12-04-2009, 10:55 PM
I vote for Roku over BR player. I just don't know where BR will be in 5 years, so I'm unwilling to invest in a BR player and BR movies. In fact, the last few years, the only DVDs I buy are for my kids. I just don't have the time I used to to watch a movie more than once and Netflix & Redbox really offer great value.
I can't tell the difference between 480p (DVD) and 720p from more than 8 feet on my 42" plasma. Even up close, the difference is minimal. 1080p would be great, but frankly I'd much rather watch a great movie in 480p than a good movie in 1080p.
So if I had already had a Wii, I wouldn't care if streaming came in at 480p and I'd be willing to wait a while to see if Netflix will bring streaming to Wii. If I didn't have a Wii or wanted get streaming now, I'd probably get the Roku SD box; I don't have the bandwidth to stream full HD and I don't even know what is available in full HD/DTS . You can always move it to a bedroom if you later decide you love it and you want to get the Roku HD or HDXR.
I can't tell the difference between 480p (DVD) and 720p from more than 8 feet on my 42" plasma. Even up close, the difference is minimal. 1080p would be great, but frankly I'd much rather watch a great movie in 480p than a good movie in 1080p.
So if I had already had a Wii, I wouldn't care if streaming came in at 480p and I'd be willing to wait a while to see if Netflix will bring streaming to Wii. If I didn't have a Wii or wanted get streaming now, I'd probably get the Roku SD box; I don't have the bandwidth to stream full HD and I don't even know what is available in full HD/DTS . You can always move it to a bedroom if you later decide you love it and you want to get the Roku HD or HDXR.