Streaming Player Review

Top of the Line Roku

Buy Roku XDS for $99.00

Below are five different reviews of streaming players.  All fantastic little boxes that deliver great entertainment.  All great deals below $100.00

The Roku XDS brings you endless movies and TV shows, music, news and major sporting events whenever you like.

The Roku XDS is the top of the line streaming player from Roku. It has 1080p streaming video, high end wireless technology and instant replay.

This is the best selling streaming player of all time.

And at $99.00 very affordable.  Get it at Amazon by clicking here.

 

Technical Details

• With a high speed connection you are watching movies in seconds
• You have access to the largest collection of TV shows and movies via Netflix, Amazon VOD, and more
• Dual-band Wireless-N and wired Internet connectivity
• Work on any TV and plays up to 1080p High Definition video
• No PC needed for streaming
• 5 minute set up
• Just connect to your high speed internet and TV

What current customers say:

 

 

*WARNING* HIGHLY ADDICTIVE

ToneCity,

*WARNING* This product is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.

We plugged in our Roku XDS and haven’t looked back since.

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Terrific!

Sean L.,

I like the full color interface and the ease of use.

I’m not going to complain but I’m very surprised it doesn’t cost more.

Original comment found here

 

Pros:

• Setup is a cinch. You are walked through the process
• The size is allows you to travel, it weights almost nothing
• Every simple navigation
• Will connect to almost any device
• USB thumb drive –The USB is in beta so there may be occasional problems
• Wifi or Ethernet
• High Def with 1080p
• Excellent price point
• Looks good

Cons:

• No On/Off button
• No HDMI included

Bottom Line

• Roku rocks. Good-bye cable TV

Mid-Range Roku XD

Buy Roku XD for $79.99

Roku is a small box that allows you to immediately stream online entertainment.

The Roku XD is Roku’s mid priced streaming player.  It doesn’t have all the shiny objects as the XDS but it does include some enhancements compared to the Roku HD:

• Plays 1080p HD vdeo
• Enhanced  remote with Instant Replay
• Extended range Wireless-N (b/g/n compatible)
• Only$10.00 more than the HD and available at Amazon by clicking here

 

Technical Details for the Roku XD

• With high speed Internet watch any movie
• Streaming movies and TV shows from Amazon Netflix VOD and more
• Built-in Wi-Fi High Definition
• DVD-quality video
• Works with any TV
• Sets up in 5 minutes

What current customers say:

Roku Rocks with NetFlix and Playon

M. Jones,

Our family was paying $80 a month for cable.  We had no real comlaints but we decided give a streaming player a try and save some money.  The whole family was shocked the day I unplugged the dish and turned on the Roku.  It just opened up everything with so many choices.

We all agree we have a better video experice than we did paying $80 a month. With Netflix we have access to movies and past Tv shows and with Hulu we have DVR access to the latest TV show.

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A fairly thorough review

Baron,

This leads me to quality of picture.

I was blown away by the picture quality. After watching shows on computers and laptops for years, I was expecting a lot of buffer times, digital squares and blurry images. Despite all of the rave reviews, I was not optimistic. As stated, I was very surprised by what I saw.

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Pros:

• Setup is very easy.  Connect the Roku XD to your TV.  Set the connection you will need (wireless or wire).  Choose you network name if wireless and punch in the password.  Select your service and display options.
• Quality is not a problem with a reasonably decent internet connection.
• Connectivity – punch in your Netflix, Hulu or whatever services you use.
• Size  It’s a small, compact box about as thick as a paperback book.  You can hide it many places.

Cons:

• Sometimes it reboots to get updates.
• The remote is basic but I guess that’s all you really need.

Lowest Priced Roku Available

Buy Roku HD for only $69.99

This is the cheapest streaming player model Roku produces.

It doesn’t have the same bells and whistles as the other two models but it certainly does the job.   And at $69.99 from Amazon the price is right. As with all Roku streaming players it works with virtually any TV and plays high def video (720p).

It obviously has built in Wi-Fi plus a wired connector with HDMI video output for HD.

 

Technical Details

• With high speed Internet watch any movie
• Streaming movies and TV shows from Amazon Netflix VOD and more
• Built-in Wi-Fi High Definition
• DVD-quality video
• Works with any TV
• Sets up in 5 minutes

Get this low priced Roku for the best price possible at Amazon by clicking here.

Pros

Even with slower internet connections the picture quality is generally excellent

Of course, you have a large amount of content available such as Pandora, Hulu, YouTube, Netflix and Amazon. And there are many specific content channels if you do a search for “private Roku channels.  By typing a five letter code into you Roku account online you can add these channels easily. What you want to watch is on demand

The only time you have to think about is your time.  It waits for you.  Your channels are on demand

Inexpensive

Easy to useSet up is usually a breeze

Lots of good free channels

Cons

Occasional glitches – Sometimes it reboots but that makes sense, all computer need to reboot

A lack of sports –  Although the NHL and MLB have premium channels you can buy.  I believe the NFL is working on it

Most report that set up is easy and seamless but some do have problems, which is usually hardware clashes

Overall

It can only get better.  As most mention who have this player, it’s very new way to watch TV.  Great way to save money and give the cable guy fits.