04-25-2013, 10:29 AM
Amazon rumored to be making a streaming box similar to Apple TV:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-24...video.html
I have been thinking of getting a Roku but maybe I'll wait for this. I'm a little baffled at why Amazon wants this unless, as the article suggests, it's to have a set-top box where their own stuff is front and center.
I have to say I do like the Kindle Fire interface though. It's way less customizable than a real tablet but its focus on books and movies is convenient since that's what I bought it for. Maybe the Amazon streaming box will have a good interface as well. Although really I hope it's good for Netflix because I watch way more Netflix than Amazon. I actually kind of hope that Amazon doesn't try to squeeze Netflix any because the ability to browse for things to watch on Amazon is a joke compared to Netflix.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-24...video.html
I have been thinking of getting a Roku but maybe I'll wait for this. I'm a little baffled at why Amazon wants this unless, as the article suggests, it's to have a set-top box where their own stuff is front and center.
I have to say I do like the Kindle Fire interface though. It's way less customizable than a real tablet but its focus on books and movies is convenient since that's what I bought it for. Maybe the Amazon streaming box will have a good interface as well. Although really I hope it's good for Netflix because I watch way more Netflix than Amazon. I actually kind of hope that Amazon doesn't try to squeeze Netflix any because the ability to browse for things to watch on Amazon is a joke compared to Netflix.