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Review: A few days with the Netflix Player by Roku

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2008-05-20 07:00:01 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
...Roku" is awkwardly named, but there's a reason: while the first streaming media service offered by this little box is from Netflix, more services will likely be added to it in the future. (I'm leading with the most interesting bit to me, although obviously both Roku and Netflix would prefer you focus on what's on deck from the $100 streamer...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku Streaming HD from Roku -- Before Year End

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2008-11-04 21:32:03 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
Roku representatives have responded to rumors on its online forum board regarding when it will launch streaming HD services and announced, earlier than they'd like, that it will team up with Netflix to bring HD content to its subscribers Compared to the recently announced Xbox and Netflix tie-up that will also see streaming HD content to the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku and Netflix Work Together to Bring Videos to You

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2008-05-20 16:52:44 by Mark R in Coolest Gadgets
...Roku might be the best thing to happen to television since television So what is the Roku? Well, he was the Avatar before Aang, but thats another story. The Roku is a set-top box that works with the popular online rental company Netflix to give a user access to over 10,000 movies No discs are required for this guy, and there is no hard drive...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku Netflix Player hands-on, first impressions

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2008-05-21 20:31:00 by Ryan Block in Engadget
...Roku's Netflix Player seems understated, from the plain, unceremonious purple box it shipped in, to the nondescript black plastic case, to the stripped-bare user interface. But as we've quickly discovered, it's pretty easy to learn to love this little hundred dollar bugger, even despite the fact that we need another set top box in our living...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku Netflix Player hands-on, first impressions

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2008-05-22 01:31:00 by Ryan Block in
...Roku's Netflix Player seems understated, from the plain, unceremonious purple box it shipped in, to the nondescript black plastic case, to the stripped-bare user interface. But as we've quickly discovered, it's pretty easy to learn to love this little hundred dollar bugger, even despite the fact that we need another set top box in our living...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku Netflix Player goes open source

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2008-07-03 10:55:50 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
...Roku Netflix Player . He thought it was okay, with a great interface that passes the "I'd let Brownlee use this" test. Since I didn't see that comment until now, I hope your eyeballs rot, Joel. Idiot-proof or not, though, Joel was ultimately ambivalent about the Roku:" If and when the Roku box serves up other streaming services it'll be a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Roku Netflix Player goes open source

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2008-07-03 10:55:50 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
...Roku Netflix Player . He thought it was okay, with a great interface that passes the "I'd let Brownlee use this" test. Since I didn't see that comment until now, I hope your eyeballs rot, Joel. Idiot-proof or not, though, Joel was ultimately ambivalent about the Roku:" If and when the Roku box serves up other streaming services it'll be a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Netflix Movie Streaming Suffers Serious Loss in Quality, Say Roku Owners

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2008-12-03 11:07:31 by Jose Fermoso in Gadget Lab
...Roku , the hardware maker that enables the streaming of its videos, has suffered an unfortunate setback According to a customer forum on the Roku website, the box has suddenly suffered from a significant loss of quality for its video streams, for the last three weeks. The streaming decline is so prevalent that Roku engineers had to...
 
 
 
 
 
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Is There More to Netflix/Roku Than Meets the Eye?

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2008-07-02 16:18:16 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
...Roku deal back on May 20, but now an interesting piece on VentureBeat makes it even more (and more!) interesting The new Roku box (doesn't look like much, does it?) lets you stream any of Netflix's 10,000+ "Watch Now" movies (movies that can be watched immediately over the internet for free with your subscription) to your TV set instantly....