Roku heads...

[Mixd]

I did my lil research on the home box type devices over a year ago.

I am a techie, own two apple tv's, 1st gen. Have one in my theater room, one in my bedroom. Plan to buy two more ATV2's. I stream all my films from my pc, well I used to.

No purpose no more really. I just use Icefilms. All TV shows, all movies, Icefilms.

Y'all going back and forth about what's better, to each his own.

If the OP prefers to go in a store and buy a box then that's your prerogative.

BUT, if you wanna say what's the most sold device? I don't think you can really compare the Roku and Apple. The Apple has the most demand of it's 1st Gen devices as it holds a hard drive, but month by month, new ways to manipulate the Apple TV2 come out, it's more in demand.

Of course Apple's direct sales falter because "they" aren't selling them. But look on Ebay or craigslist, they are in high demand.
Roku will get investors because they can find ways to milk more money out of their customers in the end.

Apple's been jailbroken, lose for Apple, #winning for the home end user.

Apple is the best shit to me, I threw all my DVD players throughout the whole house in the garbage.

 

[MrBee]

Im watching Xhampster on Roku, so one can assume icefilms wont be far behind...

 

[killa kadafi191]

I did my lil research on the home box type devices over a year ago.

I am a techie, own two apple tv's, 1st gen. Have one in my theater room, one in my bedroom. Plan to buy two more ATV2's. I stream all my films from my pc, well I used to.

No purpose no more really. I just use Icefilms. All TV shows, all movies, Icefilms.

Y'all going back and forth about what's better, to each his own.

If the OP prefers to go in a store and buy a box then that's your prerogative.

BUT, if you wanna say what's the most sold device? I don't think you can really compare the Roku and Apple. The Apple has the most demand of it's 1st Gen devices as it holds a hard drive, but month by month, new ways to manipulate the Apple TV2 come out, it's more in demand.

Of course Apple's direct sales falter because "they" aren't selling them. But look on Ebay or craigslist, they are in high demand.
Roku will get investors because they can find ways to milk more money out of their customers in the end.

Apple's been jailbroken, lose for Apple, #winning for the home end user.

Apple is the best shit to me, I threw all my DVD players throughout the whole house in the garbage.

Well obiviously there was no point in going back and forth because I found out last night you could add icefilms. Not using a private channel but through playon.

So again was icefilms the only thing that made apple tv better than Roku??

you are right to each his on but again.

I said from jump if Ben prefers Apple over Roku cool but thing is Ben as always in any thread that is roku or someone mentions Roku he goes on how the Roku is not better than Apple TV.

Seem like this is all based on icefilms which I found out can be used on the Roku through playon.

Again I said it's funny because it reminds of people arguing about Sega Saturn and Playstation.

Sega Saturn the product that is losing and will obviously stop making products is so superior to Playstation. The console that is winning at the time.

why can't I compare the Roku to the apple tv? everyone else is. they are or at least were in competition.

Apple is quick to show it sales of Ipad in comparison to other tablets so why can't the same be done with the Roku??


again as Time Magazine said the reason the Roku has been killing the other boxes because it offers more content than the others and it's simple. You don't have to hack it. You don't have to do this or that. You plug it in.

You think a 40 year old house mom is going to be more interested in something she has to hack or something she can plug in the wall and it works from there.

 

[BenQ]

Playon is not free

And you need to have the pc on to run playon

Keep google searching killa

 

[killa kadafi191]

Playon is not free

And you need to have the pc on to run playon

Keep google searching killa

Didn't google search went to the roku forums. I have playon its 4.99 but I did some 14.99 special. I got it originally for my xbox and ps3.

Again u asked was icefilms on roku and it is.

Let me ask this if apple tv so much better why is apple abandoning ship and it lost to Roku???

U been avoiding that right there again numbers don't lie

 

[BenQ]

I had playon on both my roku and apple tv as a free trial

But for me having the pc/laptop on all day defeats the purpose of a media player box , you might as well hook your laptop up to the pc


As for sales
The roku sells more because is a simpler device

Most people dont know or dont want to know you can jailbreak an apple tv

I didn't know either , i just got it for AirPlay and Netflix


Im not paying for playon when i can get icefilms for free without it

 

[Mixd]

I hear you Killa, not knocking the Roku, I never owned one. But from what I see, more companies can make money with a Roku than they can add services and charge home users with Apple on iTunes.

iTunes is not making money like b4 thru home users of the Apple and they don't wanna allow other companies on their platform like Netflix or others like Hulu or Vudu. So why would Apple get venture funding to support continuation of their product?

