out of curiosity, would you know where does the Roku XS pull 300+ channels of movies, TV Shows and sports from? It looks a great little box and the price is just right.
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Christopher Bodnar < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply Stu, Yeah, it's the "almost everything" that is the > issue. So far the only one that I found that seems to have everything is > the Sony blu-ray player. And for the price (~$130), i'm going to get it and > test it out. > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > Technical Support III > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > > > > From: Stu Sjouwerman <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > > > Date: 11/04/2011 10:09 AM > Subject: RE: Streaming media device > ------------------------------ > > > > Funny you should ask. I just bought a new combo blu-ray player and LED TV > from Visio. > Both come with a bunch of applets that cover almost everything on your > list. I subbed > To VuDu, Hulu+, already am on Amazon Prime, it offers Netflix but also > Blockbuster > Streaming. Basically had it all for less than 1,000 and the player itself > is about $100, > Works like a charm. Happy Friday ! > > Warm regards, > Stu > > > *From:* Christopher Bodnar > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > * > Sent:* Thursday, November 03, 2011 1:07 PM* > To:* NT System Admin Issues* > Subject:* OT: Streaming media device > > List seems a little slow today so thought I would throw this out there. > > Currently I'm using Samsung Blue-Ray players as my streaming media > devices. Love them, but they are lacking a few media services that I would > like: > > Amazon VOD > Crackle > > I am able to do Amazon VOD with the Yahoo! App as a widget on my newer > Samsung LED. But there is still no Crackle app. So I was looking at > alternatives that would give me everything I want in one device. Here is > the wish list: > > NetFlix > Amazon Prime > VuDu > Crackle > HuLu+ > Blue-Ray player > DLNA > Wi-Fi built in > > As you can see my primary interest is in the streaming media services > (NetFllix, VuDu, etc....). From everything that I've seen the Sony BDP-S580 > will do all of this. Anyone else have a recommendation for a single device? > I know I can add a device to my setup such as a Roku box that will give me > the content I'm lacking, but I'd like to have a single device and not add > an additional piece of hardware to my current setup. > > Thanks > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > Technical Support III > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This message, > and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that > any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, > please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the > message and any attachments. Thank you. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ > <*http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/*<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>> > ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: * > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/*<http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> > or send an email to > *[email protected]*<[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ > <*http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/*<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>> > ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: * > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/*<http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> > or send an email to > *[email protected]*<[email protected]> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
