someone actually DOES read the articles. more » SpudMills: Feh. I'll stick with the original disc, because I like true surround, hi-res audio on Blu-ray, and all the other stuff that streaming doesn't deliver. more » Palmer74: Come on and get the streaming to PS3 ready so I can never get off the couch again. more » sir_eccles: If you already have Netflix over Roku for very little cash why would you spend $10 per movie on Amazon? more » sega8800: but ditch disc entirely? what about people who don't have fast internet connection? more » -
#roku
Roku Player Will Soon Stream Porn
I guess this was hinted at back in November, but now it's an all but certain reality: the Roku player will soon stream porn to your television set. More » -
#roku
Roku Channel Store Opens, Hulu Is a No-Show
When Roku released their new HD-XR box, they mentioned that big new features would be launched in the coming weeks via software update. Now the Roku Channel Store is finally here, but it's awfully short on excitement. More » -
#roku
Roku HD-XR Hands On: Where's Roku Going With This?
Roku updated the lineup today with two new models bookending the current Roku HD: The $80 standard-def SD and the $130 HD-XR, which I tested. It's solid, but still needs a firmware upgrade (coming soon) before it feels truly next-gen. More » -
#roku
Roku XR Slightly Less Underwhelming With Addition Of 802.11n and USB
Spy shots of the new Roku XR Netflix streaming box over at Engadget seem to indicate that upgrades like 802.11n and a USB port are on their way—but that isn't nearly enough to justify getting one. More » -
#roku
Live Streaming MLB Games Now Available on Roku
In addition to Netflix and Amazon on Demand, Roku users will now be able to access baseball games from premium MLB.tv accounts. That means live, out-of-market games as well as on-demand games from the past week. More » -
#streamingmedia
Amazon HD Video On Demand on Roku Too!
TiVo's not the only box offering HD content from Amazon VOD, Roku has also announced HD Amazon downloads which are available today. More » -
#factoids
Netflix Pays Six Cents to Stream You a Movie?
Some interesting analysis points out yet another reason Netflix is making the push to digital streaming. It's cheap. More » -
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#unconfirmed
Amazon HD Video On Demand Now Beta Testing On Select TiVo Devices
Amazon is reportedly in the midst of beta testing a VOD HD implementation for TiVo devices. The quality is apparently "outstanding," and the progressive downloads allegedly handle surround sound quite well. More » -
#settopboxes
ZillionTV: Oh Jeez, Hulu and Roku Done Had Themselves a Baby
Streaming TV is on the up and up—that much is clear. What, then, does ZillionTV offer that, say, Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, and Apple TV don't? A little convergence, maybe. More » -
#streamingmedia
Amazon Video On Demand Now on the Roku Digital Video Player
Amazon's movie and video content is finally available on the Roku for purchase and rental, signifying that Roku is coming through on their promise to add more content partners to the box. More » -
#netflix
Netflix Might Have Streaming-Only Subscriptions Next Year
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that by late this year or 2010, Netflix might allow people to ditch red envelopes entirely and subscribe just to their streaming service. More » -
#roku
Roku Puts Amazon VOD Into Beta, YouTube Coming Next?
We'd heard that Amazon VOD was coming to the otherwise Netflix-wielding Roku streamer. And according to Roku forums, the Amazon functions have entered private beta. More » -
#windows7
Win 7 Tip: 'Play To' Media Control Might Take Over Your Whole House
"Play To" is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7's Media Player and send it to any networked gadget appearing in the pop-up menu. It's sweet now, but it could be huge. More » -
#streamingvideo
Blockbuster Consumes CinemaNow, Still Misses the Point
Still desperately playing catch-up, Blockbuster has struck a deal that brings its pay-per-view streaming service to anything that supports CinemaNow, which will now be known as a Blockbuster-branded service. But it's still no Netflix. More » -
#amazon
Roku Netflix Box Gets Amazon Video on Demand
Roku's Netflix box is currently a one-trick pony, but it's getting Amazon's Video on Demand later this year, meaning you can soon buy or rent and instantly stream movies and TV shows from Amazon's service. More » -
#roku
Roku Player Gets Update for Netflix HD, Future Service Expansion
Roku owners were greeted with a brand new home screen this morning as the service was updated to handle HD video and a expansion that could see new channels and web content on your TV.
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#netfilx
Netflix Fixes Video Streaming Glitch
Apparently, Netflix streaming issues were not the fault of Roku after all. Netflix has acknowledged the problem and corrected it—although they have offered no explanation as to the cause. [CNET] -
#neuros
Neuros Releases the Link, an Open Source, Web-Savvy Set-Top Box
Neuros, who built their reputation with weird, chunky (but wonderful) modular MP3 players, has long since moved exclusively to the home entertainment field. Their latest attempt at eroding the Apple TV's market share is the Link, a set-top streaming box that will pull video from a wide range of online TV sources — Hulu, NBC, ABC, etc. — as well as stream local audio and video content from any USB hard drive. As is always the case with Neuros set-tops, the Link's software is open source and ready for modification. This time, mercifully, that might not be the box's biggest draw. More »
