Home theater: Best streaming video products
by ZDNet Author | November 2, 2011 12:00am PDT | Image 1 of 4
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Whether you're looking to cut your cable subscription or just augment your existing subscription, the Roku 2 XS is our Editors' Choice streaming media box. It supports more way services than the Apple TV and its nifty Bluetooth remote even lets you play Angry Birds on your HDTV.
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Even though it doesn't stream Blu-ray, the X-box 360 should not be left off of this list. It's ease of use and online features more than makes up for Blu-ray, and it's interface is familar to tens of millions. It takes content from the internet, your TV hard drive, your computer, or your NAS and streams it effortlessly. Plus, it is super easy to network. PS3 is a great product, but putting PS3 on the list and leaving off 360 seems to scream "we value Blu-ray over ease of use"...
Looking forward to the dashboard update with Bing integration for searching all content. Zune provides 1080p movies, so haven't invested in Blu-Ray and don't intend to. It's streaming or bust.
And I get to play games.
And I get to play games.
I have to agree with Nick's comment about streaming. Blu-Ray is a dead end technology with no future. Now that the iPhone 4S can record 1080p, everything else in the Apple ecosystem will upgrade. Once that happens, kiss Blu-Ray goodbye.
@dmclean@... I just can't see Blu-Ray as dead. I don't think it can be the primary source of movies going forward but it has many applications that just aren't covered by streaming. Watching movies in the car through a streaming service sounds like a good opportunity to watch a little screen say buffering.
No one mentioned the Google TV Revue. I have one and it works great for streaming.
No one mentioned the Google TV Revue. I have one and it works great for streaming.
Give us a comparison article showing shortcomings of the competiting products, and what is unique on the best. Amazon pricing would also show how much extra we would pay for the extra goodies, or not.
No mention of the Boxee Box from DLink?
I'm enjoying mine.
I'm enjoying mine.
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