My Review of Roku HD Player

Originally submitted at Roku

The best-selling HD Player (as known as Netflix Player by Roku) plays High Definition video and connects to surround sound audio.

Roku HD Player

Easy broadband TV solution.

By Willie from Lafitte, La on 12/17/2009

 

5out of 5

Pros: Revision3 Connectivity, Compact, Easy to use, High quality picture, Great value, Reliability, Built in Wi-Fi, Netflix Family Content, Video selection, Easy to set up, Easier than Xbox 360

Best Uses: Bedroom, Primary TV, Living room

Describe Yourself: Home entertainment enthusiast, Netflix fan, Early adopter, Movie buff, Power User, Technophile

Roku is an excellent IP TV box, and first of it's kind, at this price point. It is a must have for Direct Tv customers, it's perfect for bad weather conditions. You have Broadband, get one.

(legalese)

Remote not needed

These are some of the internet shows I am currently watching. Most of the shows are on Revision3.com . Gary Vaynerchuk is on tv.winelibrary.com

Diggnation starring Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht.





Tekzilla starring Patrick Norton and "The Beautiful" Veronica Belmont (make sure and stay tuned for the out takes at the end.)




Systm starring Patrick Norton and David Calkins





Wine Library TV (tv.winelibrary.com) with Gary Vaynerchuk



I love them all,
Kevin - been watching him since 2004ish
Alex - so funny, Kevin and Alex met on Screen Savers
Patrick - The Sledge Hammer, since 2004ish
Veronica - have you seen her?.. no words
David Calkins - Calm, collective, Dry fun
Gary Vay ner chuk - Bringing the Thunder baby! Get into wine!

One Fine Day

This past saturday, me and my oldest son went to the Voodoo Fest to see Lil Wayne. It was a beautiful day, sunny and 65 degrees, the amount of people was just right, they slowly moved in leading up to the main events. Between each band, we roamed around checking out the different vendors. We had fun checking out Sony's new game "Little Big Planet". While in the Sony truck, I noticed Veronica Belmont, wheeling a guitar, she was playing Rock Band 2. Veronica is the host of Revision 3's Tekzilla with Patrick Norton. I must say, I couldn't think of another place I'd rather be, so as she was leaving I asked her to sign the back of my iPhone, she said "Really?", foe sho... (WOW! Smiling all day).... So I thanked her from a little app, Twinkle (addition to Twitter). She twinkled back, well thats for me, but Veronica is truly the sweetest girl on the web. Get hooked http://revision3.com/tekzilla

Get Ya Play ON

Just downloaded and installed iPhone software 2.1.1 and tried out the gaming capes of this phone. COMPLETELY amazed!! Just try Tetris on the touchscreen, it is addictive. The graphics are amazing, OS X rocks. I've tried all the Game-On-The Go devices, and it was hard to stay stimulated. It must be the finger joy, I've tried the PSP, DS, and none complete me like the iPhone. I remember looking through magazines and just thinking, how phone games are so lame and primitive looking. Well the day has come, you can have full page web browsing, bluetooth handsfree calling, texting, phone calls, camera, games, and soon to be T.V., while waiting for that plane, dentist visit, or park sports to be done. Oh did I forget, it is the greatest Music player, connected to the largest music library online. Motorola getcha learn on. I've seen the new flip keyboard thingy, but its a long way off.

Apple, Thank you..

Wireless Game Adapter

Wireless devices are expensive if purchased for each device (and I have 4 devices), made by different manufactures. For instance the Xbox 360 wireless adapter, $100 just to connect the console to the internet, so I came up with a better solution, 1 Linksys wireless-to-ethernet adapter and 1 5-port Switch/Hub. The Hub has an uplink port that connects to the wireless adapter and 5 ports for connecting the Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, and the Direct Tv OnDemand HD-DVR. The WI-FI game adapter is $90 and the Hub was $40.

It sounds difficult, but it’s really easy once you have a wireless router setup and connected to your DSL or cable internet connection….lol. Go AT&T. Will provide pic soon.

Well a little off the tech path: I’ve really got into the TV series of “The Two Coreys” on A&E lately. For some reason when I look at Haim, its like, that could be me! Growing up I watched all of the movies he made, I think we’re the same age, and if I was still single without kids, I think my path would’ve been similar. All I can Say, is kids have a way.

It was a little techie how I watched the previous shows though. When I connected the Ethernet to the back of the DVR, I searched for the show and downloaded them from the net, so cool.

Off the Grid

I just tried this new demo "GRID" for the Xbox 360, and I can't get enough. The sense of speed is awesome. The detail that is put into this game is just amazing, the damage physics are mind blowing. The in car view is so life like. Give this a test run, if you're into this type of thing. High Definition gaming at it finest.

Wires contained

Well I'm off to The Smokey Mountains to rough it, yeah right. The cabin, well they call it a cabin, it has a 100" screen with a projector, Xbox 360, Internet, and an LCD in every room. I'm gonna love it. Well I'll post before I leave.

My wife complains about wires all the time, and i really don't care for them myself, so I solved 1 major issue.

The Salamander triple 30 is the entertainment center of my dreams. It can hold all my game consoles and audio equipment. The wires are all contained in the cabinet, it has plastic removable covers on the back, held by knobs. It was a dream setting up. I still plan on attaching the plasma to the wall above the cabinet. The greatest feature is the 8 wheels, it can be pushed around to get to the 50 wires contained in back. The game selector (blue LCD) is one piece of equipment that helped with so many game consoles, because the Yamaha receiver has only so many component inputs. I still have to connect my projector with the 84" screen. We used it to watch Fool's Gold the other night, just gotta have it. The receiver is sweet, it converts all inputs to HDMI, so all I have is 1 wire going to the plasma. Total cost for something like this...well I won't go there, my wife does read this..lol.. It costs roughly $9,000.00 far all components in the picture...Nuts, but watch and listen to it, you'll throw that 32" with the rabbit ears in the can. Heres the list of components: Yamaha HTR-5990 receiver, Onkyo 200 Watt pre-amp, Pelican Game selector pro, Bose 901 speakers with EQ, Apple TV, Direct TV HDR with Tivo, Xbox 360, Yamaha DVD Player, Panasonic VHS, Xbox 360 (Halo Edition), PS3 80gb, Nintendo Wii, Xbox (Halo Edition), JBL 12" 400watt Sub, Infinity 6 1/2 wall mount surrounds, and 42" LG Plasma. Some people fish or hunt, I stay home and entertain myself.