Roku HD Player (Netflix Player)

Posts about the Roku HD Player (Netflix Player)

• Tax Refund Special: Home theater

  If you wind up with the average household tax refund this year, you can set up a nice little home theater for around $2,500. Here's how I would configure it ...

Reviews of the Roku HD Player (Netflix Player)

• 7.7

  CNET Review

  March 3, 2009

  The Good: Affordable $100 price tag; streams Netflix Watch Now and Amazon Video On Demand movies and TV shows to your TV; the combination of Netflix's unlimited subscription viewing (as low as $9 per month) and Amazon's pay-per-view offerings delivers a good range of viewing flexibility and choice; PC-free movie watching; simple setup; includes built-in wired and 802.11g Wi-Fi networking; works with all TVs; upgradeable firmware allows for new features, interface improvements, and bug fixes.

  The Bad: Though improving, the Netflix streaming library is still just a fraction of its DVD-by-mail offerings, especially when it comes to popular recent releases; the video quality of most non-HD titles doesn't come close to DVD, especially when viewed on large TVs; some titles don't appear in their original wide-screen version; no surround sound; can't manipulate Netflix queue or search Amazon library via TV screen; yet another box under the TV.

  The Bottom Line: The one-two punch of Amazon and Netflix makes the Roku Player an enticing choice for anyone looking for a simple, convenient, and affordable alternative to cable or satellite TV.

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• 9.0

  alaTest.com

  By alaTest | November 23, 2009

  Review Summary: Experts rate this product 71/100 and users 100/100. Comparing these reviews to 31916 other Receivers & Amplifiers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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• 6.2

  askmen.com

  By Aaron Broverman | October 18, 2008

  Review Summary: The Netflix Player by Roku is, at the very least, convenient and cheap.

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• 6.0

  laptopmag.com

  By John Brandon | June 23, 2008

  Review Summary: 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 ...

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• 8.0

  pcmag.com

  By Tim Gideon | May 20, 2008

  Review Summary: For those looking to augment an unlimited Netflix subscription, this set-top box from Roku is affordable and easy to use. Here's hoping the movie selection becomes broader.

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