"jcmolet" wrote:
"JoshuaMarc1234" wrote:
I just don't think there is better content available, based on what I've seen, that isn't in the big media conglomerates' domain.
I fear you may be right on this point. In numerous earlier threads I spoke of Roku's need to add "premium" content. By and large, that generally means the content that is in the hands of big media. While I have found a little bit of decent content with providers like MHz Networks and DreamTV - as two examples - and I appreciate what they are trying to do, I would say most current Roku owners find their content underwhelming and I don't imagine most people will be drawn to buying a Roku for what they are currently offering.
Obvioulsy I am not the first to make this observation; however, I think the first provider (Roku, Apple, Boxee, Popbox, etc.) to really land a couple of top tier content creators (Disney, Showtime, HBO, another sports league, etc.) will really jump ahead of the competition and it will be a definitive signal that streaming content is being seen as a viabe content delivery mechanism that can compete with the likes of the Comcast Cables and DirecTVs.
I couldn't have summarized better jc.
Again, my other primary point is in looking at Boxee Box vs. Roku in the context of content, which is kind of a 'jack' of this thread in a sense but speaks to content quality in the aggregate.
I can't get Boxee Beta on my PPC Mac so I don't know for sure, but in looking at their promo videos of their UI and if my understanding is correct that they have a Hulu like offering of current TV content, I would probably sell off my Roku and get a Boxee Box.
I wonder what Roku's strategy is in competing with Boxee Box, when it does come out?
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