Roku

[Nebulous]

Have you guys seen this? - http://www.roku.com/

Its a little device that allows you stream internet tv-show/movie sites like netflix or hulu on your TV.

I personally prefer watching tv shows or movies on my TV instead of a computer screen.

I have a netflix & hulu plus subscription because I don't have cable. I watch netflix & hulu content through my Wii in the living room so I'm getting a roku for my bedroom. It seems like you can view way more content ("channels") through the roku so I might get one for the living room too if it turns out to be better than the wii.

 

[Eternal]

I have a Roku box in my living room.

 

[thedudeman]

We used to use one, but now that we have a TV with Netflix, Hulu, etc. built right in (it's a Samsung Smart TV), it's kind of redundant.

 

[Gimgak]

So it's like apple tv. I've got more than enough consoles lying around for all the TVs I'd need to use netflix as that's all that I use them for these days.

 

[Nuke]

Yeah, Gimgak. Just Apple TV is more recent (Roku: 2002; Apple TV: 2007) and doesn't run an open source operating system.

 

[froggyboy604]

Is Roku like Google TV which is a TV operating system for settop boxes which you can use for Netflix, Hulu, Google Services like YouTube, Gmail, and Google Play?

 

[Nuke]

I think so.

 

[Nebulous]

I got one, its pretty cool! Has tons and tons of stuff to watch. Music too.