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> I just hit my Roku and I can watch almost anything within a minute. Do you mean 'anything you want' or that selection seems almost comprehensive? The articl

> I just hit my Roku and I can watch almost anything within a minute. Do you mean 'anything you want' or that selection seems almost comprehensive? The article claimed that the streaming selection is poor, and substantially smaller than the Netflix DVD selection. My impression of Roku's services is that there is much I cannot find.

ececconi 12y ago
I mean anything I want. Usually I'm covered between Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. I'm really only into mainstream movies though, so I do understand my opinion might not be the best one.
- zobzu 12y ago
  Ive both and it doesnt have anything close to anything I want. the selection is limited, you can get whatever you could see currently in a plane basically. Old stuff? yes if its cheap or very popular, but 90% of the old stuff you cant access. new stuff? nope. a large part of both catalogs are also exactly the same movies/shows.
  - ececconi 12y ago
    How do you get about watching the things you want to see?
    - ghaff 12y ago
      In my case, I have the bottom Netflix DVD option (up to 2 discs per month--1 at a time) plus I buy the occasional movie. And the occasional RedBox although that usually involves an extra trip to the store. Generally speaking, I don't pay a la carte for streaming outside of my Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. I could probably rent movies streaming instead of getting DVDs in a lot of cases but sometimes I like the extras and I have more flexibility not to finish immediately.
    - zobzu 12y ago
      if its not on paid streaming i use torrents + vpn. which happens more often than it should.
w1ntermute 12y ago
> My impression of Roku's services is that there is much I cannot find. This is what you're looking for: https://plex.tv/ https://plex.tv/ http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku

ececconi 12y ago

I mean anything I want. Usually I'm covered between Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. I'm really only into mainstream movies though, so I do understand my opinion might not be the best one.

zobzu 12y ago
Ive both and it doesnt have anything close to anything I want. the selection is limited, you can get whatever you could see currently in a plane basically. Old stuff? yes if its cheap or very popular, but 90% of the old stuff you cant access. new stuff? nope. a large part of both catalogs are also exactly the same movies/shows.
- ececconi 12y ago
  How do you get about watching the things you want to see?
  - ghaff 12y ago
    In my case, I have the bottom Netflix DVD option (up to 2 discs per month--1 at a time) plus I buy the occasional movie. And the occasional RedBox although that usually involves an extra trip to the store. Generally speaking, I don't pay a la carte for streaming outside of my Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. I could probably rent movies streaming instead of getting DVDs in a lot of cases but sometimes I like the extras and I have more flexibility not to finish immediately.
  - zobzu 12y ago
    if its not on paid streaming i use torrents + vpn. which happens more often than it should.

w1ntermute 12y ago

> My impression of Roku's services is that there is much I cannot find. This is what you're looking for: https://plex.tv/ https://plex.tv/ http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku