Roku Player and Amazon
On March 3 Amazon announced the availability of Amazon Video On Demand and its library of more than 40,000 movies and TV shows on the Roku Digital Video Player.
Now, for the first time the $99 Roku Player can be purchased through Amazon. Take advantage of the buzz around the launch of Amazon Video On Demand on the Roku Player and get one! The Roku player is one of the most compelling new ways for people to instantly watch their favorite movies and TV shows, and at $99 is also one of the most affordable. The Roku player works with virtually any TV, takes just minutes to set up and is also compatible with the Netflix “Watch Instantly” service.
With the Roku player and Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon customers can:
- Watch new release movies, most on the same day they are available on DVD
- Catch up on the latest episodes of popular TV shows such as “House” and “The Office”
- Shop from Amazon’s deep catalog of more than 40,000 videos without leaving the couch or paying a monthly subscription fee
Are you getting one?
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3 Comments
Max Dobberstein
March 4th, 2009
at 6:54pm
Already have one.
Since I’ve had it, it seems more like I am subscribing to Netflix’s streaming service and getting DVD’s as a bonus, rather than the other way around.
Kallel
March 4th, 2009
at 6:59pm
Interesting, maybe a possible future purchase.
mark
March 8th, 2009
at 2:52pm
I have the Roku, but there are two majors flaw in using it for both netflix and amazon’s video on demand.
For Netflix, the only way you can watch movies from the Roku is to first add them to the queue from your computer. There is no way to search and add to your “watch instantly” queue from the couch (unless you have a laptop in your lap).
This issue of non searchability is the same for Amazon’s video on demand. While the movies are divided up into categories that you can search through on your tv, there is no way to type in a name of a movie and search for it. With 40,000 titles, it may be a very long time before the movie you want to see comes up on the scrolling feature. But overall, it’s a very cool feature.
Now if only Roku integrates hulu.com WITH a search feature, then I think I won’t even need my satellite service anymore.