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The update to the wildly popular Roku 1 has some great additions. This device is very transportable and takes up minimal space on your setup. The online forum is pretty active and they have been good with rolling out updates. The gaming remote that is included is a nice feature and will likely be appreciated more as more games get rolled out. There is a great selection of channels to choose from - both free and paid- that offer a good mix of content.

I was a little taken back that when the USB playback was (finally!) rolled out, you still had to download the channel. This is something that should be included with the device from the start. The two biggest downfalls are that the device takes a very long time (a couple minutes) to boot up. You are stuck staring at the Roku logo contemplating if to brew another batch of Tea or watch a Video somewhere else. This reminds me of when the first blu-ray players were released and it took a long time to start up. Hopefully the company fixes this in a subsequent update.

Second is that the remote has a lot of lag between button press to action taking place on screen. This can drive you mad if you didn't know at first because you will press one button, think it didn't work so press another and another. Then when it works the screen is flying all over the place.