6. Additional hardware options Set-top boxes, etc. Roku Boxee Box Apple TV TiVo Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 3 Media PCs Dell Zino HD Internet-ready TVs Yahoo Connected TV
7. How? Laptop Magazine’s Laptop Mobile Makeover My immediate solution(for the cheap, and green media consumer)
Network sites: PBS, MTV, CBS, ABC, Discovery, etc.Aggregators (too many!, Veoh, even TV Guide)
Slacker: subscription for ad-free and unlimited skips; apps for portable devices (blackberry, sony walkman), select songs, create personalized streamsNapster:
Roku: 79, 99, 129.Apple TV: $229. Boxee box: TiVo: Preset content: video on demand (netflix, amazon, blockbuster), youtube, need to connect to a PC for other videos. Req. TiVo svc, starting at $12.95/mo.Internet-ready TVs mostly have limited, preselected content. Samsung=Yahoo Connected TV/flickr, Sony=Amazon VoD/YouTube. Netflix reported to be working w/ LG.Xbox 360: Netflix, Zune, Dell Zino HD: 250 or 350 (w/ DVDRW), add 20” HD monitor = ~650