RCA Akimbo Video On Demand Player Featuring the Akimbo Service

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JT0480
• Item model number: IP1150AO
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 10, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Akimbo is the first fully functional marriage of TV and the internet, combining easy access to new and fresh shows with the comfort of watching them in your living room on TV. Connect the new RCA Akimbo Player to your TV and broadband Internet connection and gain access to vast collections of video programs -- all available on demand. Now you can watch the programs you want, when you want them.

The on-screen Akimbo Guide features search, full program descriptions, and video previews

Personalized Entertainment You can easily explore and discover programs to enjoy using your TV's on-screen Akimbo Guide - your map to all shows available through the Akimbo Service. Choose the programs that interest you, and they are delivered to your RCA Akimbo Player, ready to watch on your schedule. Akimbo Service subscription is required. Please see www.akimbo.com for current subscription pricing.

Akimbo Features
The Akimbo Guide: Discover and Choose from Your Living Room Couch
The Akimbo Guide is a comprehensive listing of all the Akimbo Channels and thousands of programs available through the Akimbo Service. The on-screen Akimbo Guide features on screen search, full program descriptions, and video previews—all of which make it easy to find shows that match your interests.

Queue and View: Create and Watch Your Personal Library of Programs

Akimbo lets you build a personal library of videos based on your particular interests and watch those videos whenever you want.

Plan your evening's entertainment anytime and anywhere using My Akimbo, your Web portal into the Akimbo Service.

Build a personal library of programs based on your particular interests. And watch those programs whenever you want. Each time you sit down at your RCA Akimbo Player, high quality full-screen programs are ready and waiting so that there's always something good to watch.

My Akimbo: Explore and Download Remotely from the Web
Plan your evening's entertainment anytime and anywhere using My Akimbo, your Web portal into the Akimbo Service. With My Akimbo, you can browse and search the Akimbo Guide, check the selection of programs stored in your Akimbo Library, and even download programs to your RCA Akimbo Player so new shows are ready by the time you get home.

The Akimbo Service
Akimbo offers a wide range of viewing options, from perennial favorites such as animations, movies, and foreign language programs to distinctive originals such as indie films, video blogs, and action sports. You're always able to choose shows based on who you are and what you enjoy.

The Akimbo Service offers you new choices that match your personal interests, instead of trying to replace broadcast, satellite, or cable TV. You’re always able to choose shows based on who you are and what you enjoy.

Explore programming from over 100 channels, including the more well-known names like BBC, National Geographic, A&E and Major League Baseball, to the emerging and avant-garde, such as Anime Network, StashTV, or Underground Film, and video blogs like Rocketboom or CommandN Reviewer.

Note: Channel availability depends on geographic location and hardware option. Please refer to Akimbo Programming Lineup for a complete list of Channels available in your area and hardware selection. Click here to learn more about the Akimbo Service.

Like Movies? Akimbo offers the latest Hollywood movies from Movielink®, classic movies from TCM, and collections of independent films.

Something for every sports fanatic! Major League Baseball highlights and condensed games, surfing and extreme sport and action packed Ultimate Combat matches.

Popular TV Channels such as Discovery Channel featuring American Chopper. Watch award-winning documentaries and heart stopping adventures from National Geographic. Enjoy some great comedies from BBC like Fawlty Towers.

There’s something for every interest. With thousands of programs you are sure to find something to entertain you and maybe even a new interest. Discover what’s new in Indian cinema with music videos and movie trailers from Bollywood TV. Watch entertainment, travel guides, and special events about the GLBT community at Proud Television. Stay up-to-date with daily commentaries on tech, arts, and international news from Rocketboom. Catch the pop-culture craze, Japanese animation, with the hottest series from Anime Network.

Product Description

Akimbo is the first and largest Internet video-on-demand service, combining easy access to new and fresh shows with the comfort of watching them in your living room on TV. Only Akimbo gives you the ability to select from a growing library of hundreds of thousands of programs and movies in high quality directly to enjoy on your TV. The Akimbo Service is now available on the new RCA Akimbo Player, a powerful, easy to use set-top box.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Content Costs Extra, January 18, 2007

By	Sherman G. Griffin "shermanator" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got the Akimbo & plugged it in & connected it, no problem. The challenge I have with it is that after paying a $9.99 monthly subscription fee, I really expected to see some good content. But what I've found is that all of the good, premium shows & movies cost more--a couple of bucks individually. The shows that come with the monthly subscription seem to be lower tier national geographic/short form/special interest type of programming. It doesn't grab me as worth the monthly subscription fee & I find I'm not watching it enough to justify.

The other frustrating thing for me was that after getting it all to work initially, I had to go download the content, which basically took overnight since it's coming through my broadband connection. I'm not opposed to content being downloaded, but I what I really would have liked would have been a bunch of content preloaded on the device & "just there" so that I could get started watching!

The Akimbo UI is good and intuitive. They've done a good job integrating account management controls from the PC as well.

15 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best system for renting movies..., January 2, 2007

By	ivan rodriguez - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For me renting movies at a video center or even netflix is a thing of the past. This thing is great, just order the movie and you will be watching in no time. No need to return the movie or late fees ever again! The other shows available for free are great too!