Perhaps you read my post this past weekend about my quest to remove cable television from my life . As a refresher: I'm giving Comcast six months (heavily discounted months due to new service) as I try out better solutions, then I'm cutting the cord. This past week I got the chance to try out one possible replacement: the new Roku XDS. If you're familiar with Roku, it's likely as the first box that was able to play streaming Netflix titles outside of the computer. Way back in 2008 it launched for just $99.99. Back then, that was a pretty killer feature for a pretty killer price. But since then, the marketplace has become much more crowded. It seems nearly every device (videogame consoles, TVs, etc) come with Netflix integration. And Apple is about to launch its new version of the Apple TV for the same $99 price also with Netflix. The Roku XDS (and HD and XD versions) is Roku's attempt to strike back at the competition. The box now offers a lot more than just Netflix (as it has for a while, but now there's more content than ever). In fact, there are over 75 channels you can get for the box -- Netflix is just one of them. And, the Roku XD and XDS offers 1080p HD support -- something the Apple TV will not (it only goes up to 720p). Bottom line: it's a nice, simple box with a ton of content for a good price.