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General Category => Culture Vultures => Topic started by: Amianthus on June 05, 2008, 02:35:38 AM

Title: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Amianthus on June 05, 2008, 02:35:38 AM

I got mine earlier this week. What do you think of it?

Title: Re: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Xavier_Onassis on June 07, 2008, 08:43:53 PM

What is a Roku player?

Title: Re: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Amianthus on June 07, 2008, 10:01:55 PM

(http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/home_content_box.jpg)

(http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/home_content_back.jpg)

It's a video player for Netflix movies. Instead of having DVDs shipped to your house, you select them online, then have it streamed via the internet direct to your house. You can start watching your movies within minutes.

http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/ (http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/)

Title: Re: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Amianthus on June 08, 2008, 08:30:41 AM

Here is a review of the Roku box (http://www.rbgrn.net/blog/2008/06/product-review-roku-netflix-instant-movie-player.html).

Title: Re: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Brassmask on June 13, 2008, 08:31:56 PM

I've watched Chinatown and Cool Hand Luke on my Windows laptop from Netflix.

Title: Re: Anybody else got a Roku player?
Post by: Amianthus on June 13, 2008, 10:25:49 PM

Watch The Man From Earth - great movie.

Also, the Roku rocks on my big wide screen. ;-)