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*****YES YES YES, the LG ST600 includes Hulu Plus AND Amazon Videos. You need to setup the unit and immediately do the firmware update. After the update and a rather long install process (several minutes), you will need to turn the unit on again. There are three vertical menu boxes. Go to the one labeled "Premium", go to the "+" and click it. A new menu (more familiar to us LG TV and BD owners) will load. You've got Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, Vudu, Cinema Now, MLB, MOG (wow!), Napster, Pandora, NHL, Youtube, and about six others. Everything works...
*****YES YES YES, the LG ST600 does DLNA streaming. It picks up ALL the servers in my house, including the all important Twonky server (which the Sony streaming box refused to detect). Full 1080P streaming is supported. Some caveats include its inability to read some audio codecs. If you stick to AC3, you should be good...
And finally, the web browser is slow and the lack of a keyboard makes it...... a challenge to use. Although, I do think the mouse button in the center of the remote was somewhat innovative, if a bit clunky. But to add insult to injury, the Flash plugin for the browser is outdated and content like Crackle.com will simply fail. This is the only negative I have found.
Overall, the box has a similar app interface (NOT UI) to Roku. Hulu Plus, Netflix and Amazon all pretty much look the same as on Roku. Pandora has a multi-user login, which is cool. The box is also a bit more responsive than Roku. If you're comparing streaming boxes and you want apps as well as DLNA, LG comes in right at the top. Boxee doesn't have Hulu or Amazon, Roku doesn't stream (without hacking), Sony won't stream in HD, Popcorn Hour doesn't do Netflix Hulu or Amazon, and I haven't tried Google TV or WDTV.
That's my story and I'm stickin to it!
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