This website is an excellent resource for an anime fan. They post news about anime and manga, and provide a streaming service for anime. The site does have a premium membership available, which lets you skip adds and see simulcast episodes of anime and other content sooner, but just going to the site without signing up gives you access to many anime series, and access to current seasons delayed by a week.
The site also provides several streaming apps including one for the Kindle Fire, Android Devices, IOS, Xbox 360, and the Roku Streaming player. The apps I have used work pretty well and there are fewer advertisements than hulu plus. The ads typically run once before the show. This makes for a much more enjoyable viewing experience particularly for older series you may be running through. If you buy a subscription you don't even have to deal with the modest adds there are, unlike hulu plus where you buy a subscription and still watch the same ads over and over.
The site has a lot of content, but is not comprehensive. For example shows funimation has picked up do not seem to remain here. I personally have not bought a subscription but still frequent the site, and the app( on Roku and Android) to get my anime fix.
The only annoyance I have with the site is that often descriptions of the shows and episodes seem lacking. Either they are not there or are often bad. They did used to have some bandwidth issues, but seem to have fixed them.
All the content on this site is subtitled not dubbed so that may be a deal breaker for some light fans, but if you like subbed anime I would give this site a visit.
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Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Roku Streaming Player Review
This little set top box is a great complement to any home entertainment center. It basically lets you access your streaming services from you TV. If you already have Netflix and Hulu plus you will find this streaming device to be very useful. You simply plug the box into your power strip and tv and then hook it up to your wireless network and you are ready to go. There are many Roku channels and apps that you can then download. Some channels like Netflix and Hulu plus will require you to link your accounts, some are free, and others cost a small fee or charge subscriptions.
Depending on how you watch TV this can be a viable replacement for your cable or satellite tv accounts. The catch is that there will be no programming. You are completely in charge of what you watch. This sounds great until you just want to veg out in front of the tv, and cant find anything on because there are too many choices. Also if your goal is to get rid of pesky advertisements this may not be feasible since channels can sell advertising. Crunchyroll and Hulu plus both do this, and
Hulu plus has a bit too much advertising for something I pay for in my opinion.
Personally I went back to having a DirectTV account, but i still use the Roku to access my Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Crunchyroll content. To be honest it was the desire to see new kids tv that made us go back. Roku has a lot of kids content but its all a bit dated and after you have seen the same episodes of "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" 20 times Disney has broken down your will to not seek out some cable provider just so you don't have to see the same damn episode one more time. If you don't have this issue and can deal with a lack of programming then this may be the way to go for you. If not the boxes are cheap and lets you stream video from the internet directly to your tv, and the box just works.
You can find Roku almost anywhere. I think we bought ours at Wall Mart. Or you can order it at www.roku.com. There are several models to choose from and one should be affordable.
Depending on how you watch TV this can be a viable replacement for your cable or satellite tv accounts. The catch is that there will be no programming. You are completely in charge of what you watch. This sounds great until you just want to veg out in front of the tv, and cant find anything on because there are too many choices. Also if your goal is to get rid of pesky advertisements this may not be feasible since channels can sell advertising. Crunchyroll and Hulu plus both do this, and
Hulu plus has a bit too much advertising for something I pay for in my opinion.
Personally I went back to having a DirectTV account, but i still use the Roku to access my Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Crunchyroll content. To be honest it was the desire to see new kids tv that made us go back. Roku has a lot of kids content but its all a bit dated and after you have seen the same episodes of "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" 20 times Disney has broken down your will to not seek out some cable provider just so you don't have to see the same damn episode one more time. If you don't have this issue and can deal with a lack of programming then this may be the way to go for you. If not the boxes are cheap and lets you stream video from the internet directly to your tv, and the box just works.
You can find Roku almost anywhere. I think we bought ours at Wall Mart. Or you can order it at www.roku.com. There are several models to choose from and one should be affordable.
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