Televisions & Video

Can you purchase the Roku Netflix Player in retail stores?

Aug 22, 2008 by Nick | Posted in Home Theater

Or can you just order them on-line through roku or netflix?

You can only order the Roku device online at this point, however it is easy to do and it arrives quickly.

If you really don't want to buy online, you might consider waiting a bit for the LG Netflix devices. They are planning a stand alone

Netflix Roku Player Review - Tekzilla

Patrick Norton and Veronica Belmont do a review of the highly anticipated Netflix Roku Player.

Monsoon Multimedia debuts Sling, ROKU competitor with some compelling features

Triggering recording from a remote device Playback of recordings on iPads, PCs and Macs in the home and remotely Browsing of an electronic program guide for shows and episode information Access photos, video and music on your home TV from UPnP supported devices Connects to cable, DVD, satellite, DVR and Tivo Streams using H.264 and MPEG-4 standards at rates as low as 150kpbs Connects wirelessly to home router "We designed Vulkano from the ground up to replace single purpose solutions, such as TiVo, Roku, Slingbox, etc," said Steve Stone, CTO at Monsoon. "In the coming months we will be pushing new apps to Vulkano owners for free so they can rest assured that this is the first and last product they'll need for all their TV and Internet media needs." We're going to get a review unit soon and can give you our own impressions. For a full description take a gander at the Vulkano website. Monsoon is taking pre-orders for an estimated August 10 shipping date. It will be interesting to watch the consumer reaction to this device. It is very Apple friendly and if it is easy to use and set up Monsoon will have a winner.

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Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)