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Old 12-27-2010, 11:46 PM   #1
Amber Lamps
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Default Okay, I've Finally Said Goodbye To Cable...Need Some Advice...

Yep, turned in my boxes, I felt that it was a waste of money. I watched maybe 10 out of the 300 channels and paid $100/month. BTW basic cable is free in my complex. Now, I have a PS3 hooked up in the living room which I stream Netflix, Hulu Plus, Youtube, etc. I also have a laptop hooked up via HDMI/VGA in the liv/bedrooms respectively. Even though I've gotten the laptops to work remotely and they stream whatever I want (read-porno) to my bigscreens, the picture often lacks the polish and the sound is not as good from the computer either.

Solution: throw money at it! Seriously, I'm considering the Roku XDS $100, a WiFi enabled blueray player approx $200, a Boxee player $200 or a refurbed PS3 from Gamestop $250. Obviously, I'm leaning towards the PS3 since it has pretty much all of the capabilities of the other two BUT I'd thought I'd get some advice here before dropping the coin.

Pros and Cons;

Roku http://www.roku.com/

Pros, Is the cheapest route, has the smallest footprint and plays the most online content.

Cons, no storage and doesn't play user content via sd card, etc.

Boxee http://www.boxee.tv/

Pros, looks cool! Plays content and has storage capabilities. Sweet remote! Can be loaded/control from your computer.

Cons, no blueray, kind of expensive for what it does, doesn't support all of the services I am subscribed to yet.

High end blueray various

Let's just skip this one, it's not making sense.

PS3 http://us.playstation.com/

Pros, Um everything... It'll also allow me to play one player games online with my GF like Need For Speed...

Cons, Price

So what does everyone think? It's seems kinda silly to own two PS3s but the reasons I bought the first one also apply here...
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