Roku Rocks!

The Roku box is an amazing piece of technology that streams information from the Internet to your TV. You can stream videos, movies, photos, just about anything that can be viewed on the Internet can be streamed to your TV.

I use my Roku primarily to watch Netflix movies. Netflix has it's own channel on the Roku interface that allows you to search for movies and watch them instantly... well almost instantly. Since you are accessing information from the Internet there can be some lag time from the moment you select a movie to the moment the movie starts. This time depends mostly on the quality of your Internet connection, if the signal is strong the movie will load quickly, but if the signal is weal you could be waiting a while for the movie to start.

To make sure everything is working properly, I purchased a&amp wireless N router that connects to my cable modem. The router wirelessly connects to my Roku box without any trouble. It took me about 10 minutes to be up and running.

I love this product so much I bought two, one for each TV. I have the HD-XR version because it can take advantage of the wireless N technology, giving me better quality with a longer range. The second Roku is the HD version which is placed much closer to the router.

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Roku and Media Tribe

I love my Roku box. This device allows me to stream Netflix movies on my TV along with lots of other Internet TV content. I love the product so much I purchased a second one when they came out with the new Roku XR that is compatible with wireless N routers. After buying a new router from Amazon I am able to move through menus and watch content with faster loading times and better video quality.

Roku also added more channels to their product which allow the user to Interact with their Internet world through their TV. Here is a short video of how I'm using my Roku box.



The only service I pay for is Media Tribe. I'm still not sure it's worth the $2.99/month subscription price. The ability to watch Youtube videos on the TV is cool, but I'd just as soon watch them on my computer, especially since the video quality isn't that good on this application. I still haven't been able to view any of my Picasa photos on my TV, all I see is a message, "downloading album photos" for several minutes.

What I'm hoping for is Roku to make a deal with the NBA like they did with MLB so I can dump my cable TV and watch everything from the Roku.