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Roku 3 is by far the best streaming hardware option in my opinion. It's the only one with access to everything, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, YouTube, etc. It also has a great search function that will search for movies, actors, TV shows, etc. across all services and is quite nice.
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Does the Fire stick need an external power source like Chromecast?
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Feb 10, 2015 20:42
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Parachute posted:Does the Fire stick need an external power source like Chromecast? Yup. But like the chromecast i just plug it into the USB maintenance port and it works, your mileage may vary of course
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Feb 10, 2015 20:52
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NESguerilla posted:Amazon Prime is getting way more solid. I barely use it and just sub mostly for the shipping, but it seems like it's getting a much better selection of newer movies that Netflix doesn't have every time I check it. Plus, I guess they have some good original programming now? I haven't watched any of their shows yet. Obviously Netflix is better, but it's getting pretty good. Plus it's so drat cheap if you have a student email the free shipping pays for itself. I agree, I'm turning to it more and more, and their original shows are pretty drat edgy with either lots of swearing or nudity or both. I've enjoyed pretty much every one I've seen for one reason or another. Transparent was a surprise, it's a sober but funny look at gender, sexuality and family. I really liked the pilot of Red Oaks, definitely waiting for more episodes of that. I read that it got picked up but haven't seen anything yet. And I watched all of Betas which was a flawed show but had some cute characters and interactions that kept me curious through the whole season. I can see why it didn't get picked up for another one though, not as compelling as it could be. I'm also taking advantage of their HBO contract by watching The Sopranos, Deadwood, and Boardwalk Empire. Xavier434 posted:I'm not sure if this is the right thread to ask this question or not, but I own a Roku and when playing certain movies and TV series on Netflix I will get a very choppy frame rate. This does not happen when playing the same video on my PC. It also does not happen when playing a variety of other shows and movies on Netflix and other apps (Amazon, PLEX, etc) whose quality is much higher. I jumped through a lot of hoops to troubleshoot the Roku, but given this evidence I am starting to think that the issue is with Netflix. Any ideas? Maybe Google the Roku diagnostics, by pushing different button sequences you can lock the bitrate or display debugging messages on screen, showing the connection quality and stuff like that.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:15
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LloydDobler posted:Maybe Google the Roku diagnostics, by pushing different button sequences you can lock the bitrate or display debugging messages on screen, showing the connection quality and stuff like that. Thanks for the advice, but I already tried all of that along with a full system restore. No dice. This issue that I am having with Netflix only happens with select TV Series and movies. In fact, if someone with a Roku 3 would like to help me out a bit could you try watching one of the shows that is giving me trouble? It is a kids show called Octonauts. Try playing Octonauts Season 1 Episode 8 The Cookiecutter Shark / The Jellyfish Bloom. You only need to watch the opening sequence. You will immediately notice that it is really choppy with low frame rates if you are having the same issue as me. Watching the same episode on your PC should not be problematic. Anyone willing to test this for me?
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Feb 10, 2015 22:01
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Xavier434 posted:Thanks for the advice, but I already tried all of that along with a full system restore. No dice. This issue that I am having with Netflix only happens with select TV Series and movies. Sure, whenever I get home.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:03
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Xavier434 posted:Thanks for the advice, but I already tried all of that along with a full system restore. No dice. This issue that I am having with Netflix only happens with select TV Series and movies. Worked fine on my Roku 3. I will say that mine is wired and I'm on Verizon FIOS at 50/50, not sure if that makes a huge difference or not.
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Feb 11, 2015 00:10
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Dango Bango posted:This has been on Netflix for quite some time but I finally started watching Arrow and I'm totally hooked (the pilot was enough to hook me). It's so good. Fight choreography is surprisingly crisp for a TV series on CW. Good news, Arrow gets better as it goes on instead of worse!
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Feb 11, 2015 00:56
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:Good news, Arrow gets better as it goes on instead of worse! It constantly walks the line between "guilty pleasure" and "I genuinely love this" a lot for me. The fight choreography is crazy good, and most of the twists on DC characters are interesting, but the whole show is way too beholden to Nolan's Batman films if you ask me.
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Feb 11, 2015 03:03
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MeatwadIsGod posted:It constantly walks the line between "guilty pleasure" and "I genuinely love this" a lot for me. The fight choreography is crazy good, and most of the twists on DC characters are interesting, but the whole show is way too beholden to Nolan's Batman films if you ask me. its way too cherry and upbeat for Nolan. its surprising but Flash is even good
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Feb 11, 2015 08:39
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Don't loving watch Killer Mermaid
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Feb 11, 2015 09:19
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Junkie Disease posted:Don't loving watch Killer Mermaid Haha, I watched this the other night, god it's so loving bad. Not even in a cheesy so bad it's funny type of way, just boring and bad.
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Feb 11, 2015 09:57
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calandryll posted:Worked fine on my Roku 3. I will say that mine is wired and I'm on Verizon FIOS at 50/50, not sure if that makes a huge difference or not. Hmmm well the plot thickens then. I don't think I am dealing with a bandwidth issue because I am able to stream stuff that is far bigger using the Roku with no issues.
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Feb 11, 2015 17:02
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Junkie Disease posted:Don't loving watch Killer Mermaid If anyone is looking for a low-budget horror movie(horror comedy really) that is actually good, watch Grabbers. I was pretty shocked by how entertaining it was and the budget was used properly. A few big moments that were obviously a major focus and probably pretty expensive, and then the rest is classic Jaws-style suspense.
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Feb 11, 2015 17:10
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I've heard Grabbers described as an Irish Tremors, with all that entails.
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Feb 11, 2015 17:18
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Grabbers is fun and drunken.
