Roku Hot Deals

As a lot of of you already know, there's a Roku amateur which allows you to watch Netflix burning on your television. There is no added account allegation for this, but you accept to buy the Roku amateur which costs $99 + shipment + added for cables...it ends up costing abreast $120.

Another applicable advantage for this is to watch Netflix instantly if it's accessible on Xbox 360 Live this fall. However, to appearance this you charge an Xbox 360 + the Live gold cable which is addition anniversary fee to pay.

HOWEVER, now there's an advantage for PS3 alleged PlayOn and for now, it's chargeless for 45 canicule while in Beta. After that, it's alone $30 to buy the software and again you're covered and can watch Netflix on your PS3. I approved it endure night and it works appealing well. I was able to bolt up on The Office from antecedent seasons.

To accomplish this accord work, you will charge to assurance up for Netflix account if you don't already accept it. There's a chargeless balloon period, so annihilation to lose if it doesn't plan for you.

Once you accept that, you will charge to download the software. The software is simple to install and turns your PC into a media server for your PS3. It does crave a broadband affiliation to plan of course.

You can get the software here:
PlayOn! Software

From the site, here's their blurb:

PlayOn enables consumers who own a PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, or HP MediaSmart TV to admission agreeable from sites including Netflix, Hulu, CBS, YouTube, ESPN and added on their television. We accept just appear PlayOn Beta, and the absolutely featured absolution will be advancing shortly!

We will aswell be abacus abutment for Nintendo Wii by the end of 2008. Stay tuned!

In my opinion, this is a GREAT accord back it adored me $90 I had planned to spend!

Black Friday 2008

Roku Netflix Player

Sorta-hot deal...NetFlix 'unlimited' annual required, absolute NetFlix examination (presently 10K cine titles, TVshows,etc.), no added account fees. Box is active AND wireless, HD-capable if NF is HD-capable. This may absorption absolutely a few of us who've been waiting...and waiting...for this to materialize. Ain't perfect, and will be anachronistic afterwards a few years, but at $99, I'll get my $$ account in that time.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_...

$84.99 approved price. $20 burning rebate. $15 mail in rebate.

This is a abundant starting point for a home amphitheater PC or web surfing appliance. Would aswell accomplish a abundant Ubuntu/Linux desktop. Alone seven or eight months ago, we were arguing actuality about the claim of a $150 bald basic bureaucracy offered by CompuUSA, with the Intel 1.6ghz Atom.

Turns out I bare something like that, but begin the aloft accord at Microcenter. I was accepting accessible to adjustment a Roku box for my Netflix subscription. Again I apprehend that the Roku requires you ample up you Netflix burning chain via your PC's web browswer, afore the programming is accessible to you on the Roku box. No way. I am already baby by watching Netflix instantly on a laptop. I capital the aforementioned acquaintance on my TV. I ample getting able to browse the web and apprehend my email on the TV would be a acceptable benefit feature.

So I expedition on down to Microcenter, and put calm this assortment:

Biostar P4M900-M7 FE with premounted Celeron 440 (Conroe L processor...35 watts) $49.99 afterwards rebate
1GB IPSG DD2 667 RAM 9.99 (no abatement required)
Cooler Master CPU fan 7.99
Thermal grease 1.49
Powerspec TX-366 case with 300 watt ability accumulation ($27.96 accessible box price)

About 97 bucks afore taxes.

To this I will add a 30GB ATA harder drive, a CDRW drive, and the XP Home authorization from a retired system. The CD drive will alone be acclimated for OS install and again removed already Internet connectiviy is established.

This is all I charge for a web browser/Netflix setup. An complete bargain.

If you don't accept any additional accouterments extra from old machines, for accession $80 of arrangement shopping, the aloft could be angry into a altogether appropriate home amphitheater PC, with the accession of an access level, fanless cartoon card, a DVD drive, and a SATA harder drive.

EDIT: The motherboard can handle abundant faster processors (Intel Core 2 Duo) and up to 4GB of RAM, if you anytime charge to body this into an accustomed PC.

Not absolutely as acceptable as the accord a few weeks ago for $150, but it's been aback up to $300 for a while. Still a abundant accord at $180 alien for those who ability accept absent it endure time. If Amazon drops the amount to $150 afresh aural 30 days, artlessly appeal a amount adjustment.

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Credit to groch, this is a repost because the added is flagged asleep and it's aback in stock. Move quick!

groch said: Amzn now has the Roku R1000 angle abandoned internet radio Model R1000 for $150 with chargeless shipping. This radio originally awash for $400 and sells about everywhere for $300.

This angle abandoned radio has a congenital in sub, AM/FM in accession to internet radio and WPA/WEP wireless compatiblity.
No Aux ascribe for your Ipod, but Yes SD agenda ascribe to play MP3s from beam memory.

The reviews accept all-embracing been excellent. I advised affairs one a few months ago, but the $300 amount pushed me to a Sangean.

Upside: sounds great, has remote, actual able with a accomplished display.

Downside: Questions about backbone (power accumulation problems) and the bloom of the Roku Company (no firmware updates in absolutely a while). However, the architect (Anthony Wood?) is abrogation NetFlix and abiding to Roku, so who knows, things could about-face around.

A abundant accord on what seems to be a accomplished radio, admitting I would like to apprehend from owners. I anticipate Amazon is the alone abode to get it this bargain (still $300 on the Roku site) so if you wish one, act fast.

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Amzn now has the Roku R1000 angle abandoned internet radio Model R1000 for $150 with chargeless shipping. This radio originally awash for $400 and sells about everywhere for $300.

This angle abandoned radio has a congenital in sub, AM/FM in accession to internet radio and WPA/WEP wireless compatiblity.
No Aux ascribe for your Ipod, but Yes SD agenda ascribe to play MP3s from beam memory.

The reviews accept all-embracing been excellent. I advised affairs one a few months ago, but the $300 amount pushed me to a Sangean.

Upside: sounds great, has remote, actual able with a accomplished display.

Downside: Questions about backbone (power accumulation problems) and the bloom of the Roku Company (no firmware updates in absolutely a while). However, the architect (Anthony Wood?) is abrogation NetFlix and abiding to Roku, so who knows, things could about-face around.

A abundant accord on what seems to be a accomplished radio, admitting I would like to apprehend from owners. I anticipate Amazon is the alone abode to get it this bargain (still $300 on the Roku site) so if you wish one, act fast.