Ok so i got Icefilms to work on my playon....so far i tested it on my mobile phone and now im gonna test it on the ps3.......
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. I received my second Roku 2 box, the HD in the mail today. 
A refurbished Roku HD for $39.99 & $5 shipping
Only problem with this model is you can only add a limited number
of channels compared with the new Roku2.
http://sellout.woot.com/sale/22971
Only problem with this model is you can only add a limited number
of channels compared with the new Roku2.
http://sellout.woot.com/sale/22971
THIS WEEKEND ONLY
$10 OFF ROKU 2 XS
applied during checkout + free shipping.
the ethernet port is high priority for me. havent had cable in 4 yrs or so. ps3 held me down all this time but annoyances with cinavia has essentially led me here. pulling the trigger.
props for all info shared.
$10 OFF ROKU 2 XS
applied during checkout + free shipping.
the ethernet port is high priority for me. havent had cable in 4 yrs or so. ps3 held me down all this time but annoyances with cinavia has essentially led me here. pulling the trigger.
props for all info shared.
This is no deal. They only doing that cause they were complaining Amazon selling more units than their own website. Amazon keeps this at $89 with free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CLPP84/?tag=vp314-20
I just got mine today.Can you PM me the channel? Thanks.
Shit...me too!
Just recieved my Box today. Im so anxious, but first a channel thread needs to be started. If I dont see one I'll start one. As many of you know though, I dont keep my threads active for more than a few days. I would like somrone else to start one, so we can keep this shit going.
Fam, pm me the channel with TNT and the other stations you mentioned.
The website that was mentioned is NOT a Roku channel,so the streams can not be streamed through your Roku,but can only be viewed on your pc.
You can try the Roku channel of USTVNOW.COM they have a couple of free cable channels streaming,but you have to buy a subscription to get the whole package.
The Justin.tv channel,and NOKNOK channel also carries some cable channels some of the time.
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I think what you're looking for is the Playon channel.
A refurbished Roku HD for $39.99 & $5 shipping
Only problem with this model is you can only add a limited number
of channels compared with the new Roku2.
http://sellout.woot.com/sale/22971
Then you better go with the Roku2. I promise you, you're gonna go crazy with adding channels when you first get it. The only advantage with the old Roku is that it plays more formats.
The Roku2 plays more formats through the NowhereTV USB channel, but its buggy as hell. Its a private channel so its not officially supported by Roku. Sometimes it picks up my MKV files and sometimes it doesnt. I see where Roku is going with the MP4 only Format. For the techies, you know that MP4 is the easiest format to stream thru a browser or over a server. And Roku can already access a server with no hacking or jail breaking. So The thing s that you can do with the Roku are going to be endless.
Got mine today ,and sad to say I shouldnt have bought it. Everyone was talking about channels, but who knew it wasnt shit to watch. I'll keep using my Logitech Revue. I dont need channel codes for that. Its almost NBA season and I dont see anything on roku that helps with that. I may be missing something, but I dont see it.
same here...how is the revue?
See, I asked about that earlier. whats up with the Logitech Revue? How does it compare?
i played around with mine for a while and realized it will not play live tv from most stations
Well now that i actually own a Roku I can speak on it. Yea OK I guess you can have 300 channels, but I don't see any network content. Why pay for streaming content. Isn't that the reason some are leaving cable.
I cut off direct TV May 2010. I'm saving $90 a month. I usually DL or stream everything I want. I got the Revue because it has a browser. I've been streaming almost anything I want. I received the new Android 3.1 Honeycomb update this morning, but haven't messed with it yet. It upgraded Flash and created a Market. If my TV had a PC hook up I would cut all the BS and just stream from My PC.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/smartTV/revue
Ill give the Roku to my Moms. Its simple enough for her to use. I'll stick with my Revue.
I used to watch live sports on JustinTV on my PC so I'm hoping I can do the same on my PC. If not, I'll just hook up the laptop and firstrowsports to the big screen. No biggie.
When I had cable all I watched was Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, ESPN highlights, CNN, and shit like that. The Roku has all that shit for free. I never watched many sitcoms so I'm good. Movies, tech news, financial news, and world news is all I need...outside of football. I don't watch NBA regularly anymore unless it's the playoffs.
When I had cable all I watched was Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, ESPN highlights, CNN, and shit like that. The Roku has all that shit for free. I never watched many sitcoms so I'm good. Movies, tech news, financial news, and world news is all I need...outside of football. I don't watch NBA regularly anymore unless it's the playoffs.
Bullshit, my apple tv is playing mkv's flawlessly.
http://www.roku.com/nba-partner
If you have a NBA league pass broadband account you can stream the
live games trough your Roku,or you can watch the free streams that
will appear on Justin.tv.
The Roku is much better than revue because you can customize the channels. The Roku has way more channels than Revue... only thing right now that is a plus about the revue is the web browser.
Maybe when the update comes out for Revue things will change. I use to own a Revue, now I have the Roku.
It doesn't replace cable, it's an alternative. For people who want to save extra money they resort to Roku or alike... People like me and many others.
Cable is great in the end.
The Roku is much better than revue because you can customize the channels. The Roku has way more channels than Revue... only thing right now that is a plus about the revue is the web browser.
Maybe when the update comes out for Revue things will change. I use to own a Revue, now I have the Roku.
It doesn't replace cable, it's an alternative. For people who want to save extra money they resort to Roku or alike... People like me and many others.
Cable is great in the end.
I swear if niggas would just do some basic research before jumping the gun. Good drop on the info.
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Question...just so I understand...I have the WD box, a PS3 and Xbox360...it seems that Roku would give me what all of these have and more...if ithis is true, would it make sense to get a Roku, and if so, which one would I get?
If you don't have cable, how do you get HBO to get HBOgo?
Is there a channel on Roku that has TNT? I wanna get my NBA fix...
Thanks in advance for making it clearer to me...I recently went to very basic cable (basically, the first 13-14 channels)...saving myself almost 70 dollars a month...
If you don't have cable, how do you get HBO to get HBOgo?
Is there a channel on Roku that has TNT? I wanna get my NBA fix...
Thanks in advance for making it clearer to me...I recently went to very basic cable (basically, the first 13-14 channels)...saving myself almost 70 dollars a month...
Seek a friends and family discount.
Thank you... I'm looking to get this for my sister and a good friend!
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The Playon channel will do everything you're askng for. Your computer will have to be fast though(mainly your CPU). It transcodes to the correct format on the fly.
You can go here to get a good feel on how fast your CPU should be. Anything less than 2000 you should really upgrade your computer.
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The picture is an older model Roku. The Roku 2 only cost $99 new. The older Roku's plays more file formats, if thats what you're looking for.
I still enjoy my WDTV live! I might have to move it to the bedroom and hook up the Roku in the media room! Thanks for all the great info!
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