Bought a ROKU streaming video player at Sam's Club so I could put a TV in view of Melen while she recoups from her surgery. She can't see the TV where it is placed, and there is no way to move the TV and keep it hooked up to the Dish Network system (unless I run cables across the floor or tape them to the walls for a few weeks while she recovers). So I picked up this little "streaming video" player to see if it would work for her. Figured I could return it if it proved worthless.
Well its proven itself enough that I just downgraded my Satellite TV package and am saving about $30 per month. That will easily pay for the cost of the player in less than 3 months and it gives me access to movies and other things that my Satellite package didn't provide.
Honestly I think I can probably drop another $10 or maybe $20 from the monthly bill by buying a couple more of these little units and returning some leased satellite boxes. With my daughter going off to college, do I really need a box in her room? Or how about the satellite box down in our family room where neither my wife, nor I, ever go to watch regular TV? Sure we go down to watch DVDs/Blu Ray disks in that room, but we don't go down there to watch the local news, etc. So a ROKU box down there would be good enough.
Well its proven itself enough that I just downgraded my Satellite TV package and am saving about $30 per month. That will easily pay for the cost of the player in less than 3 months and it gives me access to movies and other things that my Satellite package didn't provide.
Honestly I think I can probably drop another $10 or maybe $20 from the monthly bill by buying a couple more of these little units and returning some leased satellite boxes. With my daughter going off to college, do I really need a box in her room? Or how about the satellite box down in our family room where neither my wife, nor I, ever go to watch regular TV? Sure we go down to watch DVDs/Blu Ray disks in that room, but we don't go down there to watch the local news, etc. So a ROKU box down there would be good enough.