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Roku XD or Apple Tv

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by Dnjndmrc5, Jan 19, 2011.

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  1. Dnjndmrc5

    Dnjndmrc5 Member

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    I have a 25 gift card from amazon and wanted to use it for a new toy.

    I like the roku because I believe NBA, NHL pass are available to stream from the device? NFL and MLB in the future?? Also if you buy movies or tv shows on amazon how do you play them on the roku since it doesn't have a hard drive?

    I already have a ps3 and I enjoy vudu, hulu plus and Netflix. Apple tv let's you stream your content from your itunes library to your television and it has airplay. As well as YouTube and Netflix included.

    I usually save the digital copies of my movies on to iTunes so Ionia it be easier on iTunes.
    I've heard the setupon a roku has been a pain.

    Oh and any word on espn 3 coming to ps3 soon? And why is there no espnhouston.com yet?
     
    #1 Dnjndmrc5, Jan 19, 2011
  2. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    #2 REEKO_HTOWN, Jan 19, 2011
  3. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Anything to avoid itunes. Its the worse piece of software ever written.
     
    #3 rockbox, Jan 19, 2011
  4. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    NHL and MLB games are on Roku. NBA League Pass is not, but there is an NBA Game Time channel with highlights and scores.
     
    #4 bobrek, Jan 19, 2011
  5. BetterThanI

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    Only thing prevents me from getting a Roku: lack of Divx support. I have loads of videos, my entire DVD collection, saved to an external HD in Divx format, and I'm not about to go converting them all.
     
    #5 BetterThanI, Jan 19, 2011
  6. AMS

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    Boxee, its quite easy to build your own box.
     
    #6 AMS, Jan 19, 2011
  7. rpr52121

    rpr52121 Sober Fan
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    Or you by the Apple Mini, install windows on it and use it a computer hub for your TV so you can get any show, streaming link, or downloaded video.
     
    #7 rpr52121, Jan 19, 2011
  8. VanityHalfBlack

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    The Boxee is the best....
     
    #8 VanityHalfBlack, Jan 19, 2011
  9. AMS

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    Do you have BoxeeBox or a custom built box?
     
    #9 AMS, Jan 19, 2011
  10. VanityHalfBlack

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    Boxee Box, plays everything... Just needs netflix but i spend time using torrentz and watching movies on file than I do on netflix which don't have a lot of new movies that I want to see....
     
    #10 VanityHalfBlack, Jan 19, 2011
  11. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    If there's a way to get the sports he wants on Boxee, please enlighten us (no sarcasm intended). In fact, I've been out of the Boxee scene for over a year- what's new? (Boxee on a mac mini here)
     
    #11 Xerobull, Jan 19, 2011
  12. AMS

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    Boxee Browser supports NBA LP from what I have heard, I use LP on the same PC, but use firefox for NBA LP (due to the setting up of proxies etc).
     
    #12 AMS, Jan 19, 2011
  13. CrazyDave

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    [baittaken]It is? [/baittaken]
     
    #13 CrazyDave, Jan 19, 2011
  14. VooDooPope

    VooDooPope Love > Hate

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    Sure don't you know anything with an "i" in front of the name is bad. Get with the times. Who cares if the free software let's you easily store, organize, purchase, rip and wireless ly stream your music and videos to other enabled devices on your network, which you can easily control from your phone with another free remote app.
     
    #14 VooDooPope, Jan 19, 2011
  15. BetterThanI

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    For $99? If not, then it's comparing apples to oranges. The Roku and AppleTV are much less expensive.
     
    #15 BetterThanI, Jan 19, 2011
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