But when it comes to streaming media, there are many, many choices. The top two are Roku and the Apple TV, but recently News Corp and British Sky Broadcasting may have just shifted the balance of power.

At our house, we don't even have a DVD player, let alone a VCR. We have two digital streaming Roku using Netflix, Hulu, and a media server running Plex. Who needs DVDs anymore?

Plex is basically a media server for all of your movies, music, television shows, and photos, but it does much, much, much more than that as well. And the best part? Plex is totally FREE.

]]> http://kezj.com/netflix-to-stream-the-artist/feed/ 0 The Weinstein Company http://kezj.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-cut-the-cable-and-you-can-too/ http://kezj.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-cut-the-cable-and-you-can-too/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:43:50 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=39987 How many times have you been sitting in front of the television and flipping through your 200+ channels only to remark "there's nothing on?" I hate that. There's nothing worse than having all of those channels and not being able to find anything to watch. It's a waste of time and money.

So I cut the cord. Not literally, but I did have a friend once who was so perturbed at his cable service that he actually ripped the coaxial cable out of the wall and cut it. That's a little extreme in my book, but I did find a way to stop paying for cable and switch over to a digital alternative for just $7.99 a month. You can too.

In the most recent reversal, Netflix announced Monday that it’s scrapping a plan to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two different companies and would instead keep both under the Netflix name. The abandoned idea would’ve seen the mailed DVD service take on the name Qwikster, with a separate website and separate billing.

]]> http://kezj.com/netflix-scraps-qwikster-dvd-by-mail-service/feed/ 0 Getty Images Latam, Getty Images http://kezj.com/netflix-may-have-to-pay-100000-for-qwikster-twitter-account/ http://kezj.com/netflix-may-have-to-pay-100000-for-qwikster-twitter-account/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:05:55 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=47956 Chances are good at least one “d’oh!” was uttered in at least one Netflix conference room Tuesday morning.

It seems the company, which on Monday announced it would split up its service and rebrand the DVD-delivery side Qwikster, neglected to lock up the name on Twitter. Now Jason Castillo, who’s owned the @Qwikster name on the microblogging service since April, wants money — big money — to hand it over.

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People who currently pay $10 for one DVD per month plus unlimited digital streaming will see rates jump to $16, while those who get two DVDs plus streaming will have a new rate of $20, up from $15. The price increases take effect September 1 for existing customers. New subscribers will pay the new prices immediately upon sign-up.

While the legislation is primarily aimed at hackers who steal and sell passwords in bulk, the bill's sponsor Rep. Gerald McCormick acknowledged that, technically, the law also makes it illegal for a wife to use a husband's login information.