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Blockbuster's Movie Download Box Runs Linux

Posted by timothy on from the but-does-it-run-emacs dept.

DeviceGuru writes "In a better-late-than-never move, Blockbuster has introduced a video-on-demand (VOD) service accompanied by a 'free' set-top box (STB). Like TiVo, Roku's Netflix box, and many other modern Internet-enabled A/V gadgets, Blockbuster's new VOD STB runs Linux. But darn it; when will someone finally offer a reasonably-priced, open-platform STB that serves as an A/V gateway to multiple Internet-based services — one consumer-friendly, environmentally-designed, low-power gadget 'to rule them all,' if you will."

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  1. Where's the Source? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Since we know that question is coming...

    The box is made by 2Wire and they provide source here:
    http://www.2wire.com/index.php?p=437