214 of 218 people found the following review helpful  Roku Rocks with NetFlix and Playon, December 4, 2010 This review is from: Roku XD 1080p Streaming Player (Electronics) We were a longtime Dish Network customer paying $80 a month for video service. While we had no complaints about Dish, we decided this past summer to take the plunge into internet video to see if we could save some dollars. My family was shocked the day I unplugged all of the Dish receivers and sent them back to Dish Network. "What are we going to watch?" "What about my favorite shows?" As a 3 HDTV family and not knowing the best hardware option to use, we decided to try a selection of devices. For our main living room TV, we purchased a Roku device. For the den, we used our Wii and for the master bedroom a Sony Blu Ray Internet DVD player. For content, we have moved our NetFlix usage from DVDs in the mail to internet streaming. We also installed playon.tv on our PC for access to Hulu (primarily), CBS (Survivor and Amazing Race) and Comedy Channel. Both NetFlix and Playon streaming to all of the devices we use work fine. This includes the Roku via playon, despite... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?  
636 of 670 people found the following review helpful  Apple TV vs. Roku XD. Fight!, October 29, 2010 This review is from: Roku XD 1080p Streaming Player (Electronics) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this?) I recently bought the new Apple TV, but was curious how the Roku XD compared. After all, while I like the Apple TV, it's tied to the Apple ecosystem, for better or worse. Meanwhile the Roku offered a broader feature set, but not as much of an established brand as Apple. Luckily, I was able to satisfy my curiosity by getting a Roku XD, and I thought my experiences and opinions might be useful for those shopping for such internet-streaming set top boxes. --------------------------------------------------------- Quality/Content --------------------------------------------------------- My first and biggest question was, "How does the quality compare?". 1080p capability is one of Roku's biggest selling points against Apple, because the Apple TV "only" streams 720p. What I found was that it was a... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?
205 of 221 people found the following review helpful Excellent product, October 6, 2010 This review is from: Roku XD 1080p Streaming Player (Electronics) One can make a good case that with Roku you really don't need cable or satellite TV. With a $10 monthly subscription to Netflix you can get more movies than you have time for over the internet at the time that you want to see them. I doubt that one movie that TCM shows is not available this way. You can listen to almost any radio station in the country free, meeting your needs if you like any particular kind of music or listen to talk radio, sports, etc. You can watch Youtube clips on your big TV as well and can send the sound to your stereo system, home theater nowadays. There are lots of other specialized sites, both free and by subscription, that are available. I like Pub-D-Hub which has movies in the public domain for free, many are poor but others can be quite good, I had never seen a picture with legendary Lillian Gish before. Roku is a winner. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? | 
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