Despite the sudden glut of video streaming services, the joint Redbox-Verizon initiative presses on. And, according to GigaOm, up next for the $8/month service will be Google TV and Roku clients. Given the Android set-top’s limited penetration, having failed to land on the “majority” of televisions, and upcoming retirement of Flash I’m somewhat surprised Redbox Instant has prioritized gTV ahead of 5 million Rokus… but perhaps it’s a simple(r) matter of porting their existing Android app over developing for a new platform (that I know has caused significant challenges for another manufacturer in this space). At the moment, Amazon Prime Instant meets most of our all-you-can-eat streaming needs and I’m not aware of many Redbox Instant subscribers in my circle. Perhaps, if they build it, the customers will come.
We have Amazon Prime and Netflix in our house. I can’t think of a reason to get Redbox Instant. The included disc rentals might be nice if the selection wasn’t so bad.
I tried it out but ultimately cancelled due to poor streaming selection. I didn’t see much if anything I couldn’t get with amazon or netflix that I had any remote interest in.
I tried RedBox instant when it was in beta and it was terrible. I tried it again later and it was still terrible. A terrible selection. They have a long ways to go to catch up to Amazon and Netflix.