I find this story very funny...
It was very recently that I commented that just about every Blu-ray player except for expensive "boutique" players would soon include streaming. I guess this is one way for the "boutique" players to sell their players to folks looking to get into streaming video!
It was very recently that I commented that just about every Blu-ray player except for expensive "boutique" players would soon include streaming. I guess this is one way for the "boutique" players to sell their players to folks looking to get into streaming video!

http://www.twice.com/article/449516-..._Consumers.phpQuote:
Marantz America said consumers who purchase one of its Blu-ray players by March 31 from an authorized dealer are eligible to receive a free Roku HD digital video player via mail-in rebate.
The Blu-ray players include models UD9004 ($5,999 suggested retail), UD8004 ($2,299), BD7004 ($799) or BD5004 ($549), Marantz said.
The Roku HD player allows users to stream a range of Internet media services in HD, including Netflix, Amazon, Pandora, Major League Baseball, among others.
Customer rebate-redemption forms are available at www.us.marantz.com .
Kevin Zarow, sales and marketing senior VP, Marantz America, commented, "By offering people the opportunity to receive a free Roku HD player with their Marantz Blu-ray purchase, we are significantly adding value while also bringing attention to the ‘entertainment expanding' capability of our high-performance Blu-ray players."