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Blockbuster 2wire MediaPoint set-top box arrives

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Home A/V | by C.K. Sample III | Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:45AM | 0 comments

Right around the same time that 2wire announced that its MediaPoint set-top box was looking for content partners, Blockbuster had mentioned that they were going to offer a set-top box capable of streaming content to their customers, similar to Netflix's Roku Player, by the end of the year.

Blockbuster now offers the Blockbuster ONDEMAND and MediaPoint Digital Media Player as the combined realization of these companies' previous announcements. For $99 you can get the Linux-powered MediaPoint packaged with 25 rentals, which Blockbuster is spinning as getting the device for free.

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external link Blockbuster CEO talks up 2Wire MediaPoint,… [Engadget HD]
external link Blockbuster CEO talks up 2Wire MediaPoint,… [Engadget]
external link Blockbuster OnDemand coming to a Blu-ray… [The Register]
external link The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived … [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
external link Blockbuster box runs Linux [digg: Tech Popular]
external link Blockbuster Debuts MediaPoint Player [Gear Live]
external link Blockbuster's Movie Download Box Runs Linux [Slashdot]
external link The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived … [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
external link The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived … [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
external link The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived [PC World]
external link Blockbuster 2Wire MediaPoint Movie Streaming… [I4U News]
external link The Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Arrived [PC World]
external link Blockbuster and 2Wire delivers the MediaPoint… [CrunchGear]

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Related company news:
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Linux, Set-top box
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Roku NetFlix Player, 2wire MediaPoint

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