Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Radio now flows 8 million songs on Roku

Owners of Roku just got another music source, this time from subscription streaming music service radio.

Radio subscribers can enter their credentials into set-top box Roku, and they are good to go. For those uninitiated in Radio service offers its usual 7 day free trial, you can stream all charge $ 9.99 per month thereafter.

This is yet another victory in radio, who just got an influx of cash over a few weeks ago, strengthened by the addition of more indie bands and more choice in its service, which now boasts over 8 million songs. It is no slouch, streaming music from four major record companies and aggregators INgrooves, IODA, the orchard, Iris, Finetunes and thousands of indie labels.

Add the radio presence on multiple platforms, including its website, as well as iPhone and Android and BlackBerry Sonos customers result is hot in a competitor's subscription music. The service can even be put on a heat seeking newcomers to the United States market, such as Spotify. Making additional competitive is its ultra-social nature, offering music discovery, where users can follow each other and learn about new music recommendations from friends.

This is yet another victory in Roku, who has always add services to its growing stable of entertainment options. Most recently he added Amazon Prime instant video service rebranded its dossier.

We've tried most boxes Roku and find them to be of outstanding value, and costs less than $ 100 for a multitude of channels. Now with the addition of radio, it's almost enough to convince you to cut the cord cable TV.

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