[olug] Off topic: Roku box users?

[Todd Wittenmeier]

No Cable here either, it's almost to the point now where you can get
whatever you want online legally so.. WHY keep cable? esp when most of the
programming on it doesn't appeal to a guy like me when I can find it online
anyway.

I'm buying an HDTV soon and putting a small Atom Powered Net-top box on it
with Ubuntu and Hulu Desktop / Boxee on it, Most of my movies I ripped
already (I'm lazy lol what can I say :D) and sitting on a drive share. I
plan to use one of these to remote control this machine:

http://www.buy.com/prod/new-2-4ghz-mini-wireless-rii-keyboard-with-touchpad-for-laptop-pc-wii/q/sellerid/26076229/loc/101/216607284.html

<http://www.buy.com/prod/new-2-4ghz-mini-wireless-rii-keyboard-with-touchpad-for-laptop-pc-wii/q/sellerid/26076229/loc/101/216607284.html>It's
cheap so we will see if it flops.

I already have a wii which if I really want to I could use with Netflix but
I'm not really concerned about it atm.

If it works out I'll make 2 more.


On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 2:36 PM, John Moran <bugs.moran at gmail.com> wrote:

> My wife said she wanted a Wii for her birthday, just for watching Netflix.
> I got her a Roku, and she LOVES it.
>
> We've been without cable for years.  I like this setup a lot better.
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
> > Anyone a user of a Roku box on the list?
> >
> > I'm looking at ditching my Cable TV, and go to NetFlix+Amazon Video On
> > Demand for my TV.  (Possibly add a small Myth TV box to capture local
> > over-the-air stuff via antenna.)
> >
> > Anyone gone down this route that wants to share experiences and hints?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > DanL
> >
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-Todd