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Today’s Totally Cool Tech is aimed you and your family. Netflix Player by Roku – $99 @ Roku and the Blockbuster OnDemand Digital Media Player – FREE with a $99 pre-purchased rental package @ blockbuster.com

The Netflix Player lets you explore even more possibilities from the world’s largest online movie rental service. Access a growing library of over 12,000 instant movies and TV episodes. Watch as many as you like, as often as you want—with no additional fees. A Netflix subscription with unlimited DVDs is required.

For a limited time, the MediaPoint digital media player is available free with the advance rental of 25 BLOCKBUSTER ONDEMAND movies for $99 at www.blockbuster.com. BLOCKBUSTER ONDEMAND includes hot new releases, many available within weeks of leaving theaters. After the initial 25 rentals, movies are available for $1.99 to $3.99 each. There are currently 2,500 titles available.

You can test your bandwidth at one of these sites:

www.speakeasy.net/speedtest
www.speedtest.net

Additional Netflix streaming devices:

XBox 360

Samsung BD-P2550 and BD-P2500 are currently available at $399.99. If you already own one you can upgrade it at no additional cost. The upgrade is available at http://www.samsung.com/bluraysupport.

LG’s BD-300 is the first Blu-ray player to support instant streaming from Netflix. For details, see LG’s product microsite at http://us.lge.com/bluray/