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Anyone using this service?

Wondering how it's working and what type of device you've used.

Roku or DVD player or? (TV is out for now)

Of course the Samsung BlueRay I got last year - doesn't support Amazon.. There's some pretty low price Sony's that do

Sony BDP-S480 Blu-ray Disc Player - for $90

With the books for the Kindle that Prime gets.. it's looking very tempting

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The service works great, no bandwidth problems here. I think the selection is good, but not great. (I have Netflix, so the combination of the 2 are perfect for me)

We had 1 Roku and everyone seemed to fight over the use since it seems everyone wanted to use it at the same time of the day. We have 2 Rokus now and both work without issue at the same time! (Roku 2 XS and Roku 2 HD)

Personal Note: I can get you a referral link for the Roku 2 that gives you $5 off. PM me if interested. Mods: delete if not approporiate.

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The ROKU seems to work more seamlessly than the Playstation 3 we use as a DVD/Blu-ray player.....

The Playstation requires software updates and reboots, the ROKU just seems to work -- all the time. If it updates itself, it does so without me noticing...

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I just hook my laptop up to my TV and sound system. Easy peasy. If you wanted more functionality you could pick up a cheap computer (or a Mac Mini), hook it up to the TV, get a wireless mouse and keyboard, and play things that way (and, as a bonus, you'd also have a big ol' screen to watch Internet porn on).

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CostCo has the Roku 2 XS for $90..

Same price as the Sony BlueRay - so it's sort of a toss u p- adding one more box (although really small) - or changing the known working DVD I have.. for a Sony that might not.

I think it bother me more that I'd render the DVD I got a year ago.. to the basement junk/spare pile

Really comes down to a coin flip

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