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\"Roku\"<\/a>
\nThis is a mini review of the Roku Player<\/a>\"\" a VERY cool gadget I installed last week.<\/p>\n

If you’re armed with a Netflix account and use it to watch movies over the net on your computer, you’ll probably be interested in a Roku. The Roku connects to your TV and to the Internet via a wireless (or wired) connection. Plug it in and it’ll guide you through the network settings. Mine did a firmware upgrade after it established the network connection.<\/p>\n

After that, you’ll get the home screen which shows off various Roku “Channels”, including Netflix and Major League Baseball. There’s also a Roku Store which you get use to get more channels, such as streams of Revision 3 and TWiT network podcasts.<\/p>\n

If you use the Netflix channel, it’ll ask you to log into Netflix on a computer and gives you a special code to type in. Once that’s done, you’ll get a listing of all “Instant Play” movies retrieved from those you already have in your queue.<\/p>\n

The downside is not ALL movies are have the ability to be streamed, and some movies aren’t high quality digital translations.<\/p>\n

The upside is there are a LOT of movies to watch, and quite a few TV shows too. We’ve been re-watching all the seasons of LOST. Before the Roku arrived, we’d been watching on DVD. Since then, we’ve been using the Roku. It’s been great.<\/p>\n

And the real kicker for LOST fans: LOST Season 5<\/a>\"\" is out today… and already available for viewing via Netflix.<\/p>\n

There are Blu-Ray Players<\/a>\"\" out there that can stream Netflix movies too, but if you’re looking for a slightly cheaper solution, the Roku is great.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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