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Tuesday August 11, 2009
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 Roku has announced that it will be rolling out support for MLB.TV in its $99 set-top box. The free firmware update will be pushed to devices beginning today, and will support live streaming of out-of-market Major League Baseball games. Roku owners will need to become MLB.TV Premium subscribers to take advantage of the service--a promotional package is available for $34.95, and includes access to the service for the remainder of 2009.
This latest addition of MLB.TV joins existing content options available to Roku owners, including access to 12,000 Netflix Instant Movies and TV shows, and over 40,000 titles from Amazon's Video On Demand service. Roku says that MLB.TV live streams and recorded videos will be available in HD, depending on your broadband connection. Roku users can sign up for the service (or activate their current accounts) on the MLB Website.
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August 11, 2009 8:52 AM
It's great to see MLB.tv implementing innovative functions, things like this and http://www.LiveBaseballChat.com are changing the way fans interact with each other while watching the games online.
Cheers,
Dean
August 11, 2009 10:10 AM
As more and more people begin using these products, I am wondering how well the Internet providers have anticipated the bandwidth requirements this is going to present... especially among the broadband consumers.
August 11, 2009 2:34 PM
And with this release Roku has added the option to stream in 5.1 surround sound, if you have a 5.2 home theater setup. At present, the only Roky provider that streams in 5.1 is Amazon Video On Demand. But still the 5.1 sound is awesome! And this looks like just the beginning for the Roku as they have promised a total of 10 new channels by year's end!
August 11, 2009 2:36 PM
LOL...anyone with a 5.2 system out there please let me know! Sorry for the fat-finger!! :-D