Roku or new BDP?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

Does anyone hdmi it to a avr instead of tv? I'd like to do this to get sound through my speakers but am not sure if I can.

I do just that and get sound through my receiver; make sure your receiver supports HDMI 1.3 or newer and DD Plus. Note, if you have your Roku set to output 5.1 surround your receiver must be capable of decoding DD 5.1+ or 7.1+ in order to get DD 5.1/7.1 sound out of the titles that offer DD+. If your receiver does not have that capability then you'd have to change the setting on the Roku to output DD 2.0 to get sound out of those titles. The current Rokus don't have the capability to internally decode DD+ so it just passes it through to the receiving equipment.

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

I do just that and get sound through my receiver; make sure your receiver supports HDMI 1.3 or newer and DD Plus. Note, if you have your Roku set to output 5.1 surround your receiver must be capable of decoding DD 5.1+ or 7.1+ in order to get DD 5.1/7.1 sound out of the titles that offer DD+. If your receiver does not have that capability then you'd have to change the setting on the Roku to output DD 2.0 to get sound out of those titles. The current Rokus don't have the capability to internally decode DD+ so it just passes it through to the receiving equipment.

Thanks for the response. That may be enough for me to keep my current bdp and upgrade to a Roku.

Now I just have to decide which one. I'm thinking the XD to do ethernet. I won't have it connected directly with my router, but I would have it ethernet cabeled to my wifi bridge/access point. Is there a benefit to this for me?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

Thanks for the response. That may be enough for me to keep my current bdp and upgrade to a Roku.

Now I just have to decide which one. I'm thinking the XD to do ethernet. I won't have it connected directly with my router, but I would have it ethernet cabeled to my wifi bridge/access point. Is there a benefit to this for me?

The Roku 3 is rumored (according to Roku CS) to be released on March 6. It's also rumored to have a faster processor (obvious) and a new UI. Might want to wait and see what they announce next week.

I have my Roku 2 XS connected via Ethernet to my WiFi bridge. The main benefit I see to using the Ethernet port rather than the built in WiFi (even though methods are using WiFi) is that my bridge gets a stronger WiFi signal compared to the Roku's WiFi capability

I'm waiting to see what they offer and might just pick up a new Roku 3 to replace my Roku 2 in the main living area.

[wzz]

[Sorry to hijack this thread.]

I just want to know, what do you all actually do with a Roku?
Any cool stuff to share?

[arcadeforest]

Originally Posted by wzz

[Sorry to hijack this thread.]

I just want to know, what do you all actually do with a Roku?
Any cool stuff to share?

Standard TV watching for me - dropped Directv so outside of OTA broadcasts, media pc, my DVD and Bluray collections I watch the Roku. Nothing cool or outside the ordinary. Not sure if there is a hacking community out there with the Roku but would not be surprised - plenty of private channels being made so. . .

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by wzz

[Sorry to hijack this thread.]

I just want to know, what do you all actually do with a Roku?
Any cool stuff to share?

Take a look at this thread - Is Roku worth it?

It goes over a lot of the reasons why people like them.