Comments on: Netflix Player by Roku – Internet TV done right http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/2008/06/30/netflix-player-by-roku-internet-tv-done-right/ In the kingdom of hope, there is no winter. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Miller http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/2008/06/30/netflix-player-by-roku-internet-tv-done-right/comment-page-1/#comment-85689 Jim Miller Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:44:27 +0000 http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-85689 I'm not sure I 'get it' with this Roku box for Netflix. If you have Vista and a high quality video card on your computer you can just run your HDMI out on your computer to your TV and no box is needed. I happen to have a dual HDMI/DVI tuner card and run one to my Hi def monitor and the other to the big screen. Because of my download speed the streaming Netflix isn't as good as DVD SD, but again that's my internet speed. You can stream HD off of Slingbox right now but the sender and receiver both need very high speed internet. I'm not sure I 'get it' with this Roku box for Netflix. If you have Vista and a high quality video card on your computer you can just run your HDMI out on your computer to your TV and no box is needed. I happen to have a dual HDMI/DVI tuner card and run one to my Hi def monitor and the other to the big screen. Because of my download speed the streaming Netflix isn't as good as DVD SD, but again that's my internet speed. You can stream HD off of Slingbox right now but the sender and receiver both need very high speed internet.

]]> By: Jackson Leeds http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/2008/06/30/netflix-player-by-roku-internet-tv-done-right/comment-page-1/#comment-76160 Jackson Leeds Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:08:37 +0000 http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-76160 the power button thing is crazy, they really could update it so you hold two buttons at once to turn it off thats crazy the power button thing is crazy, they really could update it so you hold two buttons at once to turn it off thats crazy

]]> By: Bob Miller http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/2008/06/30/netflix-player-by-roku-internet-tv-done-right/comment-page-1/#comment-75155 Bob Miller Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:26:22 +0000 http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-75155 Can yo download Hi Def Movies? 720p or 1080I/P ? Do you know if it is MPEG or a proprietary format? Can yo download Hi Def Movies? 720p or 1080I/P ?

Do you know if it is MPEG or a proprietary format?

]]> By: Scott http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/2008/06/30/netflix-player-by-roku-internet-tv-done-right/comment-page-1/#comment-72897 Scott Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:18:28 +0000 http://www.j2eegeek.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-72897 I've got to agree with the lack of menu features. Even though this is a new technology, c'mon, man, give me a freakin' power button. As someone with some loss of hearing, I totally agree on the close-captioning. The only other thing I notice is if you jump scenes it seems to take longer than I would expect to get rolling again (although I realize the stream needs to load up to the new section of the video you are watching). I’ve got to agree with the lack of menu features. Even though this is a new technology, c’mon, man, give me a freakin’ power button. As someone with some loss of hearing, I totally agree on the close-captioning. The only other thing I notice is if you jump scenes it seems to take longer than I would expect to get rolling again (although I realize the stream needs to load up to the new section of the video you are watching).

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