Comments on: Roku digital video player: game-changer for home entertainment

By: Alf

Alf — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:29:18 +0000

I just purchased the roku player and I love it. It’s definitely like having your own video store at home. I love that I can have all the movies that can be watched instantly on my queue on netflix and I can also rent all the movies I want from amazon.com for a very low price. Connect that with an hdmi cable on your tv and you got a theathre at home. I would definitely recommend it for those who love to watch movies and even for those baseball fans. You can also have an online account and watch all the baseball you want. And by the way, Roku does support amazon. Enjoy it!!

By: bdr

bdr — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:25:40 +0000

If you have something like an Xbox 360 already, you can use Netflix’s streaming service to your TV. It’s surprisingly easy to use and has decent quality.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:10:50 +0000

I use playon’s media server on my computer and stream Netflix and Hulu through my PS3. Sometimes it looks like I slathered vaseline on my TV, but otherwise it works reasonably well. Of course, playon isn’t free, but I’m sure someone will figure it out for free someday…

By: Anachronda

Anachronda — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:39:03 +0000

Frustratingly close to what I want. I want to be able to set up a local home server of some sort in addition to being able to grab videos from NetFlix and Amazon.

By: James H

James H — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:51:47 +0000

I’ve looked at the Roku box and other options. For right now, I’m leaning toward buying the Samsung Blu-Ray box and cutting out the cable TV altogether. Right now, things aren’t to the point where I can get high-quality HD streamed over broadband, so the Blu-Ray player can cover that angle.