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Feb 11, 2015 18:18
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Grabbers is fun and drunken. I started watching it while sipping on the last beer in my fridge. When it was revealed that everyone had to get drunk to survive I paused it, went down to the corner bar and picked up a six-pack. Didn't seem right to finish the movie sober.
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Feb 11, 2015 18:22
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Cheers is great for drink-watching as well, for obvious reasons
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Feb 11, 2015 19:45
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Tezcatlipoca posted:Peaky Blinders is pretty good but modern music played over period pieces immediately reminds me of Shanghai Noon and A Knight's Tale and takes me out of it. Few pages back but hey you son of a bitch that better be a compliment to Shanghai Noon, one of the best movies ever made.
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Feb 12, 2015 02:39
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A MIRACLE posted:Cheers is great for drink-watching as well, for obvious reasons Because you'd have to be drunk to enjoy it?
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Feb 12, 2015 02:44
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Because you'd have to be drunk to enjoy it? i will fight u
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Feb 12, 2015 03:16
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Because you'd have to be drunk to enjoy it? We don't need another Irish Joe, thanks.
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Feb 12, 2015 03:24
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EATIN SHRIMP posted:Few pages back but hey you son of a bitch that better be a compliment to Shanghai Noon, one of the best movies ever made. I was thinking the same thing. If poo poo kicks off, I've got your back, hombre. 
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Feb 12, 2015 05:03
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A MIRACLE posted:i will fight u I used to really, really like Cheers but basically the entire show, especially the first 5 seasons or so, is just a constant stream of character a insulting character b. Like a whole show where every joke is just someone being an rear end in a top hat to someone else. idk, gets tiresome after awhile. Frasier is the much superior show tbqh.
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Feb 12, 2015 05:21
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Android netflix has relocated "my list" to the very bottom of the screen right underneath the "share with facebook, why dont you share with facebook?" area. Is a good sign right?
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Feb 12, 2015 08:38
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regulargonzalez posted:I used to really, really like Cheers but basically the entire show, especially the first 5 seasons or so, is just a constant stream of character a insulting character b. Like a whole show where every joke is just someone being an rear end in a top hat to someone else. idk, gets tiresome after awhile. Are we watching the same show? Sam, Diane, and Carla do insult each other a lot, but Coach, Norm, and Cliff are usually just making jokes about themselves. Cheers also gets major props for having an ex-baseball player come out as gay, and Sam stands up for him, and that was in like 1982. Yes, there were a lot of gay jokes, but they were still like 25 years ahead of the curve.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:16
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Started watching The Assets last night. One episode in and I would recommend it.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:37
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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but whats the difference between The Borgias and Borgia? Is one a superior choice over the other, or should they be skipped?
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Feb 12, 2015 21:12
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Maggot Soup posted:Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but whats the difference between The Borgias and Borgia? Is one a superior choice over the other, or should they be skipped? I've only seen The Borgias. It was alright, I gave up after a season because it just felt like the same premium cable TV show I've watched a million times. Jeremy Irons was pretty cool though. I'd skip it and just watch Spartacus instead.
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Feb 12, 2015 21:20
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Maggot Soup posted:Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but whats the difference between The Borgias and Borgia? Is one a superior choice over the other, or should they be skipped? The Borgias is better and it's not a bad soap opera cable drama, but it's not like priority viewing or anything.
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Feb 12, 2015 22:31
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Chichevache posted:I'd skip it and just watch Spartacus instead. I've just started this and it sparked my interest in other period pieces now that I've finished Peaky Blinders and Marco Polo.
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Feb 12, 2015 22:57
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No one should watch Dark Ride, but there is one great moment I'm gonna spoil because I laughed out loud. The movie is a paint-by-numbers slasher movie set in a New Jersey? abandoned carnival. Some time in the past a guy killed two little girls on the haunted house ride, now he's locked up in an asylum. Que some dumb 20-somethings (including a Soprano and the fat kid from Sandlot) on a road trip deciding to save money on a hotel and have a good time by breaking into the ride and spending the night, the same night that the psycho breaks out of the asylum! Anyways right before he breaks out, the psycho is chilling in his dark cell, watching static on the tv. Some guards/orderlies come in and are acting all rape-y, saying that he needs some meat in his mouth and that he probably has missed it for all these years. At this point, one of the guys pulls out a steak and starts lightly slapping the psycho's bald head with it. I am pretty sure that scene wasn't supposed to be played for bewildered laughs, but here we are.
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Feb 12, 2015 22:58
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Slandible posted:Started watching The Assets last night. One episode in and I would recommend it. I think the performances in The Americans spoiled me because I found almost every performance way too over the top, especially the guy who played Ames.
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Feb 13, 2015 02:02
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Maggot Soup posted:Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but whats the difference between The Borgias and Borgia? Is one a superior choice over the other, or should they be skipped?
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Feb 13, 2015 02:47
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Maggot Soup posted:I've just started this and it sparked my interest in other period pieces now that I've finished Peaky Blinders and Marco Polo. The first two or three episodes were crap, but I'm glad you got through them! Spartacus! (And Peaky Blinders. Don't know about Marco Polo)
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Feb 13, 2015 02:55
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Maggot Soup posted:Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but whats the difference between The Borgias and Borgia? Is one a superior choice over the other, or should they be skipped? They're both poo poo, one is just noticeably shittier. Had to watch a bunch of episodes of both of them because of my friend's girlfriend.
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Feb 13, 2015 03:06
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Jeremy Irons constantly being smug and overacting scenes is kind of delightful to watch at times. Also the costume work is beautiful.
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Feb 13, 2015 04:50
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Netflix replacing title cards and onscreen text wholly with captions is still one of the most aggravating changes they've done.
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Party Plane Jones posted:Netflix replacing title cards and onscreen text wholly with captions is still one of the most aggravating changes they've done. This bothers me, too. Why do they do it?
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