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Following and complimenting the Netflix instant streaming video service for the PC, Roku has produced a Set-Top Box offering instant streaming of Netflix video to your home television set. This concept sounds simple: Just play the netflix movies over the internet to your television. Unfortunately, this concept just hasn't been implemented well in the past. Even the movies-by-mail business hasn't gone over for others as well as it has for the online rental king and that seemed rather straightforward. Fortunately for us and in the Netflix tradition, the new service was implemented with a simple and straightforward interface which does one thing - plays video over the internet to your TV.
Continue reading Product Review: Roku Netflix Instant Movie Player.
As the latest in one of the most successful video game series today, Guitar Hero III offers the same rhythm-based game play as the previous releases. It is available for PS2, PS3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. So far as I have read, the game runs very well on all platforms except the PS3. Playstation 3 users are plagued with issues including controller problems and strange game behavior. I was one of the unfortunate ones to have excitedly purchased this game for PS3 only to find out that it's very difficult if not impossible to have a positive gaming experience with it. I spent some time researching the problems and my conclusion is that the PS3 version was rushed and absolutely not ready for market.
Continue reading Guitar Hero III on PS3 has Severe Playability Issues.
Netflix has dominated the internet DVD rental market since its inception and until recently, that has been their only service. I've had a Netflix account for years now and have been quite satisfied with their service. I was especially happy when they introduced Blu-Ray and HD-DVD as options. More recently they have upped the ante with their instant video service, which allows users to start watching a video instantly using a PC. This review will go over technical problems, selection, video quality and overall user experience with this new Netflix service.
Continue reading Review: Netflix Instant Streaming Video Service.
Despite warnings of DOA units, overheating and range problems, I decided that I'd give the Netgear WGR-614 a shot. I was replacing a Linksys WRT-54GS router that was set up in a friend's place. All I needed the router to do was bridge the existing wired network with wireless. All other NAT and routing functions aren't that useful to me for this set up, which is fairly common these days because of integrated DHCP/NAT routers that come with the DSL/Cable hardware.
Continue reading Product Review: Netgear WGR-614v5 54 Mbps Wireless Router.
