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Re: Roku?

joetag — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:05:16 GMT

Thanks for the info. that was very useful.

I've decided against the Roku. I don't have a BD player yet and figured that when I do get one I'll get one that can handle the Netflix feed as well. They are a bit pricier but it's one less box which is a plus. I need a BD player with wireless capabilities; it would be impossible to get an Ethernet cable to the location.

Again, thanks.

Re: Roku?

jlfralick — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:54:02 GMT

I have a samsung blu-ray player (BD-P3600) that has this feature built in. From what I can gather it has the same chip set for Netflix stearming as the Roku box.

It works very well. It was a snap to set up and it takes maybe 1 minute to buffer a movie (even one in HD). It automatically selects video quality based on available internet connection speed. Most recordings are DVDish quality which is very watchable to me. The HD recordings are nice but imho do not compare to broadcast quality. But for shows or flicks that I dont need to see in almighty 1080P it works great.

One caveat is that it only supplies stereo sound even HD videos. I have heard that Netflix is working on this.

Roku?

joetag — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:49:43 GMT

Does anyone have a Roku digital video player that they use with either Netflix or Amazon? It looks pretty cool. My current DVD player doesn't do this sort of thing and I don't expect to buy a new one in the near future.

Pros/Cons?