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Roku/Netflix box now gives you 40,000 more titles from Amazon
That little Roku/Netflix box just learned another neat trick: It can now snag 40,000 movies from Amazon's Video on Demand service. You can either buy movies for between $10 and $15, or rent them for between $1 and $4, and TV shows go for $2 apiece. Early beta testers find the selection satisfying, but complain about awkward scrolling through huge lists of titles.
Still, who knew a $99 box could do so, so much? Our only complaints: the Netflix library available on the Roku box is mostly lame with too few gems, and this Amazon service has no HD titles. Yet. But we're hearing rumblings that's about to change, and Netflix is also getting more serious about its Watch Now service, too. Consider this a preview of bigger things to come.
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By Xanapus at 1:20 AM ON 03/04/09
When I used to get Netflix they allowed you about maybe 10 hours or so to view movies through their website with your subscription. I thought it kinda sucked because they had a very small amount of movies available, none were new releases but mostly older movies.
And if you started watching a movie but it kept stopping because it has to download as you watch it but if you had a slow connection that day and you (I) decided to let it download then watch it when it was done, they charge you for the time you downloaded it plus the time it took you to watch it. So you pretty much have to sit and watch it as it keeps pausing and they will still deduct the idle time from your monthly allowance.
But I'm sure that won't happen with this box...
By Old Man Dotes at 7:29 PM ON 03/06/09
I want the Roku, but I won't buy one until it includes a UPnP/DLNA client so I can use it with my in-house media server, too. Right now I have a fairly nice HTPC in the stereo cabinet, but I'd be happy to move that to another purpose in anotehr room, and let the Roku handle Netflix, Amazon, and my locally-served media.
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