New content channels and faster Wi-Fi make the Roku HD XR Player a good choice for anyone who wants a quick and easy way to add Netflix--and a variety of other Internet media channels--to any TV.
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I got my Roku HD-XR to use as the primary video input on my bedroom television mainly because I didn't want to send Comcast another $16/month to rent their hopelessly outdated set top box. Obviously, Netflix and Amazon are the biggest draws here, but the Roku has a small selection of other...
Read the full review →Best tech purchase I've made in years. We got it in Jan. 2010 and immediately cut our cable TV. No regrets.
Read the full review →The Roku is a fantastic TV media device. The Netflix app is excellent and they keep adding more public channels. If you look online you can even find private channels as well. I'd recommend Roku to anyone. Video quality is mostly dependent on your internet speed. I use the Wireless-N on...
Read the full review →I got the Roku for Christmas and love it. I just wish they would add a Youtube Channel and a Hulu Channel. it would also be nice if there was a Blue-Ray or DVD drive on it. It would also be nice if it would let you stream your content from a network attached hard drive. It has a USB port on...
Read the full review →The Roku Player is a fantastic media player - if your content is online. Roku's transformation of the player into a platform will, hopefully, continue to raise the device's value. At my house, we're getting rid of cable now that we have our Roku HD XR. It's our first device...
Read the full review →It could only improve by adding network video server support. Let me buy a 50 dollar box that I plug harddrives into that is ONLY for the Roku. Have it show up as a network share so I can dump media to it, but thats it. It doesn't need to do anything more.
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