Roku?

Alex · 09-17-2009, 09:37 AM

My complaints:

1. For some reason, if I start a movie/show when Lani is in a raid on World of Warcraft our Comcast cable modem dies and it needs to be reset. Extremely annoying but so specific that we've just adjusted behavior to avoid it (it is starting the movie that does it so if I can start before she begins it is good).

2. I assume different titles are being served from different locations because sometimes I'll try to start something and it just won't. But if I pick something else from the list it is fine. Or I get top image quality with one title then the next one gets mediocre quality. But I no longer notice "peak time" issues correlating to these problems.

3. I mentioned this in February but the lack of subtitles for English language movies is annoying to me. For foreign language movies too often it is presented dubbed and not subtitled even if I know that is an option on the DVD.

4. No way of knowing whether you'll be watching a fullscreen pan and scan version of the movie. Newer stuff always seems to be properly formatted but a lot of Starz offerings are fullscreen. That won't bother many people but it annoys me.

All that said, I watched a movie on DVD a couple weeks ago for the first time in months because Roku has been fulfilling my needs and having 100 movies on my current list to choose from is much more compelling than the 4 DVDs I have next to the TV.

It has been incredibly useful for TV show marathons. No more watching three episodes on DVD and then waiting three days for the next DVD. Now I can speed through the whole season in a weekend if that's what I want (though for some reason for many shows it'll be the second season that's available for streaming).

For 100 bucks and the Netflix subscription fee I'm happy with it.

BarTopDancer · 09-17-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

It has been incredibly useful for TV show marathons. No more watching three episodes on DVD and then waiting three days for the next DVD. Now I can speed through the whole season in a weekend if that's what I want (though for some reason for many shows it'll be the second season that's available for streaming).

Thanks for the review.

I'm mainly getting it for TV show marathons. There are to many I want to catch up on, and watching the DVD, waiting for the next one to show up (especially on some of the newer released ones) is getting to be a PITA.

For $99 + my Netflix I don't think I can go wrong. Besides, if I hate it I can sell it.

Now, where is the best place to buy one. Heh.

09-17-2009, 09:37 AM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My complaints: 1. For some reason, if I start a movie/show when Lani is in a raid on World of Warcraft our Comcast cable modem dies and it needs to be reset. Extremely annoying but so specific that we've just adjusted behavior to avoid it (it is starting the movie that does it so if I can start before she begins it is good). 2. I assume different titles are being served from different locations because sometimes I'll try to start something and it just won't. But if I pick something else from the list it is fine. Or I get top image quality with one title then the next one gets mediocre quality. But I no longer notice "peak time" issues correlating to these problems. 3. I mentioned this in February but the lack of subtitles for English language movies is annoying to me. For foreign language movies too often it is presented dubbed and not subtitled even if I know that is an option on the DVD. 4. No way of knowing whether you'll be watching a fullscreen pan and scan version of the movie. Newer stuff always seems to be properly formatted but a lot of Starz offerings are fullscreen. That won't bother many people but it annoys me. All that said, I watched a movie on DVD a couple weeks ago for the first time in months because Roku has been fulfilling my needs and having 100 movies on my current list to choose from is much more compelling than the 4 DVDs I have next to the TV. It has been incredibly useful for TV show marathons. No more watching three episodes on DVD and then waiting three days for the next DVD. Now I can speed through the whole season in a weekend if that's what I want (though for some reason for many shows it'll be the second season that's available for streaming). For 100 bucks and the Netflix subscription fee I'm happy with it.
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