roku netflix player One of the more interesting gadgets to hit the news this week was the Netflix Player by the folks at Roku. It’s a small playback device designed for Netflix subscribers that allows them to play back content from the Netflix Instant Queue. The best parts? It’s relatively inexpensive ($99.99), there’s no additional fee for your Netflix account (assuming you’re on one of the unlimited accounts), and it brings online movies straight to your television set. The bad parts? There’s only about 10,000 movies and TV shows thus far, there’s no HD content as of yet, and it’s not quite as smooth as say, the Apple TV.

You can read a review of the player here at News.com and here at PC Magazine. This is what PC Mag had to say about the player:

For those looking to augment an unlimited Netflix subscription, this set-top box from Roku is affordable and easy to use. Here’s hoping the movie selection becomes broader.

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