Roku's app language, BrightScript, looks inspired by Visual Basic.Roku's iPhone app is incredible - a must-have owners of both.The AppleTV interface is still much better than Roku's.Their app choices are incredibly limited and an App Store and open environment would fix that quickly. How the AppleTV doesn't yet have an App Store is crazy.Its open app platform and store makes finding apps easy and enjoyable. though I can say this easily because of my Netflix subscription Many people Netflix is too lacking but if you can't find anything to watch, you're being a diva. I may miss a Monday Night Football game here or there but there's really not much to miss, even on the major networks. I didn't miss the basic channel package and I don't now.A few thoughts about my experience without major media outlet entertainment so far: For about the price of one month of DIRECTV service I bought one-time media products. I cancelled DIRECTV and bought a Roku and a AppleTv. Why was a paying so much? I had justified it by telling myself "It's only $30/weekend to see loads of European games" but why should I pay $120+/month just to watch the $30 product I wanted? Ridiculous. I was able to swallow that pill for a while but I snapped a month ago. I was being charged ~$20/month just to "rent" the boxes.My base package was $89/month and I didn't watch any of it I needed that package, however, to be able to order the soccer packages, which cost me another $35/month.Whenever one of these storms would hit, I'd have a hard time getting reception for days.
I live in Madison, Wisconsin and it gets very cold and snowy each winter.There were many reasons for doing so, a few including: