Roku player gets HD Video on Demand from Amazon
updated 06:25 pm EDT, Tue April 21, 2009
Roku player gets HD Amazon
Roku on Tuesday announced that its Roku player supports new HD content from Amazon's Video on Demand service. Customers initially will have a choice between 500 TV shows and movies from studios and networks such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Paramount, Universal and Showtime. Top movie titles include "Frost/Nixon," "Twilight" and "Yes Man," along with TV shows such as "Californication," "The Tudors," "Smallville" and "Gossip Girl."
Along with the Roku player, the HD content is also available on TiVo Series3, HD, and HD XL DVRs, Sony Bravia Internet Video Link devices and Panasonic Viera Cast-enabled TVs. HD movie rentals are priced between $4 and $5, while TV shows can be watched or downloaded for $3.
