THINGS THAT DON’T SUCK: So I gave my brother a Roku box for his birthday, since I heard they’d dropped cable.

His response: “Holy cow… this thing works great! Totally beats cable!!!” That’s my experience, too. Especially if you like movies.

UPDATE: Alex Nunez emails: “I gave my brother-in-law a Roku for Christmas. He was a bit of a streaming-media skeptic, and a user of the old Apple TV. He’s basically been floored by how much the Roku offers. I’m at a point where I’m considering one, and I already have a Playstation 3 that I use for Netflix.”