Roku Box- Netflix
I decided a little while back that I wanted to try something. I wanted to cancel cable.
Now, I'm a die-hard movie fan. When my kids are at school, I can often be found on the computer, with an HBO on-demand movie on. Or Cinemax, or Showtime, or Starz... Need I go on?? Besides, who lives nowadays without cable?! When I was growing up, my parents didn't have cable for the longest time, and I always felt like a dork because of it. So, I guess I finally became my parents.
At $140 a month, I was tired of going broke, and watching a bunch of crap that wasn't worth watching. So, I decided to ditch it. But that doesn't mean I stopped wanting entertainment. And when I heard about the Roku box, I knew I had a way out. Roku is a company that makes a box that works with your Netflix subscription. You load up your WATCH INSTANTLY queue, and it transmits the signal from your computer to your tv. Cool, huh??
Now, the caveats. It only works with Netflix currently. And even then, it only does the movies you can watch instantly. And I'll be honest- the selection is pretty limited. You won't have any trouble if you're a documentary, indie, or 80's comedy junkie. Otherwise, if you're the kind of person that loves the latest blockbuster, you're going to be really disappointed. Also, there's just not much for the kids. But Netflix is adding new movies all the time, and this won't be a problem soon. There are quite a few TV shows on here, with Showtime adding a lot of theirs, and also one of the major networks (can't remember if it's NBC or CBS- NBC, I think). As far as it only working with Netflix, that's about to change soon too. Roku has made it open source, and their are a lot of smart people out there working on it now. They're also trying to sign deals with such places as Hulu.com, and others. This will open up an incredible world of movie watching potential.
As for how it works, we had such a horrible time trying to set it up. It wasn't the box's fault, but that my router wasn't compatible. And trust me, it's the router's fault. It's not compatible with anything! But once we got it, there wasn't a single problem. I've got the screen up right now, and I can scroll through my watch instantly queue. As soon as I update online, it updates it on the screen, and it works like a charm. And since you still get movies through the mail with the normal Netflix service, it doesn't matter if your favorite one isn't on the watch instantly list.
Oh, and that $140 for cable?? It's now $18. The extra is paying for all the other stuff that I have wanted to buy for a while, but could never afford. If you decide to try it and it isn't for you, assuming you are paying what I did, you'll break even the first month. The second month, you're ahead by a little over $120. So if you can stand it for two months, you're getting paid $120 to see if it's right for you. Split that between the two months- $60 a month to watch all the movies you can stand. Yeah, that sounds horrible, huh?? ;)
Now, I'm a die-hard movie fan. When my kids are at school, I can often be found on the computer, with an HBO on-demand movie on. Or Cinemax, or Showtime, or Starz... Need I go on?? Besides, who lives nowadays without cable?! When I was growing up, my parents didn't have cable for the longest time, and I always felt like a dork because of it. So, I guess I finally became my parents.
At $140 a month, I was tired of going broke, and watching a bunch of crap that wasn't worth watching. So, I decided to ditch it. But that doesn't mean I stopped wanting entertainment. And when I heard about the Roku box, I knew I had a way out. Roku is a company that makes a box that works with your Netflix subscription. You load up your WATCH INSTANTLY queue, and it transmits the signal from your computer to your tv. Cool, huh??
Now, the caveats. It only works with Netflix currently. And even then, it only does the movies you can watch instantly. And I'll be honest- the selection is pretty limited. You won't have any trouble if you're a documentary, indie, or 80's comedy junkie. Otherwise, if you're the kind of person that loves the latest blockbuster, you're going to be really disappointed. Also, there's just not much for the kids. But Netflix is adding new movies all the time, and this won't be a problem soon. There are quite a few TV shows on here, with Showtime adding a lot of theirs, and also one of the major networks (can't remember if it's NBC or CBS- NBC, I think). As far as it only working with Netflix, that's about to change soon too. Roku has made it open source, and their are a lot of smart people out there working on it now. They're also trying to sign deals with such places as Hulu.com, and others. This will open up an incredible world of movie watching potential.
As for how it works, we had such a horrible time trying to set it up. It wasn't the box's fault, but that my router wasn't compatible. And trust me, it's the router's fault. It's not compatible with anything! But once we got it, there wasn't a single problem. I've got the screen up right now, and I can scroll through my watch instantly queue. As soon as I update online, it updates it on the screen, and it works like a charm. And since you still get movies through the mail with the normal Netflix service, it doesn't matter if your favorite one isn't on the watch instantly list.
Oh, and that $140 for cable?? It's now $18. The extra is paying for all the other stuff that I have wanted to buy for a while, but could never afford. If you decide to try it and it isn't for you, assuming you are paying what I did, you'll break even the first month. The second month, you're ahead by a little over $120. So if you can stand it for two months, you're getting paid $120 to see if it's right for you. Split that between the two months- $60 a month to watch all the movies you can stand. Yeah, that sounds horrible, huh?? ;)
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