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Comments on: 'Netflix box' to carry more than just Netflix

The box's maker, Roku, says to expect content soon from other providers.

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by gerrygadget July 2, 2008 3:22 PM PDT
Nintendo has demonstrated the capability of streaming movies over wi-fi using it's Wii console. Not super-high quality, but better than I expected. Right now all they have is celebrities hawking Wii and DS titles as well as game trailers, but they could easily expand into full-length movies and TV shows if they wanted to.
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by edaboy51 July 3, 2008 9:08 AM PDT
"...more content partners are coming, but, no, he's not saying who just yet. That makes the $99 price tag look that much more attractive."

That's a judgment you're making without facts to support it.

Do the CNET editors review the reporting anymore?
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by July 3, 2008 11:48 AM PDT
This is posted in the News BLOG section.
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by Darkness9 July 6, 2008 4:11 AM PDT
It's too bad that corporate greed in the form of bandwith limits and extra charges for excess use are going to kill this market before it gets started. So you pay 6 bucks to "view it now" and then you pay 6 bucks in bandwitdh fees from your dirtbag ISP... why not just go see it in the theatre. Unlimited Broadband is the only way forward for the entertainment industry.. even though I suspect they are behind the bandwidth fees in cahoots with the ISP's. Remember the tax on CD-R media where manufactuers had to pay a flat rate per disc made to offset the cost of potential piracy.

Yes Martha, there is someone on the grassy knoll.
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by blabtech July 6, 2008 10:49 AM PDT
this might be a good idea, since their competition is Vudu, might be a smaller company but they have a good product.

http://blabtech.blogspot.com
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