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The editors liked
Inexpensive
Easy to use
Wide library of content providers
Great picture quality
Gaming features and Wiilike motion controller
Quick Setup
Easy to Use
1080P Capable
Bluetooth Remote Has Perfect Communication
Amazon Instant Video
Free Shipping
3rd Party Apps Offer Unlimited Expandability
BuiltIn USB
Ethernet
WiFi and MicroSD
Price
The
Multiple streaming media services
Easy to set up and use
Angry Birds plays great
Access to tons of free and paid Web content
Enhanced Bluetooth remote has motion sensor
Small & portable
WiFi & ethernet support
Free Angry Birds game
Motion controller for gaming
600channels
Netflix channel now has 1080p streaming
5.1 surround and subtitles — if your bandwidth supports it. Big
Beautiful HD content on some channels like Vimeo
Brain-dead simple to set up
Broad range of apps and services
First Roku streamer to support games
The Roku 2 XS is an ultrasmall Wi-Fi streaming-media box that offers dozens of Internet video and audio services
Including Netflix
Hulu Plus
Crackle
Pandora
NHL
NBA
And MLB
Among many others. It works with HD and standard ...
The editors didn't like
Need to sign up separately with most content providers
No easy way to stream media from a computer
Few games at launch
Only a few free content providers
Credit Card Required to Use
Can't Stream Content from Local network
HDMI and Ethernet Cord Not Included
Apps Can't Run in Background
Roku Banner Ad Runs Constantly on Home Screen
Boring Interface
HDTVs
Game consoles
And Blu-ray players offer Netflix
Eliminating the need for a separate
Single-purpose set-top box
Few local media sharing features
Adding channels requires a credit card
No 5GHz Wi-Fi support
No support for streaming media via home network
HD streaming requires fast internet connection
The best features paid subscription
Virtually the same as connecting a laptop to your TV
No QWERTY remote control
Sometimes takes a while to boot
Build material isn't so great
Lengthy setup time. Forget about playing your MKV and other highbitrate files
Unless you convert. RF Bluetooth motion controller feature is limited to playing games
Provides no navigation or UI functionality
No DLNA support
So you can't stream content you own over your network
Supports a very limited collection of audio and video file formats and codecs
Can't mount disc images
The best streaming channels require paid subscriptions or pay-per-view fees. The Roku 2 XS doesn't currently support DLNA access (streaming media from networked PCs)
And USB file support is very limited. Don't expect a full-blown Wii-like gaming exper...
Abstract: Sitting snugly in the palm of your hand, the Roku 2 XS is as small as streaming players get. An 84mm x 84 mm x 23mm box with rounded corners, it weighs just 85 grams, with a gloss-black finish that will see it hide away easily among your other AV gea...
Easy to set-up, Simple navigation, Great version of Angry Birds
No coax or optical digital audio out, Lacks DLNA support, Poor USB media playback, Lacks some key services such as YouTube and Lovefilm
It's difficult to know what to make of the Roku XS. On the one hand it does what it'd designed to do very well – make internet video-on-demand services very easy to access via your TV. However, it's currently lacking some key services and we think it's fr...
Easy to set up, good range of internet streaming channels,
Lacking some key channels, can't stream from networked computer
The Roku 2 XS is a great little device for connecting your TV to the internet and despite missing YouTube and LoveFilm, has lots of content available. But then again, if you're considering a new Blu-ray player, games console or smart TV, a dedicated st...
There’s no doubt the Roku 2XS is simple to use, and performance with Netflix and iPlayer is excellent; but there’s no home LAN streaming, and USB playback support is very limited. The cheaper LT is better value, and the WD TV Live will do more for abo...
