I got a Roku from a special someone after visiting their house and being in complete amazement over the technology. I’ve had a Netflix account for several years. First I was crazy and would get 3 movies at a time, rush to watch them all and mail them back to get three more new movies in the mail. I even started adding movies still in the theater in my queue just to get the DVD once it was released. I don’t get to the theater very often so DVDs were the only way to stay on top of the best flix out there.

Netflix has had the “Watch Instantly” feature online for a while. When I would be working late into the night, I would use it to have a movie playing on one monitor while I slaved away on the others gettting work done. It was a great feature from Netflix to use for a guy that is glued to a desk 10+ hrs a day.

The only problem I had with the Netflix ‘watch instantly’ feature was that there were only s a few dozen movies to watch online. Most of them were old and rarely any TV series that I could catch up on. That’s when I started spending my time on the awesomeness called Hulu.

All that has changed now. With Roku, I may never need Hulu again. (OK I’ll still need you Hulu.)

Like Having Thousands of Movies at Home

The Roku player is like having your own video library at home with over 50,000 choices – from the best movies, TV shows and sports. The Roku player is the simplest (and cheapest) way to watch anything and everything from – Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, and MLB.com instantly on your TV. You never have to wait for a DVD in the mail or pay late fees ever again.

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Over 17,000 Choices Instantly from Netflix

Watch as much as you want on Netflix— watching instantly is already included in your Netflix unlimited membership for no additional cost. You still get all your DVDs by mail, but now you’ll also get over 17,000 movies & TV shows streamed instantly to your TV with the Roku player. There are no ads or trailers, and you can pause, rewind and fast-forward all you like.

As I mentioned, it has been a long time since I have looked at the Netflix online movie selection. I was bored with it. In a way I am glad I missed all of the new additions they have made. It makes the Roku that much more exciting. Now I log into Netflix and add whatever I want to my Watch Instantly queue and then when I sit infront of my TV, I can watch anything from my playlist on the TV just as if I had the DVD delivered. If I don’t like the movie, there is NO mailing back, I just start something new off of the playlist. AWESOME!!!!

If you love movies and can’t wait for DVDs to be mailed to you, add the Roku to you Christmas list and let Santa bring you a treat.