Comments on: Roku Review – Bringing Netflix to your TV

By: Goldgal

Goldgal — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:28:00 +0000

Thank you for that! I was just getting ready to order one, but I have a static ip address and will not change it. Yes, that was an important tidbit of info.

By: Goldgal

Goldgal — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:28:00 +0000

Thank you for that! I was just getting ready to order one, but I have a static ip address and will not change it. Yes, that was an important tidbit of info.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:44:00 +0000

One thing Roku doesn't mention in all the technical specification is the fact that the Roku box DOES NOT work through an internet connection that uses static ip addresses. And they do not have any idea when it will be upgraded to support static IPs.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:44:00 +0000

One thing Roku doesn’t mention in all the technical specification is the fact that the Roku box DOES NOT work through an internet connection that uses static ip addresses. And they do not have any idea when it will be upgraded to support static IPs.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Yes, Roku is wonderful! We have teenagers and many different tastes in one house. So, we have set up all 6 (!) televisions with cables. So, you can easily use it on any TV in any of the 6 rooms. Great flexibility! And, the library is growing fast!

Thank you for supplying this review.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:37:00 +0000

Thank you for supplying this review.

By: Doug Gaff

Doug Gaff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:03:00 +0000

I've had one of these boxes for 8 months or so, and I agree with your review. The setup is absurdly simple. A few things I would add:

1. Sound encoding for the instant watch library is a mixed bag. This isn't a box limitation, but a limitation of the library. Some moves we stream have stereo sound only. I think we've gotten Dolby 5.1 a couple of times, too. I'd like to see Netflix improve this.

2. There's no standby mode on the box, AFAIK. Perhaps it's designed to go into a low power state when you're not using it, but it kind of bugs me that the box is on all the time.

3. There's no way to browse the Netflix library from the box. I guess I'm ok with this, but it's kind of an odd limitation. The remote is pretty simplistic, so even if you could get to the web through the box, typing in movie names would suck.

The Roku box has every possible audio and video connection and works with wired and wireless networks. It's also firmware upgradeable right from the box, so there is hope that new features might show up in the future.

By: Doug Gaff

Doug Gaff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:03:00 +0000

I’ve had one of these boxes for 8 months or so, and I agree with your review. The setup is absurdly simple. A few things I would add:

1. Sound encoding for the instant watch library is a mixed bag. This isn’t a box limitation, but a limitation of the library. Some moves we stream have stereo sound only. I think we’ve gotten Dolby 5.1 a couple of times, too. I’d like to see Netflix improve this.

2. There’s no standby mode on the box, AFAIK. Perhaps it’s designed to go into a low power state when you’re not using it, but it kind of bugs me that the box is on all the time.

3. There’s no way to browse the Netflix library from the box. I guess I’m ok with this, but it’s kind of an odd limitation. The remote is pretty simplistic, so even if you could get to the web through the box, typing in movie names would suck.

The Roku box has every possible audio and video connection and works with wired and wireless networks. It’s also firmware upgradeable right from the box, so there is hope that new features might show up in the future.