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 Great Product - Easy to use and setup martie 11, 2010
I Buy Everything it Seems
First of all, I own this product. Bought it from Amazon. So this review is from a real owner that bought it right here.
Second of all, there are tons of reviews here that compare models (SD/HD/HD-XR) Because there are so many of those, I am not going to go into detail about the differences. (I will make a couple of points that you should consider, however, before you purchase any of the three.)
WHY I BOUGHT THIS UNIT: I bought this box to fit on my regular TV in my bedroom, not my HDTV in my living room. Although I could have bought the SD Roku and saved some money, I have my reasons for buying this unit instead: 1) Built-in wireless (N) - worth the money right there. 2) I am sure some day in the future I will upgrade my 2nd TV to an HDTV. Cheaper to buy the better unit now instead of buying the cheaper unit and then needing to upgrade in the future. So for me the built-in wireless 'N' and the eventuality of having an HDTV in my bedroom, this unit made sense for me.
SETUP: Easy as can be. I have a wireless 'N' network in my home and it was very easy to set this unit up to my network. Plug in the unit, connect to TV, turn it on. It found my network right away, did an update (took about 2 minutes for the update) then it rebooted and that was it. Connecting to the TV was very easy as well - just plug in the wires! On a side note, it comes with batteries for the remote control and it comes with the standard cables to connect this to a standard def TV. Not surprisingly, it doesn't come with an HDTV cable. Make sure you work that into your budget if you are going to hook this to an HDTV.
USING: The menu system is decent. I was also very surprised at the number of "channels" that were programmed into the unit. Lots of internet TV channels available I wasn't even aware of. I bought this unit mainly for my Amazon account (I own a lot of TV episodes and movies through Amazon VOD) However, it does hookup easily to Netflix which I am trying out now on a free trial account. I setup about 5 other channels that it came pre-programed with and not sure what I think about most of those yet! One beautiful channel it has is called Pandora. I wasn't familiar with it before I bought this, but it provides internet radio through your TV. You can choose which channel to listen to by which artist you like. So I have a Billy Joel channel, Journey channel, Boston channel (am I dating myself here?) These are all free and they sound fantastic.
PROS: Easy to setup. Lots of extra "goodies" for channels. Wireless built in (can plug directly into your router instead if you need that option.) Remote has a little weight to it so it doesn't feel cheap. The Roku has a small footprint - without annoying lights to keep you awake. Decent menu structure. Very good quality product. Now I want to buy one for my HDTV! I have a blu-ray that allows me to stream Amazon in my living room, however this little Roku has a lot more features.
CONS:
Two Cons: I don't think you can't turn off the Roku with the remote. It does eventually go into sleep mode, but I haven't found a way to turn it off. Now, that doesn't mean it doesn't have one, but I've just been too lazy to figure it out. Not really a con since it doesn't have lights that blink and keep you awake.
The second con is that this unit doesn't have an RF Coaxial output. If you have an older TV and you don't have: composite, component, s video, or HDMI, you are out of luck. Not sure if any of the Roku's come with coaxial out. This would have been nice. Composite inputs are the input on your TV that are red, white, and yellow sometimes referred to as RCA inputs. I hooked my video up through s-video and my audio via the RCA inputs on my TV - works great and the picture is great. But would have enjoyed the RF Coaxial. You could always hook this up through your VCR if your TV doesn't have composite hookups.
FINAL THOUGHTS: My opinion, if you are not sure which unit to buy, get this one. If you ever upgrade your equipment in your home (wireless N router or HDTV) then you will want this one anyway. I love my Roku!
Amazing little box! martie 10, 2010
E. Paitrick (Fredericksburg, VA)
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This little black box is an amazing thing. It is a great price, sets up simply and works perfectly. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to use it wirelessly, despite it's claims. I didn't want to have constant skipping and reloading while I was watching something. I have used this every day for about a month now and it has NEVER skipped. My router is not nearby either-it's upstairs. The box is so small that I can just stick it behind the tv, on top of my tv's wall mount; I don't even have to wire the cord through my walls. The remote works fine with the box hidden out of sight. I purchased the MLB package for my husband and he is thrilled. My kids love the option of being able to select a Netflix movie instantly instead of waiting for it to come in the mail. It's so nice to see a well-priced product that does what it says!
Streaming Gem for Cheapos martie 8, 2010
G. Jensen
Although I would love to have the latest and greatest in entertainment technology, I am constantly confronted with the fact that.....well.....I can't afford it. I have not been able to convince myself to take the plunge and get the all-new HDTVs when my old ones work perfectly well. Based on this fact, the Roku player was a relatively inexpensive way for us to be able to watch Netflix streaming content on our regular TV. The setup was very easy, and we rarely have any problems with our network connection (we are connected wirelessly using a 802.11n connection). We love it!
 Good player but not Great martie 6, 2010
W. Hanson (Seattle, WA)
Good player for Netflix and Pandora but the other channels aren't worth much. Possibly down the road but for now really not worth much at all. Now for the ratings.
Picture: Good on HD.. I'd give it a 720 pic on most but really the HD just brings it up to a good standard def pic but in "true" format. The standard def picture on some movies is better than PC quality but most are just that.
Wireless: Good when 20ft away but I cannot connect to my bedroom that is 30ft away. Either a problem with the internal antenna in the Roku or with my Netgear WNR834B vs. router. Guessing the antenna since my other wireless devices have no issue connecting beyond a 20ft range.
Power: Should I say lack of? No power button? What? Who designs something with no power button. I have to leave this thing on and it runs warm! If I disconnect it I have to turn my Broadcast back on and enable my Pin to get this thing to connect again. Guessing they ran into this issue with the beta models they had a power button on so what did they do? Ah... no power button. Riot. I assume if you were wired in this wouldn't be an issue but I don't have the luxury of that option.
USB: No use at this point. I would say I paid $30 extra for nothing at this point. Maybe downt he road but at that point won't this box just be that... a box? This technology is being built into just about everything now. Save yourself $30 bucks and just get the HD version.
Still... I would have to say after all this it is worth it. Gets the job done and even though it doesn't have a power button I can still add to my Harmony remote for control.
Awesome martie 4, 2010
Richard Cross (MOUNT AIRY, MD, US)
Bought it from Amazon, took it out of the box and was up and running inside of 5 minutes and I am not a technical person.
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