02-16-2014, 05:13 PM
Mini Roku Review - I've been without cable for a while now, since I moved into my house. I've had a Dell Zino media PC and its worked out pretty well - I get motorsports stuff through torrent RSS feeds, and TV shows that I like through usenet. Once its up and running I dont have to do very much, unless I want to go find something new/different.
The only problem is, its not 'girlfriend friendly'. To solve that, a few weeks back I bought a Roku 3. Its been a great success - its easy to use, the interface is good, easily integrates with all the major streaming providers, I can use my phone as the remote - and I set up a Plex server on the media PC to stream downloaded files to the Roku.
I've got Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime video right now. I dont know that I'll keep Netflix in the long run since its gotten stale, but for now things like House of Cards keeps it around.
The only problem is, its not 'girlfriend friendly'. To solve that, a few weeks back I bought a Roku 3. Its been a great success - its easy to use, the interface is good, easily integrates with all the major streaming providers, I can use my phone as the remote - and I set up a Plex server on the media PC to stream downloaded files to the Roku.
I've got Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime video right now. I dont know that I'll keep Netflix in the long run since its gotten stale, but for now things like House of Cards keeps it around.