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BLU STEAL · 05-23-2008, 12:23 PM

Well I finally recieved my Roku box in the mail. The box is wi-fi capable and was pretty easy to hook up. So far it works like a charm video quality is not bad for streaming over the internet. The movies start within 5 seconds of selecting a movie. You have to log onto your netflix account through pc and put some watch now movies in your instant que. From there what ever is in your que you can select from the box. This has been the best $99 I have spent in a long time. The only gripe i have with the box is that when you select a movie and it starts to load you hear a popping sound through the speakers. If you have this hooked up to your home theater you should turn down the volume so you dont damage your speakers. Once the movie starts its flawless. Last night I broke the box watching tv series like airwolf voltron and the incredible hulk I feel like a kid again. I recomend this to anyone for the small investment you just cant go wrong.

Beta Man · 05-23-2008, 12:32 PM

good to hear..... How good does your High-Speed internet need to be to stream flawlessly????

I have High-Speed, but it's DSL, and I can play COD4 online with no-hiccups, but I'm worried that I'll get this box, and my internet won't be up to par..... I don't really want to download whatever I need to get just to "test it out" on my Laptop before buying the box, but I guess I will if I have to.

BLU STEAL · 05-23-2008, 12:46 PM

You need atleast 1.5mbps to watch instant. And atleast 4 mbps for high quality video and audio. If you go to Roku.com and click on the netflix player go to faqs and scroll down to what kind of broadband connection do I need and there they have bandwidth test sites there.

Beta Man · 05-23-2008, 12:59 PM

I think I have 10 mps

so I should be good to go.

thanks! I'll try out the test-signals.

Chocolatejas · 05-28-2008, 03:30 PM

Anyone else pick up one of these? This may be my June purchase.

davidxiphoid · 05-28-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatejas

Anyone else pick up one of these? This may be my June purchase.

This sounds really cool but I understand the movie selection is kind of weak at the moment. My biggest pet peeve would be that the streaming isn't even sd dvd PQ. I'm not sure I can look past this aspect of it.

Rob71 · 06-16-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatejas

Anyone else pick up one of these? This may be my June purchase.

Mine came last Tuesday, and after about 5 minutes it was up and running. I christened it with Beastmaster followed by Maniac Cop.

I was impressed with the selection of films and TV series, but my tastes are fairly eccentric so YMMV. I use a wired router and have mine hooked up via HDMI. Overall I've been impressed.

SellmeyourDVD · 01-15-2009, 03:26 PM

I've never been close to 250gb.

just realized how old the thread was......

05-23-2008, 12:23 PM	#1
BLU STEAL Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	Roku Netflix set top box Well I finally recieved my Roku box in the mail. The box is wi-fi capable and was pretty easy to hook up. So far it works like a charm video quality is not bad for streaming over the internet. The movies start within 5 seconds of selecting a movie. You have to log onto your netflix account through pc and put some watch now movies in your instant que. From there what ever is in your que you can select from the box. This has been the best $99 I have spent in a long time. The only gripe i have with the box is that when you select a movie and it starts to load you hear a popping sound through the speakers. If you have this hooked up to your home theater you should turn down the volume so you dont damage your speakers. Once the movie starts its flawless. Last night I broke the box watching tv series like airwolf voltron and the incredible hulk I feel like a kid again. I recomend this to anyone for the small investment you just cant go wrong.

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05-23-2008, 12:32 PM	#2
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	good to hear..... How good does your High-Speed internet need to be to stream flawlessly???? I have High-Speed, but it's DSL, and I can play COD4 online with no-hiccups, but I'm worried that I'll get this box, and my internet won't be up to par..... I don't really want to download whatever I need to get just to "test it out" on my Laptop before buying the box, but I guess I will if I have to.

05-23-2008, 12:46 PM	#3
BLU STEAL Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	You need atleast 1.5mbps to watch instant. And atleast 4 mbps for high quality video and audio. If you go to Roku.com and click on the netflix player go to faqs and scroll down to what kind of broadband connection do I need and there they have bandwidth test sites there.

05-23-2008, 12:59 PM	#4
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I think I have 10 mps so I should be good to go. thanks! I'll try out the test-signals.

05-28-2008, 03:30 PM	#5
Chocolatejas Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NH Blu-ray collection:118 Trading Score:15	Anyone else pick up one of these? This may be my June purchase.

01-15-2009, 03:26 PM	#8
SellmeyourDVD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:125 Trading Score:11	I've never been close to 250gb. just realized how old the thread was......

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