Roku Finally Adds YouTube To Its Iconic Media Player 80
DeviceGuru writes "Roku's popular Linux-based media players have long been criticized for their glaring omission of YouTube video support. As of Dec. 17, that is no longer the case, provided you have the high-end Roku 3 player and live in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, or the U.K. Google's YouTube channel is available immediately for the Roku 3 in resolutions up to 1080p, and will be supported on additional models (though probably just Roku 2) next year, according the company. Previously, the only way to run YouTube over a Roku box was to use the third-party, subscription based PlayOn service, which requires a connected PC or Mac running the PlayOn app. The YouTube update also adds a Send to TV feature, letting you send videos to the Roku for display on the TV with a single click."
Lots of options for YouTube on older Rokus (Score:2, Informative)
Plex and Twonky Beam are both free and allow you to search / steam YouTube, Twonky even has the send-to-tv feature.
Links (Score:5, Informative)
Roku 3 [roku.com]
also:
Chromecast [google.com]
AppleTV [apple.com]
I do it with Plex. (Score:4, Informative)
You can cue up Youtube videos on MyPlex
You can also access YouTube on Roku via Plex (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Links (Score:4, Informative)
And for the do-it-yourselfer:
XBMC [xbmc.org]