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November 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under $50-$100, Electronics, Home Decor, Household, King, Queen
Now here is a very unique and awesome item. One of those gifts that any avid movie watcher would absolutely LOVE.
The Roku is a very awesome video player that with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, or MLB.com you can instantly watch your favorite shows, movies, and games on your TV!
Now, maybe I am slow but it took me awhile to get the jest of this Roku. Not to get the actual product to work, but what exactly it does. After reading about it and watching videos I thought this little machine is awesome!
NO MORE buying videos from the movie store, wasting the money. If you have a Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, or MLB.com subscription then the Roku is perfect for you. You can watch movies instantly! All you need is a TV and a cable/DSL connection and you’re good to go. The Roku is so simple to use and it’s very much worth the price. Normally it runs you $99.95 but right now you can get a Roku for $79.99.
Here’s a video about Roku that I found on YouTube.
It’s simple to set up and get going.
*Plays Netflix movies and more
*Built-in wireless and wired Ethernet connection
*Sets up in 5 minutes
*Plays DVD-quality video
*Plays High Definition video
*Optical audio output for surround sound
*HDMI connector
*Extended range Wireless-N — the latest standard (b/g/n compatible)
The Roku Digital Video Player
The Roku digital video player is like having your own video library at home with over 50,000 choices— from the best movies, TV shows and sports. It’s the easiest way to watch anything and everything from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, and MLB.com instantly on your TV. The Roku player has received overwhelmingly positive reviews in The Wall Street Journal, CNET, WIRED, and elsewhere
To improve the user experience, the Roku player detects Internet bandwidth and makes on-the-fly adjustments to provide the highest quality picture and audio possible. For homes with wireless Internet, the player is Wi-Fi ready, offering the ultimate in placement flexibility.
Priced starting at just $79.99, the affordable Roku player is compact, easy to set up and intuitive to use. In 2009 Roku will release an Open SDK that will allows third parties to deliver new content channels directly to the Roku player.
For more information: www.roku.com/roku-products
SoundBridge Products
The Roku SoundBridge makes it easy to listen to a variety of Internet radio stations without even turning on a computer. The stylish aluminum SoundBridge is compatible with a customers speakers or stereo and has built-in support for Roku’s free radioroku.com tuning service, making it easy to listen to radio from around the world or across town.
The Roku SoundBridge Radio is a high-quality tabletop Wi-Fi radio with access to digital music as well as radio features and functions: AM/FM, alarm, headphone jack, built-in stereo speakers and sub woofer.
Radio Roku (www.radioroku.com) is an online directory of Internet radio stations, featuring more than 8,000 stations around the world. The site has a customizable “widget dashboard” that offers browsing, search, live updates of available content and the ability to control the SoundBridge players on a home network.
For more information: http://soundbridge.roku.com/
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Disclaimer: Roku sponsored this giveaway by providing the Roku player for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner. My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by Roku.
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Now here is a very unique and awesome item. One of those gifts that any avid movie watcher would absolutely LOVE…..
Now here is a very unique and awesome item. One of those gifts that any avid movie watcher would absolutely LOVE…..
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Roku is awesome because they have their own channel store so you can choose what channels to add to watch your favorite programs!
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All you need to get started is a netflix subscription and a high-speed internet cord? Sign me UP!
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Tweeted My favorite Holiday film with #roku and a link http://twitter.com/cakeblast/status/6402685459
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