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Roku XDS
7.5 out of 10

Roku XDS

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Overall 10
10

"My Choice For "Best Set-Top Box Ever""

AspryJones, CNET
3 November 2011
  • Pros: Set up is simple or at least quick. If you can follow directions, it will take less than ten minutes to manually install. Smaller than a double-cd sized jewel box (a w...
  • Cons: Sometimes channels will give you trouble. HuluPlus sometimes stutters on me and for that reason, I may cancel soon. The Itunes library is locked down, but that's not a...
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Overall 10
10

"Amazing little box"

althotos, CNET
26 September 2011
  • Pros: Full 1080p resolution. Easy setup and easy to use settings. Simple, intuitive menu. Many channels available for free. Very small, physical footprint.
  • Cons: No browser. Need to use laptop/PC when setting up new accounts for both free and subscription services.
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Overall 9
9.0

"easy to set up and use"

teddyangel_1, CNET
28 August 2011
  • Pros: light weight, takes up very little room. eliminates dish or direct tv. its nice to be able to watch tv without all the commercials.
  • Cons: it would be nice if the roku could show the free services in a separate category. other than that its great!
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Overall 10
10

"The XDS is killer for the price."

codyle01, CNET
17 August 2011
  • Pros: Relatively cheep for what it does. Pandora,Netflix,ESPN,CNN,CNET... etc, etc... Extremely easy to set up. Almost too easy!
  • Cons: Con:is the remote on the first gen. The scrolling sucks, I would much rather have a alphanumeric keypad.But hey beggars can be choosers. Costumer service is foreign wh...
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Overall 10
10

"AWESOME!!!!!!!!!"

utellmel, CNET
13 August 2011
  • Pros: 1. Easy to set up. 2. Price 3. Channels 4. No buffering problems 5. HDMI and Other Connection Options
  • Cons: 1. No full fuction remote 2. No bluray or disc player
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Overall 10
10

"Love this box"

lmnocean, CNET
19 May 2011
  • Pros: You can get YouTube (it's a private channel --which opens up a lot of additional possibilities) and Hulu Plus is now available. You can easily cut the cable/sattelite ...
  • Cons: Can't think of anything
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Overall 10
10

"Best media streamer on the market hands down"

mseals, CNET
16 May 2011
  • Pros: Easy of use, very intuitive, wide variety of channels (aka streams), Hulu Plus and Netflix, free or low cost solution to Apple TV, PlayOn allow for additional network ...
  • Cons: No easy solution for personal media content streaming, requires special cables if you don't go with HDMI
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Overall 9
9.0

"So great I got rid of my cable box."

CNET
15 May 2011
  • Pros: Hulu Plus, Netflix, Pandora.
  • Cons: More channels would be nice.
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Overall 10
10

We're old and it was easy

K. Woodworth, Amazon
28 March 2011
  • Summary: OK, we're 57 and 61 years old, with some good internet literacy. Our Roku XDS came within days. The setup was easy and intuitive.
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Overall 10
10

Roku XDS Easy Install, Easy operation, AVOID the Credit Card Sign-in

Weatherbug, Amazon
27 March 2011
  • Summary: Roku XDS Streaming Player 1080p: Easy install, Easy to operate...and how to work-around the Roku "convenience" of providing your credit card information (hype)when...
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