good but has occasional issues

I just got mine two weeks ago. I like when it works. In particular, sometimes a bit 'the Roku crashes during playback and then restart. I contacted Suppor roku and they told me to reset the unit to factory settings and restart. They said to call for a return authorization if the problem persists restart. Note, my Roku also has problems with my Samsung LN40-A550 screen. Apparently, backlight setting sometimes interferes with the Roku rermote. In this case, you must put the remote control directly at the IR receiver does not recognize the Roku Roku Roku remote instructions.

Remember to check the roku forums before buying this device. This way you can see what other problems were and whether they can be solved.

Kill the cable

This little box rocks. I killed them all, but my local cable channels. This may have been the best $ 99. I have spent in recent years. My son and I use it every day. At first I was concerned about the content, but there are things like 12,000 of your choice ... We have seen the season and 1.2 in the process of Season 3 of Heroes. You have no idea how cool it is to see shows like this, without advertising. Tons of movies to choose from. I really like the fact that the company has delivered more than promised. I bought the box to add to my Netflix and now I get video on demand and Amazon, and it costs nothing to upgrade. How many times has this happened ... I get a lot more than I paid. LOVE IT.

My best-spent entertainment dollar ever!

I had already been turned into rentals by mail - switching between Blockbuster and Netflix for a couple of years. For an additional $ 99, this box is already running into hundreds of hours of television and film, filling the time between records. Netflix instant movie selection began great, but recently have been shown in some major films like Lord of the Rings, pop hits like Superbad, the original "Grindhouse" double feature package, and many older and more obscure filmmakers as adventurous News I, no supplement to a regular member of Netflix. Adding RSS Amazon will soon be a good thing even better and more suppliers to be coming into the mix quickly (Netflix said the addition of HBO on demand service soon). I had the player since its introduction in the summer of 2008, I became quite milrage out of it if you blew up today, I had a lot more for my money. I have heard many complaints from owners of other techniques, but mine did not even have a small problem only after purchase. Except for occasional problems on the servers of Netflix, and Netflix rare errors in video encoding (for example, sometimes accidentally put the director of follow-up comments on a video intead of the soundtrack for the theater, but I think we have strengthened control quality about it recently), it works! In these economic times, there's a bang for the buck to fight in this little box!

Amazing product and brilliant bang-for-your-buck

I bought this in January 2009 to add further value to my Netflix subscription. Has far exceeded my expectations and proved to be one of the best $ 100 I spent a long time. This is particularly true in a down economy.

Here are the positive and negative, I saw the product after 2 months of daily use

Strengths:
1) enormous savings of money: Since this window has allowed me to spend an unlimited 3-disc unlimited disk and the cable down altogether. Adding Amazon on Demand is an even greater value as the newly released films will be available in abundance.
2) Ease of installation and use: I'm a fan of Apple die hard because of their ease of use, and the implementation process was easier than I ever knew. In less than four minutes, I saw a stream Netflix on my Sony HD TV. Furthermore, the user interface is as simple as possible. A lot of thought into it, and it shows. Congratulations to one of the simplest interfaces I've ever used.
3) The clarity of the image: Unsrupassed and almost full HD. We often forget that we are streaming on the Internet.
4) It works exactly as advertised!
5) Customer Service: The movie has been illegally and contacted the customer service. You do not believe that a real person answers the phone in 5 minutes on a Sunday evening. It turns out that was a network problem (see below). Amazing customer service!

Disadvantages:
1) The quality of your image is tied to the speed of your Internet. This was a question once. My Charter Cable modem service averages more than 4 MB downstream, but sometimes drops the network performance. A call to the Charter, it shall set. This is not a problem with the device, just something to be aware. Check with service provider for speed before buying.
2) a direct Ethernet connection recommended for best picture: This is a limitation of my wireless network, but you can also have a similar structure. My laptop has a wireless G, and when it is online the whole network slows down, and quality wireless video immediately. It 'was resolved using a direct Ethernet connection, and recommend to all who are capable of. interruption much more stable and very limited.

It 'my opinion so far. If you have Netflix and Amazon on Demand you want to get there is little that will be a pleasure to use and provides very little bang for your dollars. Thanks to Roku, Netflix and Amazon for this wonderful product.

Roku HD Player

  Product Description

Description of the Constructor - Roku Player provides instant HD movies and TV shows directly to TV on the Internet. The Roku player is affordable, compact, easy to install and easy to use.

- The Roku comes with everything need to start watching within minutes of opening the box - the standard yellow, white and red cables, both Wi-Fi and built-in Ethernet, wireless and remote battery. Start watching instantly anywhere with a TV and a high-speed Internet connection.

- Over 50,000 titles are now available at Amazon Video On Demand and Netflix, with many available in HD.

- The Wall Street Journal, CNET, Wired and other publications have given very positive feedback Roku player.

- For audio and video even better to use the Roku player for TV, home theater or A / V receiver, look for the Roku player, digital video cable Plus Pack.

As Easy As 1 - 2 – 3

1. Wired or wireless, the choice is yours
You can connect the Roku player to the Internet using most broadband providers (eg cable modem or DSL.) You need at least 1.2 Mbit / s to watch movies instantly on digital video player Roku with a decent quality. The faster the connection, the better the quality (although the obligatory tip of the thumb of about 5 Mbps). Using Wi-Fi to connect to the wireless network, or use the Ethernet port for wired connection. It 's easy though.

2. Log in to any TV, new or old
The player comes with everything you need for instant access. It also includes the standard yellow, red and white cables. Or use the HDMI or component of your new HDTV.

3. The control is handy and easy to understand
The Roku player is easily controlled with the supplied remote at hand. Select the item you want to view, play, fast forward, rewind, pause and resume playback later as watching a DVD.