Roku HD XR Player Tests (Media Center)

Affordable sub-$130 price tag; streams a variety of Internet video and audio services, including Netflix, Amazon, Pandora, Major League Baseball games, and Mediafly podcasts; dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi; works with all TVs; upgradeable firmware allows for...

Ever cheaper Blu-ray players offer many of the same Internet viewing options plus disc playback; video quality varies from channel to channel, depending upon provider and source material; setup and content queues usually require at least some PC...

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.

This did exactly what I wanted it to - gave me access to Netflix. And, as a bonus, I just figured out how to set up Squeezebox server on my computer, and by adding that "channel" on the Roku I can now access my itunes library! Not knowing that they ......

easy to set up ; great netflix access ; works great with my Logitech Harmony remote

a little slow to access some things

I bought it because of Netflix and was fairly satisfied for a month or so. I also bought a Sony Bravia tv for a different part of the house with the internet capabilities and immediately realized that Roku was in big trouble as far as wireless...

Great idea and presentation. Works for a little while but is very undependable

You have to wait forever and reconnect just about every time you want to watch something. You're much better off getting a tv, game console, or DVD player with the internet capabilities built in

I bought it because of Netflix and was fairly satisfied for a month or so. I also bought a Sony Bravia tv for a different part of the house with the internet capabilities and immediately realized that Roku was in big trouble as far as wireless...

Great idea and presentation. Works for a little while but is very undependable

You have to wait forever and reconnect just about every time you want to watch something. You're much better off getting a tv, game console, or DVD player with the internet capabilities built in