Interesting.... Another device
Keep on innovating Roku. Kudos. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/s ... 52368412/1 I'd love to see specs/SDK info when you get ready for it (after CES?). EDIT: Dang. Someone on the main...
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Wow. Not bad, not bad at all!
I see a problem though, it won't work on virtually any TV you may have, since says it needs a new HDL interface support. HDL, i read, does not use any of USB or HDMI protocols while it may use their connectors. I looked up and there seem to be onlyMcouple of TVs so far produced, by Samsung and Toshiba - which i did not see readily available on american market. And those are not just any TVs, they are smart TVs on high-end, with internet connectivity/web browsing built in already. So, if i get such TV, which i bet has Netflix/Amazon/Hulu+/Pandora/Blockbuster - why would i want Roku dongle, out of nostalgia? I read HDL can be converted to HDMI with smart cable or dock... yeah ok, so imagine dock the size of Roku2, what's the point?
The issue of how this device will be controlled is interesting one, since can't hope for infrared visibility no more. So it is either bluetooth or HDMI/CEC - i loke the second one better, since it means one can use the TV remote for it.
I see a problem though, it won't work on virtually any TV you may have, since says it needs a new HDL interface support. HDL, i read, does not use any of USB or HDMI protocols while it may use their connectors. I looked up and there seem to be onlyMcouple of TVs so far produced, by Samsung and Toshiba - which i did not see readily available on american market. And those are not just any TVs, they are smart TVs on high-end, with internet connectivity/web browsing built in already. So, if i get such TV, which i bet has Netflix/Amazon/Hulu+/Pandora/Blockbuster - why would i want Roku dongle, out of nostalgia? I read HDL can be converted to HDMI with smart cable or dock... yeah ok, so imagine dock the size of Roku2, what's the point?
The issue of how this device will be controlled is interesting one, since can't hope for infrared visibility no more. So it is either bluetooth or HDMI/CEC - i loke the second one better, since it means one can use the TV remote for it.