I bought each one of my Apple TV devices for $50 each. I hacked them, and was streaming movies off my PC. I don't watch online programs, no one in my house does. We started to watch some like the first week I used the apps in Boxee and XBMC, other than that I mostly download all the stuff I watched, but Icefilms is no deal breaker for me. I just got IceFilms like a week or two now since I saw a thread BenQ posted.

Still to each his own, the variety of repositories with apps on XBMC and Boxee, can watch madd porn cause theres like over 10 apps for that. I dont watch them like that tho. But there's so many other apps that people create and stream of regular TV for XBMC that is where the power of the Apple lies. Not in IceFilms. Take away XBMC, THEN we can say that Apple aint worth shit. For now? To me, it's boss...

 

[SMD69]

 

[EPDC]

my WDTV all of a sudden doesn't work anymore, screen just stays black.....are these Roku joints that good? Do they play MKVs/720 or 1080p rips?

 

[EPDC]

Got myself a Roku 2 XS tonight.....love it so far!

 

[FUCKYOU]

can't it browse the web?

 

[oldschoolkat]

Bookmarked....

 

[rtm862]

Got myseld a Roku 2 XS tonight.....love it so far!

Welcome to the club homie. RT News, Aljazerra, CNN International, PBS, CNBC, WSJ Live, Democracy Now, JustinTV, YouTube, Vimeo, Crackle, Angry Birds - All Free. And the NBA season is poppng off next month.

Netflix, Hulu, plus streaming from an online server. Man Im never going back to cable. I added a Sony Media player with it. They are only $49.

My set up is the Roku 2 XS with a Sony SMP-N100. Truth be told You dont need the XS unless you are far from your router, or you watch a lot of 1080 movies. The $49 LT model does everything the XS does up to 720p. The Sony streams in full 1080 anyway. If I had to do it all over I'd buy the $49 Roku LT for all my cable TV needs, and the $49 Sony SMP-N100 for streaming my media. Thats the same price as Apple TV or WD Live and you get 100's of channels on top of just streaming movies.

 

[ljinsane]

Welcome to the club homie. RT News, Aljazerra, CNN International, PBS, CNBC, WSJ Live, Democracy Now, JustinTV, YouTube, Vimeo, Crackle, Angry Birds - All Free. And the NBA season is poppng off next month.

Netflix, Hulu, plus streaming from an online server. Man Im never going back to cable. I added a Sony Media player with it. They are only $49.

My set up is the Roku 2 XS with a Sony SMP-N100. Truth be told You dont need the XS unless you are far from your router, or you watch a lot of 1080 movies. The $49 LT model does everything the XS does up to 720p. The Sony streams in full 1080 anyway. If I had to do it all over I'd buy the $49 Roku LT for all my cable TV needs, and the $49 Sony SMP-N100 for streaming my media. Thats the same price as Apple TV or WD Live and you get 100's of channels on top of just streaming movies.

good looking on brining that sony media player to my attention. I got the roku 2 xs right now hooked up to my daughter's bedroom tv.

question for you.....can the sony media player stream content to the roku?

 

[EPDC]

I added mad channels to my Roku. It even has HBO go....but directtv doesn't support it yet. Also, youtube isn't available anymore....hoping it comes back.

http://streamfree.tv/apps/

 

[durham]

I need a new media player, but all the reviews are saying the xs has issues with various content type. So are folks hacking it to play 1080p mkv content, or using another player strapped to it?.

Also how is the wireless streaming, 1080p, using the internal wireless connection...basically will it work in a large house say over 4k sq ft

 

[musicchick]

Welcome to the club homie. RT News, Aljazerra, CNN International, PBS, CNBC, WSJ Live, Democracy Now, JustinTV, YouTube, Vimeo, Crackle, Angry Birds - All Free. And the NBA season is poppng off next month.

Netflix, Hulu, plus streaming from an online server. Man Im never going back to cable. I added a Sony Media player with it. They are only $49.

My set up is the Roku 2 XS with a Sony SMP-N100. Truth be told You dont need the XS unless you are far from your router, or you watch a lot of 1080 movies. The $49 LT model does everything the XS does up to 720p. The Sony streams in full 1080 anyway. If I had to do it all over I'd buy the $49 Roku LT for all my cable TV needs, and the $49 Sony SMP-N100 for streaming my media. Thats the same price as Apple TV or WD Live and you get 100's of channels on top of just streaming movies.

Dhustla

I'm . Why do you need the Sony media player???

Doesn't the Roku play media from the pc via home network, as well as streaming media from web via wifi?

 

[FUCKYOU]

Porn?

 

[rtm862]

good looking on brining that sony media player to my attention. I got the roku 2 xs right now hooked up to my daughter's bedroom tv.

question for you.....can the sony media player stream content to the roku?

No. The Sony will stream your media directly to your TV.

