Gizmo Lovers Blog » Gadget Lab http://www.gizmolovers.com TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Roku Adds Amazon VOD To Netflix Boxhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2009/01/06/roku-adds-amazon-vod-to-netflix-box/ http://www.gizmolovers.com/2009/01/06/roku-adds-amazon-vod-to-netflix-box/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:04:31 +0000 MegaZone http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3718 Continue reading →]]> The $100 Roku video player, often referred to as the Roku Netflix Player, or just the Netflix STB, will have to change its reputation. No longer just a client for Netflix streaming, Roku is adding Amazon Video On Demand to the system. That’s certainly a nice bonus for those who’ve purchased the system as Amazon VOD has an extensive library of newer content which is generally missing from Netflix. Unlike TiVo, which offers Amazon content as download-to-view, the Roku box will stream the video.

Picked up from Gadget Lab at Wired.

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