Roku 3 Review

[Arkadin]

sounds very promising.
Finally a decent search function on one of these streaming boxes.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/review...212048996.html

[bhampton]

I bought one....

Hope I don't regret it.

My wife has been into Amazon prime streaming lately and whenever she wants it I have to bring my PS3 up from it's usual spot in the basement. The upstairs HDTV doesn't have network or wifi.

I admire the features of the ruku 3: (Amazon prime (missing on AppleTV!), Search feature, Headphone jack in the remote.)

I hope I don't regret it but how long can someone regret a $99 purchase these days anyway...

-Brian

[Number 6]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I bought one....

Hope I don't regret it.

My wife has been into Amazon prime streaming lately and whenever she wants it I have to bring my PS3 up from it's usual spot in the basement. The upstairs HDTV doesn't have network or wifi.

I admire the features of the ruku 3: (Amazon prime (missing on AppleTV!), Search feature, Headphone jack in the remote.)

I hope I don't regret it but how long can someone regret a $99 purchase these days anyway...

-Brian

I bought one too and you won't regret it. It's a great improvement over the Roku 2HD. Love the new user interface.

[bhampton]

Well,...

I don't know about Ruku 2 or the original Roku ... I don't know anything about these types of things. I do know the interface on the new one is going to move to the old Roku models too.

I bought an AppleTV because we have so much Apple here at home but it doesn't do the only thing I was planning to use it for which was Amazon Prime Instant Videos. I guess,.. I could Jailbreak it (hack it) but I can't be bothered.

I sort of feel like I should have opted for the Boxee instead due to it's HDTuner. But,... Cable companies are supposed to be able to kill off ClearQAM soon.

I've never paid for cable and I don't have a cord to cut but if ClearQam continues the Boxee would have given me more fuctionality.

-Brian

[AnimalChin]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Well,...

I don't know about Ruku 2 or the original Roku ... I don't know anything about these types of things. I do know the interface on the new one is going to move to the old Roku models too.

I bought an AppleTV because we have so much Apple here at home but it doesn't do the only thing I was planning to use it for which was Amazon Prime Instant Videos. I guess,.. I could Jailbreak it (hack it) but I can't be bothered.

I sort of feel like I should have opted for the Boxee instead due to it's HDTuner. But,... Cable companies are supposed to be able to kill off ClearQAM soon.

I've never paid for cable and I don't have a cord to cut but if ClearQam continues the Boxee would have given me more fuctionality.

-Brian

I've been wanting to pick up an AppleTv for a while. Does it let you access the itunes extras that some movies have?

[bhampton]

I returned the AppleTV a few minutes after I set it up.

No Amazon streaming... I think it doesn't have Vudu either. (THAT"S CRAZY!!!!)

No app store... AppleTV seems missing some crazy stuff.

You can't even mirror an Ipad to get Amazon streaming ... it only mirrors the audio in that case.

I imagine there will be a much better AppleTV released soon. Seems other devices have left it in the dust, big time.

-Brian

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by bhampton

There is a concern about the batteries because if the remote moves it wakes up and also because of the way it has the new wireless headphones function.

In their review, Engadget said they tried to kill the batteries (over 20 hours of audio streaming with headphones plus normal usage just as a remote), but they were never even able to get a low-battery indicator light. Bodes pretty well considering everything the remote does.