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This little box rocks. I have killed of all but my local channels on cable. This may have been the best $99. I have spent in years. My sons and I use it everyday. At first I was concerned about content, but there are like 12000 things to choose from...We have watched season 1,2 and in the process of season 3 of Heroes. You have no idea how cool it is to see shows like this with no commercials. Tons of movies to choose from. I really like the fact that the company has more than delivered on what they promised. I bought the box to add to my Netflix and now I can get amazon video on demand as well, and it didn't cost anything for the upgrade. How often has that happened...I am getting a ton more than I paid for. LOVE IT.

I have owned the ROKU player for several months now. This product has increased the number of movies and tv shows we can watch. There are occaisional glitches but these have resulted from software upgrades and have been temporary. We cannot afford cable so the initial cost of the box and the low price for netflix or amazon content is a real bargain. Frees up storage space too as I don't have as many DVDs lying around. It is a small product but packs a big punch in the home entertainment department.

My Rating is based on the ROKU and NetFlix only. Amazon on Demand is
ridiculously expensive per title.

This unit and Netflix streaming is 5 plus stars!! If you have high speed internet (> 1.5 mbps download), then get at least the 1 DVD at a time subscription (which includes free any time streaming) and this device, then throw out HBO and Showtime. It's only $8 per month and you'll have access to all the latest DVD releases through the mail, and with this device, you'll be able to instantly watch over 12,000 movies and tv series. I use to think that Netflix was cost prohibitive but now it only takes 2 days from the time I mail out a DVD till I get my next one. At $8 dollars and instant streaming with with ROKU, you can watch alot of movies and tv series in a month!

A big plus is that the unit has wireless capability built in and the unit was a breeze to set up.

For Amazon On Demand my rating is a negative 1 star! The cost for the movies, tv shows, ect. are ridiculous! For instance, a movie that you will only be able to play back on this device at the location it is at, runs $5 for most titles. One and a half movies per month through Amazon costs as much as a full month subscription price to Netflix.
I compared the cost of streaming tv shows and found that most of the titles that were even fairly popular ran at least $2 per episode. That equates to the retail price of most series when you actually buy the DVD's. For unpopular series, the cost was $1 per episode. These are series that you find in your Walmart bargain [...]. Keep in mind that an episode that runs on network tv is only about 20 minutes in duration.

If you can stream Amazon, you can stream Netflix. BOTTOM LINE: Buy this unit for Netflix - NOT for Amazon On Demand!!