VeeshanVault

Anybody have one of these?

Thinking about getting it... seems pretty reasonable for $99.

http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/

I'm guessing that it only plays the movies available for streaming by them and to me, that's a pretty small list of movies/shows that I'd be even remotely interested in. So in my case, it seems like a pretty bad investment even at $99, simply because the movies I want to watch from Netflix that I can watch over their web interface are pretty limited. I have watched a few things and typically I just hook my laptop up to my TV using an S-Video cable and some crappy cables for sound. Ofcourse I'd also imagine that some of the audio/video people would cringe at the idea of having to watch/listen to something like that.

The choices for streaming have been rising, but I only tend to stream them occasionally when I don't have any other movies available. I have no problem doing this on one of my comps either.

Yeah, I'm sure it only plays the "watch now" stuff, but I am pretty sure that is the direction things are heading and that Netflix is going to continue to push that and eventually (5-10 years) do away with DVD rentals completely and just offer everything online.

Only problem is, I am not sure if I have another available input on my stereo receiver for this. 360, Wii, and PS3 + cable box might be using them all.

Well, if the rumors about Netflix streaming via Xbox live are true, you wouldn't need an additional input!

for $99 i'll come over and act out any movie/tv show you want.

Live action or puppets, your choice!