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29May/080

Roku’s Netflix Player Day 0+8…

Woooo it shipped. Picked up today by Fedex. No info on a schedule delivery date. I would assume Wednesday of next week.

Filed under: Tech - Posted on May 29, 2008 by Hank Yee No Comments
27May/081

Roku’s Netflix Player Day 0+6…

My player hasn't shipped yet. Apparently it exceeded Roku's expectations. Suppose to ship this week. We'll see.

Filed under: Tech - Posted on May 27, 2008 by Hank Yee 1 Comment
25May/080

Netflix…

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Filed under: My Thoughts - Posted on May 25, 2008 by Hank Yee No Comments
21May/080

Roku’s Netflix Player Day 0…

Netflix finally released their set top box. With it you’ll be able view any of their watch instantly titles on your tv. You can see a more in-depth review at gizmodo. 100 bucks, I couldn’t resist myself, so I went ahead and ordered one. I'm assuming it will be here next week.

My rational:
It’s only 100 bucks.
It’s cool as hell.
The device is theoretically capable of HD and 5.1 audio, so no need to wait for a new device.
Any way to speed up Netflix is fine with me.

My concerns:
It’s only streaming, no hard drive.
Well streaming only certainly cuts the hardware costs…and probably the legal costs since nothing will actually reside on the device. But I would have really like a hard drive based one…start the download at work, ready when I get home in great quality. Oh well.
Why it can theoretically support HD, will it ever?
Netflix would have to be retarded to not have HD in the pipeline. Why give it an hdmi port if not?
The watch instantly catalog is lacking.
Hopefully Netflix will step it up and drastically expand it. I’m sure the movie companies will have to be taken kicking and screaming.

Filed under: Tech - Posted on May 21, 2008 by Hank Yee No Comments
9May/080

Hooray HD…

EngadgetHD.com is reporting that Fios might be getting 26 new HD channels by July end. This could all be bull, but I haven’t even heard boo about Verizion in the past couple of months. I'll take a false rumor over nothing at this point.

Rumored HD channel additions to Verizon's FiOS TV lineup:

1.    Animal Planet HD
2.    TBS HD
3.    ESPNews HD
4.    Big Ten Network HD
5.    The History Channel HD
6.    MOJO HD
7.    CNN HD
8.    The Learning Channel HD
9.    Showtime Too HD East
10.    Cinemax West HD
11.    The Science Channel HD
12.    Showtime HD West
13.    HBO West HD
14.    The Weather Channel HD
15.    Starz Edge HD
16.    USA HD
17.    Versus / Golf HD
18.    Starz Comedy HD
19.    Bravo HD
20.    CNBC HD
21.    Starz Kids and Family HD
22.    Outdoor Channel HD
23.    SCI FI HD
24.    Lifetime HD East
25.    Smithsonian HD
26.    Pay Per View HD (Events)
Filed under: Television - Posted on May 9, 2008 by Hank Yee No Comments