Monday, January 4, 2010

My Review of Roku HD-XR Player

Originally submitted at Roku

Extended range wireless (WiFi N) delivers the best quality video virtually anywhere in your home.


TV Nirvana

By TridentPro from Philadelphia, PA on 1/4/2010

 

5out of 5

Pros: Compact, Great value, Built in Wi-Fi, Reliability, High quality picture, Video selection, Easy to use, Easy to set up

Cons: Want more video choices

Best Uses: Primary TV

Describe Yourself: Media professional, Power User, Early adopter, Home entertainment enthusiast, Technophile, Netflix fan

I am a video producer and the Roku was a Christmas present to family and self. As we don't yet have hardwire network access to the family room I had to hope that our 3Mbps DSL wireless bandwidth was enough to feed the box an acceptible signal. Setup took ten minutes and I was immediately delighted with the image quality and the speed with which movies downloaded and played. Who needs cable for movies when you have your Netflix account and one of these cool Roku boxes? What a great investment!

I only have one request/suggestion. Roku meet Hulu. Hulu, meet Roku. Make it happen guys and you both will be unstoppable.

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