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As the owner of a production company keeping abreast of popular culture is very important part to create engaging onstage skits, videos and generally helps with creative concepts and elements for corporate events and meetings. So when I discovered my Roku box which ties into my Netflixs account for on demand (immediate) movies I knew I found a goldmine. I now can watch content like movies, and TV at the click of a button for a fraction of the normal cost. I am pretty excited about this latest email I received today from Roku. As listeners of our podcast you know at our house I have moved off the cable subscriptions and onto an all internet based family entertainment center. This has cut our monthly bill considerably and we have found many new avenues of entertainment. If you want more information how I did it, email me (mike at Grassshackroad.com) See below for how the roku works.
Heres the letter:
Your Roku digital video player now offers more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes available to rent or buy instantly from Amazon Video On Demand—many on the very same day they’re available on DVD. Prices start at 99 cents and no subscription fee is required.
Choose from newly released movies such as The Dark Knight, Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express, or catch up on the latest episodes of your favorite TV shows such as House and Battlestar Galactica.
The new software update to access Amazon Video On Demand will be automatically delivered to you, free of charge, within the next five days. From there, just link your Roku player to your Amazon account to buy or rent right from your TV. No PC required.
New releases are just a fraction of the more than 40,000 choices available instantly from Amazon Video On Demand. See for yourself! Select the “Amazon Video On Demand” button from your Roku player’s Home screen and start exploring. Amazon Video On Demand is an addition to your Roku player. Your Netflix service remains unchanged. Check out the Amazon Video On Demand Special Deals section, where you’ll find popular titles like Speed Racer and Journey to the Center of the Earth for as low as 99 cents! And for a limited time, the 2009 SI Swimsuit Show will be also be offered for free.
This is just the first of many exciting new additions coming to your Roku digital video player in 2009.
Keep watching and enjoy.
Tim Twerdahl
Vice President, Roku
How It Works:
- Connect the Roku player to your TV and your broadband Internet connection (Wi-Fi is built in for ease of set-up)
- Browse Amazon Video On Demand’s extensive selection right on your TV
- Rent or purchase and instantly watch any of more than 40,000 choices, including top new releases and the latest TV shows
Over the course of the next week, current Roku customers will receive a free and automatic software update giving them access to the Amazon Video on Demand service. All Roku player customers will continue to have access to Netflix Instant Watching with unlimited access to more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes for a low monthly fee.
The Roku digital video player is available for purchase exclusively at Roku.com and Amazon.com.
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