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by Osiris 4422 days ago
That's what I'm doing and it works very well. As a media device, it's the best option I've found. Built-in wireless, fast CPU, lots of RAM, supports Netflix, Amazon Instant, Hulu, XBMC, Pandora, and more. Roku has more channels available, but doesn't have any options for streaming content over a LAN.

I played a few minutes of Minion Rush on the Amazon Fire TV. It had some laggy moments, certainly not the gaming experience that they claimed it would be.
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dublinben 4422 days ago
>but doesn't have any options for streaming content over a LAN

This is simply not true. Plex has been available on the Roku for years. It's one of the most popular channels.

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Osiris 4418 days ago
Plex is terrible. It requires transcoding audio and video on the fly, which requires a hefty media server. XBMC decodes everything on the fly on the local box requiring no transcoding.
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