Digital Home Thoughts: Blockbuster Prepping Set-Top Movie Player

"Unfortunately the details are sparse at this time, but Reuters reports that Blockbuster is getting set to launch a stand-alone set-top movie player, akin to Apple TV, in the next month that will stream/download video content via the Internet. No word on pricing or who the manufacturing partner(s) might be. Also revealed, is that the company’s recently acquired Movielink service will be integrated into Blockbuster.com by the second quarter of this year, which will allow subscribers to watch videos on their PCs."

Oh c'mon, not another set top device. I would much prefer if Blockbuster offered a service that would integrate with one of the existing media extenders like the XBox 360 or the PS3. In fact, Dave Zatz had said just this some time ago and had gotten a favorable response. I get the sense that, and understandably so, Blockbuster is beginning to panic. As a consumer, all I hear is new things that Blockbuster is planning and that just doesn't give me the sense of stability there.