Xbox also requires a subscription to Xbox Live. Something I won't pay for. The others, at least the Wii and Roku, will do it for free and the Roku, depending on the unit you buy, will do HD.

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Ryan

On Nov 12, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Andrew S. Zbikowski wrote:

> XBox 360, Wii, and PS3 do Netflix. Downside of the Wii is no HD, where
> the XBox and PS3 are HD (if your internet connection is fast enough.)
> If you live n the Apple universe (iTunes, iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc.)
> Apple TV2 is a great way to go. I do pictures from iPhoto, You Tube,
> Netflix, etc. all the time on my AppleTV2. If you don't live in the
> Apple universe, the Roku player is a great way to go. Netflix, Amazon
> Instant, Hulu Plus, and more. Roku player has more content sources
> available content than Apple TV2, but it was the iOS and Mac
> integration that had me go the Apple TV route.
> 
> Beyond that, most Blu-Ray players on the market support Netflix
> streaming, as do most of the Internet connected HTDVs. Personally I am
> dubious about how long Blu-Ray and HDTVs will be updated by their
> manufacturers who are more focused on their current line of products,
> not the product line they released last year.
> 
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