Comments on: Netgear and Roku – If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em? http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28193 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28193 True, deservedly so. :-) True, deservedly so. :-)

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28192 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28192 True, deservedly so. :-) True, deservedly so. :-)

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28191 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28191 I'd missed that, it came out during the time I wasn't paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.Up against the Netgear I'm not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP - but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.But I'd still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units. I’d missed that, it came out during the time I wasn’t paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.

Up against the Netgear I’m not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP – but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.

But I’d still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28190 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28190 I'd missed that, it came out during the time I wasn't paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.Up against the Netgear I'm not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP - but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.But I'd still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units. I’d missed that, it came out during the time I wasn’t paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.

Up against the Netgear I’m not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP – but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.

But I’d still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28189 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28189 I'd missed that, it came out during the time I wasn't paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.Up against the Netgear I'm not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP - but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.But I'd still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units. I’d missed that, it came out during the time I wasn’t paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.

Up against the Netgear I’m not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP – but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.

But I’d still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28188 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28188 I'd missed that, it came out during the time I wasn't paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.Up against the Netgear I'm not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP - but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.But I'd still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units. I’d missed that, it came out during the time I wasn’t paying as much attention to such things.  IT looks like the LG Smart TV Upgraded basically takes the guts of one of their connected TVs and puts them in a standalone box.  From the sounds of the customer reviews they shipped it half-baked with a lot of promised features (Amazon, Hulu, etc.) missing and that upset a lot of people.  But it looks like the most recent software updates have finally enabled most of what was promised and it is doing better.

Up against the Netgear I’m not sure who has the edge.  The LG has a $199.99 MSRP – but it is going for just $86 at Amazon: http://giz.lv/qQAn9s  So it is close, price wise.  Right now it looks like the Netgear my have more apps all total: http://giz.lv/qoEgD6  The LG has Vudu, but it looks like it is just movies, no Vudu Apps.  Also no gaming.

But I’d still put the Roku above both of these for sheer selection of content, a proven track record, and the motion controlled casual gaming in the latest units.

]]> By: Brenthttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28187 Brent Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28187 Any comments on how this compares to the LG Smart TV Upgrader?  Any comments on how this compares to the LG Smart TV Upgrader? 

]]> By: Brenthttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28186 Brent Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28186 Any comments on how this compares to the LG Smart TV Upgrader?  Any comments on how this compares to the LG Smart TV Upgrader? 

]]> By: Zu Nimhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/16/netgear-and-roku-if-you-cant-join-em-beat-em/comment-page-1/#comment-28177 Zu Nim Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:19:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7995#comment-28177 Well, Natalie's pretty popular. Well, Natalie’s pretty popular.

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