I added mad channels to my Roku. It even has HBO go....but directtv doesn't support it yet. Also, youtube isn't available anymore....hoping it comes back.

http://streamfree.tv/apps/

Youtube is still available. You have to use the "RateRix" channel. It accesses Youtube.

I need a new media player, but all the reviews are saying the xs has issues with various content type. So are folks hacking it to play 1080p mkv content, or using another player strapped to it?.

Also how is the wireless streaming, 1080p, using the internal wireless connection...basically will it work in a large house say over 4k sq ft

The new Roku 2 will only play MP4 through the USB port until they upgrade the firmware. You can stream other formats with Rocsbox, Roconnect, Playon, etc. If you need the Roku to play more formats from the USB port you have to buy the original Roku. It plays MKV and most formats from the USB port. You can also add the Sony Media Streamer. Like WD Live it streams and plays all formats, but it only cost $49 bucks.

In order to stream 1080p over wifi you first need at least 10Mbps from my experience. As far as the signal reaching 4k Sq feet depends on your set up.

Dhustla

I'm . Why do you need the Sony media player???

Doesn't the Roku play media from the pc via home network, as well as streaming media from web via wifi?

I added the Sony because it only cost $49 bucks, and play almost any format.

 

[rtm862]

Porn?

Yes. There are a ton of Private porn channels.

 

[geech]

Roku is the shit!

 

[Laughing Man]

I want to get a Roku, can you put on a live stream of MSNBC on that shit

If so, I'm getting that shit and getting rid of the cable tout sweet

 

[FUCKYOU]

yes. There are a ton of private porn channels.

where do i go to find these channels

 

[EPDC]

where do i go to find these channels

google "roku channel codes"

 

[Pootypoot]

So what's the advantage of using these shits over a PC hooked up to your tv? I can play movies in all formats, I can stream movies and sports of all kinds. I use my cell phone as a fucking remote so I'm good.

 

[EPDC]

So what's the advantage of using these shits over a PC hooked up to your tv? I can play movies in all formats, I can stream movies and sports of all kinds. I use my cell phone as a fucking remote so I'm good.

you answered your own question

 

[Pootypoot]

you answered your own question

Damn, I was expecting a nice rebuttal that would make me want one of those shits.

 

[EPDC]

Damn, I was expecting a nice rebuttal that would make me want one of those shits.

I hook my macbook up to the flat screen as well, however I just get tired of having to do it every now and then. Like most cats, I like to browse the internet while I watch tv.

The Roku box is convenient, and basically puts many/most of the online streaming sites in one place, and all I have to do is click the remote. The fact that there are so many channels (free/private and premium) make this a nice addition and/or complement to what I already have been doing.....which is saying "Fuck you" to cable.

 

[peterpiper1978]

is boxee better than roku? i am going to get one or the other and i need input

 

[rtm862]

is boxee better than roku? i am going to get one or the other and i need input

Boxee is $200 and all it does is stream your media from your hard drive. It has a few channels but they are mostly premium channels you have to pay for.

Roku is as low as $49 and has 300+ TV channels, and streams all your media also.

 

[CoochieMonster]

Can any Roku recognize 3tb hard drives? I only do bluray rips and they don't stream very well. I know the WDTV doesn't. Also does the Roku show thumbnails for movie covers or can you use one of the media jukeboxes with it?

 

[Mixd]

is boxee better than roku? i am going to get one or the other and i need input

Truthfully a matter of preference. I just bought two Boxee boxes. I also have two AppleTV 1's and the Boxee software works less buggy on the Apple then it does on the Boxee box.

Tho I would sell all my shit and replace with Roku devices then I saw a major gripe that made me just pause...

Roku DOES NOT support playback of AVI files.

All I really want one of these for is to play movies off my pc that I download, and if I have to re-encode every movie I download? Then eff that... It's just not a solution for me just yet. Some can cut the cable. I can't just yet...

 

[NYCg]

Just bought my Roku as well. Im eager to learn more about it.

 

[EPDC]

Truthfully a matter of preference. I just bought two Boxee boxes. I also have two AppleTV 1's and the Boxee software works less buggy on the Apple then it does on the Boxee box.

Tho I would sell all my shit and replace with Roku devices then I saw a major gripe that made me just pause...

Roku DOES NOT support playback of AVI files.

All I really want one of these for is to play movies off my pc that I download, and if I have to re-encode every movie I download? Then eff that... It's just not a solution for me just yet. Some can cut the cable. I can't just yet...

That's one hangup...but it doesn't bother me since I have a WDTV (first Gen) already, so playing mkvs or avis isn't a problem for me.

 

[jackeebleu]

I'm still trying to find where Apple said they were killing Apple TV and there would be no Apple TV2, proof?