WOOT! |
| Posted by The Masked Crusader (cschalk) on Mar 22 2010 |
This past weekend was kinda low key in terms of weekends at our house, but I have a couple things to share.
Woot! There is this website called Woot.com where they (the all knowing "they") post deals on a daily basis. Sometimes multiple deals a day. As far as I understand it, the concept is this: The guy gets a huge shipment at a screaming deal, turns around and blogs it on his site and sells off his stuff at an amazing discount. Ok, sometimes it's not an amazing discount, but it is a deal. A couple weeks ago, my friend bought a $20 USB digital television tuner for his laptop that works great. He can now watch television while commuting on the train! I've been watching for a while too. Sometimes there are toys, computers, headphones, gadgets - everything you can think of. I haven't been too interested in the objects he had for sale until this weekend.
I usually don't buy something just because it's there with flashy bulbs and neon signs. I like to do my research and get the best item for the money. This past weekend, I bit. The woot was for the Kodak Theater HD Player - a set-top box that streams video from your computer to your HDTV, similar to an Apple TV.
Let me stop right there for just a second. I have several things from Kodak and absolutely love the company. I have one of their all in one printers. it's great, the ink is cheap and Kodak's customer service is wonderful. The print head went out in my printer, I called Kodak and they sent me a new one free of charge. My Kodak easy share camera died after a few years of use. I called Kodak and they gave me a 15% discount on the purchase of a replacement. So, my experience with them as a company has been, historically, great!
So, I looked on their website for this product to see the price and the features. The price was pricey - MSRP is $300 for this puppy.... but on Woot, it was $50, so I got one. When it comes in, I'll give a full review. I'm excited because it's supposed to be able to play videos on my HDTV from my computer. Now, my PS3 should be able to do that, but the video streaming across the network to the PS3 is choppy and unwatchable. I believe that has to do with the crappy WiFi card in the PS3, because my other electronics (laptops...) all play streaming vids from my server just fine. I bought this device to do what the PS3 currently fails to do. More to come once the item gets here.
Last changed: Mar 22 2010 at 8:50 AM
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