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(More customer reviews)My ultimate goal is to rid myself of subscription cable television! My cable provider does not offer a la carte pricing, therefore I must subscribe to literally 100's of channels to get the roughly four HD channels I want (at almost $100 a month). So I decided to give this a try and see if it fits my needs, and so far, so good.
On my connection(s):
1.Via Ethernet to home router.
2.Via HDMI to 1080p LCD.
Setup took less than ten minutes to complete, including hardware registration with ROKU and Amazon Video on Demand. I was pleasantly surprised how fast the player found my account at Amazon and all of my prior video purchases were waiting to be viewed on the player. The remote is simple with only twelve buttons.
On viewing content, the player buffered very quickly and began playing almost immediately. There is quite a bit of free content that can be viewed as well, and was easy to get via the on-screen guide, etc. Will end this review with... I've only had it for a few days, so my opinion could change, and if it does, I will update this review.
Update 12/15/2010
Many reviewers have experienced issues connecting wirelessly, so I decided to try it for myself!
My wireless connection and settings:
Router: Netgear Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit model WNDR3700
Broadcast SSID: Enabled
Security: WPA2-PSK[AES] (8-63 characters or 64 hex digits)
Video Network: Enabled
I disconnected my Ethernet connection, and selected settings, then wireless. The player displayed every wireless connection it could find (all my neighbors were listed). I found my SSID, entered my credentials and within 30 seconds I was connected and scanning my Amazon account.
With the above said, I did not encounter the same issues as other reviewers trying to connect wirelessly. I understand their frustration and that is what prompted me to try wireless for myself, and unfortunately, I did not have any problems. I feel for my fellow consumers and hope they have found a product that suits their needs, however, this works for me and I am extremely pleased. Now, as for wireless, I am going back to Ethernet, it is faster! I am going to purchase another unit for the living room.
I hope this helps, best regards!
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Now you can instantly watch your favorite online entertainment on TV. Watch movies and TV shows from Netflix or Amazon Video On Demand, listen to Pandora, catch the latest ballgame, and more- it's all available whenever you want it.1 Features Watch movies and TV shows in stunning HD Simple remote control Built-in wireless Watch on your TV-no need for a computer A growing line-up of instant entertainment (free and paid) Browse from thousands of choices Watch it instantly or queue it for later Find new movies by categories Search for titles Pause, rewind and fast forward Activate up to 6 NETGEAR Roku players with one Netflix unlimited membership Disclaimers 1Works with any Netflix Unlimited plan. Each NETGEAR Roku Player sold separately. For best video quality 1.5 Mbps broadband speeds recommended for each device.
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