Comments on: Netflix Player by Roku Runs Linux http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/ programmers blog Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Wonderbird http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-64 Wonderbird Fri, 30 May 2008 06:52:33 +0000 http://danfolkes.com/index.php/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-64 According to the product manual and frequently asked questions at ROKU and NETFLIX it is indicated that netflix licensed some DRM stuff from Microsoft. Apparently Roku employees have confirmed that the device runs Linux. I ordered two of them about a week ago but do not yet have shipping info on them. I was first under the impression that you could associate up to 3 of the devices with an unlimited Netflix account. I have since seem something indicating the limit is 4. If I am happy with the performance of the two I ordered I will probably order a 3rd one. According to the product manual and frequently asked questions at ROKU and NETFLIX it is indicated that netflix licensed some DRM stuff from Microsoft. Apparently Roku employees have confirmed that the device runs Linux. I ordered two of them about a week ago but do not yet have shipping info on them. I was first under the impression that you could associate up to 3 of the devices with an unlimited Netflix account. I have since seem something indicating the limit is 4. If I am happy with the performance of the two I ordered I will probably order a 3rd one.

]]> By: User http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-63 User Wed, 28 May 2008 02:44:46 +0000 http://danfolkes.com/index.php/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-63 To answer your question as to how the Roku Netflix Player streams Windows Media VC1 on a Linux box... The hardware is based around a system on a chip called NXP PNX8935 which includes hardware based VC1 video processing. See: http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?t=16685&highlight=nxp http://www.nxp.com/applications/set_top_box/ip_stb/stb225/ I imagine (but can't prove) that the VC1 video bitstream is totally processed in hardware. I do not work for Roku, Netflix, Microsoft, NXP or any other mentioned party. To answer your question as to how the Roku Netflix Player streams Windows Media VC1 on a Linux box… The hardware is based around a system on a chip called NXP PNX8935 which includes hardware based VC1 video processing.
See:
http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?t=16685&highlight=nxp
http://www.nxp.com/applications/set_top_box/ip_stb/stb225/

I imagine (but can’t prove) that the VC1 video bitstream is totally processed in hardware. I do not work for Roku, Netflix, Microsoft, NXP or any other mentioned party.

]]> By: Brittany http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-62 Brittany Thu, 22 May 2008 03:09:30 +0000 http://danfolkes.com/index.php/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-62 Yeah, I would probably agree with you. I don't think they should make a deal with Microsoft. However, I do think that you are wonderful!! :) Yeah, I would probably agree with you. I don’t think they should make a deal with Microsoft. However, I do think that you are wonderful!! :)

]]> By: Jesse http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-61 Jesse Tue, 20 May 2008 21:10:16 +0000 http://danfolkes.com/index.php/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-61 I am just waiting for the open source community to get under the covers and open this thing up. I would love to have this run as a music/movie server. All of my home videos, music, photos sitting on my network can be streamed to this box and displayed on the tv. It is just waiting for firmware to open up the 5.1 sound and higher resolution...color me excited. I am just waiting for the open source community to get under the covers and open this thing up. I would love to have this run as a music/movie server. All of my home videos, music, photos sitting on my network can be streamed to this box and displayed on the tv. It is just waiting for firmware to open up the 5.1 sound and higher resolution…color me excited.

]]> By: Franklin http://danfolkes.com/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-60 Franklin Tue, 20 May 2008 19:56:28 +0000 http://danfolkes.com/index.php/2008/05/20/netflix-player-by-roku-runs-linux/#comment-60 I would have to agree with you. I don't really see XP running on something that small. I would have to agree with you. I don’t really see XP running on something that small.

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