yellowboy90 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:FYI...Roku 1 is on sale right now at roku.com. $10 off. Downside is that Roku 1 does not have all the Channels. It does not have youtube I believe and some other channels. but...we are primarily a Netflix family right now and it was going to my 3rd TV with only 1 hdmi so this is a good option for me.

Best Buy has it for 34.99. That is a great deal. I do think the roku 3 is worth the money and I am pretty frugal.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/roku-1-streaming-player/1618055.p?id=1219057250674&skuId=1618055

I got the roku 3 then took it back to get two roku 1s. I only really use Netflix and Hulu. I need to learn about how to use the roku for more than just those two things.

I wanted to get the roku 2 with the wired connection but I was a bit impulsive and didn't want to wait. I have the roku one also. There is a big difference in picture quality and at times there is no lag. My plan was to drop cable and go with o t a broadcasts, playon and roku channels. My wife loves cable so we haven't made the switch.

I actually have the Roku Streaming Stick as my first purchase. I love it. Picture quality is really good. We also have a PS3 and stream netflix there. Pic quality is a lot better.

Nice. I don't think our tvs accommodate the stick but I was wondering how it worked. Rokus are awesome.

It plugs into the hdmi port, its everything the roku 1 is but better because its smaller. The draw back is you have to have a hdmi port unlike the roku 1. If it wasn't for uptv and espn I think I would be of cable too.

I want to cut cable to see if I can do it. No other reason. My cable bill is low with triple play. Sports and news are big factors. I want ESPN and my wife wants CNN which makes it impossible to cut the cord. If I can figure out how to get the news streaming live, I will sacrifice ESPN.

They worked very well when the worked.

I get msg down here in the carolinas but the games are blocked.

Vmart wrote:If MSG is on Roku I woulda away with Cable.

No way in hell or Hempstead the family that started HBO and Cablevision is going to bring MSG to Roku before the traditional cable model totally collapses.

That alone would be $99 a month. I could stream video and get great results. But thats expensive alone.
They discount basic cable and bundle it with internet for $99. Rentals of 4 boxes, DVR on one TV and various taxes and unserfees got my bill to $151 per month. They don't offer league pass but I could get an apple/Ruku/fire box and get that. We use Netflix to round out.

Im going to have a busy winter and not sure I can commit to even watching half a season on TV. Knicks will be on national broadcasts plenty and I'm fine paying for games at $6 per game to fill in for games I want to see.