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June 2008
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The editors liked
Inexpensive
Wireless built in
Small and silent.
Very easy to set up and use
Excellent video quality
Movies are free with Netflix subscription
Affordable. Provides uninterrupted standard-definition movie streams. No PC necessary. Easy setup. Automatically syncs your Instant Queue.
Unlimited viewing. Easy setup. No extra fees for Netflix plans $8.99 and up. Does not require a Mac connection.
Start watching movies within a minute
Simple to setup and use
Decent video quality
Video quality from streams. Box automatically upgrades as new software features become available. No cost above normal Netflix subscription.
Streams Netflix Watch Now titles to your TV
Affordable $100 price tag
Unlimited viewing with no additional charge beyond standard ($8.95 or higher) monthly Netflix fee
PC-free movie watching
Simple setup
Includes built-in wired and 802.11g Wi-Fi n...
Lots of connectivity options.
* Small size.
* Simple interface.
* Great remote.
Movies delivered to your set
Excellent picture quality
Supports both HDTVs and SDTVs
Built-in Wi-Fi
Library of more than 10
000 titles
Unlimited Instant Watching included free with almost every Netflix account type.
Works with Netflix service
The editors didn't like
Expensive (if youve already got an Xbox 360 with Live Gold)
No power button
Stereo Only.
Very limited movie selection
Slim feature set
Streams at low bit rates on slow networks. Limited selection of films. No HD support—yet.
Limited content. No onscreen browsing. Profiles can’t add to queue.
Only about ten percent of Netflix library currently available
No 5.1 surround sound available yet
Another nondescript black box to clutter up your living room. Just not as much content as we wish was available. Box and remote
While functional
Just arent very good looking.
Though growing
The number of Watch Now titles currently available for streaming is still fairly paltry
Especially when it comes to popular recent releases
Video quality doesnt come close to DVD or HD
Far too many titles dont appear in their origi...
Movies must be added to instant queue (can browse).
Abstract: In case you didn’t hear, Microsoft announced a partnership with Netflix a week ago or so that’ll allow all Gold Xbox Live customers to stream Netflix’s 10,000+ movies (it’s actually 12,000 now) and TV shows to their Xbox 360. My initial reaction was th...
Lots of connectivity options.
* Small size.
* Simple interface.
* Great remote.
Movies must be added to instant queue (can browse).
despite a few shortcomings, The Roku Netflix Player is a great buy for anyone with a Netflix account. Products like this are really going to lead the way into the future of TV and movies.
Abstract: Imagine a magic box that cost only $99 and gave you access to a decent library of DVD-quality movies and TV shows anywhere, anytime and without any monthly fees. You could take it on vacation, move it from room to room, or just connect it to the bigges...
Abstract: Video Review: The Roku Netflix Set Top Box allows you to stream over 10,000 movies and television shows to your TV, and its what were unnaturally fixated on as we objectify it for Gadget Pr0n....
Abstract: The Netflix Media Player by Roku™ allows members to watch over 10,000 movies and TV episodes instantly over the internet with no change in monthly Netflix costs. Members can watch as much as they want and as often as they want without paying more and w...
Very easy to set up and use, Excellent video quality, Movies are free with Netflix subscription
Very limited movie selection, Slim feature set
For now, we prefer the $299 Vudu for its much larger selection of current movies and TV shows, and the Apple TV (starting at $229) because it does so much more than movies. Still, for $99.99, the Roku Netflix Player does what it sets out to do and does...
Supports both HDTVs and SDTVs; built-in Wi-Fi; library of more than 10,000 titles; unlimited Instant Watching included free with almost every Netflix account type.
No way to browse Instant Watching library; network confusion sometimes requires a reboot; limited video selection compared to DVD releases.
Macworld Entertainment & HDTV Review: Roku Netflix Player Internet video streamer is cheap and simple, but the Netflix library could be better by Jason Snell, Macworld.com 0 Comments 0 Product:Roku Netflix PlayerRatingProsSupports both HDTVs and S...
Abstract: Matt Young has been kind enough to send along a mini-review of the Roku, NetFlix set-top-box streaming media player used to stream the NetFlix “Watch it Now” library directly to your TV over the internet.I had originally been concerned at the size of t...
Abstract: The $100 Netflix Player by Roku is a great little device for watching streamed content on your TV. Its easy to use, the viewing quality is decent, and did I mention its cheap? Add to that the availability of 10,000 DVD titles for Netflix customers to...
