[GRLUG] Roku, boxee, etc

[Ryan Pusztai]

On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Dec 17, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Ryan Pusztai <rpusztai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I ended up getting a Roku from woot today. Sparked by this discussion. I
> will let you know how it goes. My main things are local media and Pandora.
> I will bee using Plex media server to stream my local video files to the
> Roku. Hope it work good.
>
> The biggest complaints I've read about roku deal with its lack of ability
> to play locally shared media, like from another machine on your network.
>  That's making me look hard at boxee.
>

I have Boxee setup on a Linux box, but it has not been updated in a long
long time and it is locking up for me too often. It is my main way to watch
TV. I don't have cable or satellite, just Boxee. I also don't have HDMI
available so it makes it hard to get a Boxee Box. HDMI is Boxee's only
video output. So I am actually extremely happy with Boxee and would highly
recommend the Boxee Box, if you want to spend ~$200 and have HDMI.

I found a way to play local media on Roku using Plex (
http://www.plexapp.com/). I am running Plex on a Linux server and it is
working great. Only real complaint is the high resource requirement to
stream HD (which I don't have a need for because I have equipment from the
stone ages - svideo only).

For $50 I figured I would give Roku a try. It shouldl be good enough to get
me through until I get a new TV and have $200 extra. I only am looking for
a local media and Pandora player. I am not a fan of Netflix, but Vudu on
Boxee Box looks great. I hope Roku has a channel with on-demand movie/tv
rentals.
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Regards,
Ryan


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>
> Regards,
> Ryan
>
> Sent from my Droid
> On Dec 17, 2011 4:50 PM, "Don Ellis" <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh, and I meant to say I've had pretty good luck with Woot, for the
>> most part. Returned an Altec alarm clock/radio because of poor design.
>> I've returned several Jawbone BT headsets I got from a similar site
>> (Daily Steals) because the batteries have gone stale.
>>
>> --Don Ellis
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Be aware that the units I have checked (Apple TV 2, Sony Dash) do not
>> > play Hulu free, just Hulu Plus.
>> >
>> > Also, when Woot.com offered a Chumby 8, there was no mention of
>> > Netflix service (which does work with most of the others mentioned).
>> > Doesn't mean it doesn't do Netflix, but that should be a basic
>> > assumption. (btw, my Sony Dash [Chumby version] plays Netflix, but
>> > sometimes spends way too long rebuffering)
>> >
>> > Not having used the Roku variant, I would be glad to get one now,
>> > either v1 or v2, except that I have a sufficient supply of Netflix
>> > players at the moment.
>> >
>> > --Don Ellis
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Matthew Seeley
>> > <matthew at threadlight.com> wrote:
>> >> I'll plus one the roku suggestion. I have the older one with usb and
>> its
>> >> very nice. Especially for netflix, hulu, and rdio
>> >>
>> >> On Dec 17, 2011 1:22 PM, "Richard Nienhuis" <richardnienhuis at gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Those are actually roku 1 machines not roku 2.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Dagny Scott <
>> parsleyfirefly at gmail.com>
>>
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