The Lowdown On The So-Called Netflix Player

Gone are the days of renting movies at your local video store. Now, you can access thousands of movies right in your own home with just a click of a button. No need to check out and return DVDs. That does not only cost you a lot of time but a lot of money as well especially if you have a lot of overdue. Movies these days can be viewed without any fuss with a Roku player. Find out more about this ingenious device in this Roku player review.

At first glance, the Roku player box seems nondescript, with only cable ports slotted at the back. But what gives this seemingly nonthreatening device the oomph is the lineup of features that makes home video watching a sheer pleasure. It has ports for S-video, HDMI, component video, and other outputs. For high video quality, opt for the HDMI. But since only basic cables come with the package, you’d have to get one of your own for HDMI.

Setting up the box can be done in less than five minutes. Just plug it into your TV and make sure your Internet connection is working. Enter the password to connect to the Internet and use the activation code to access Netflix’s website.

However, setting up might take a while if you’re using an incompatible Wi-Fi network. You might encounter some trouble when connecting so be sure to check out the compatible network devices on Roku’s site.

Priced at a very reasonable hundred dollars, this nifty gadget can play thousands of movies with just a click of the remote control button. The very simple interface makes navigation easy and making movie choices a breeze. Everything is kept simple and straightforward. You can also fast forward or rewind to a scene that you like with the use of the remote control. You’ll see progress bars on your TV screen as you move from one scene to the next.

Almost everything is great about this player. But if you don’t have a decent broadband connection, don’t expect movies to load up instantly. The video quality, on the other hand, is not yet at par with BlueRay quality, but it’s definitely a lot better than your ordinary DVD.

The Roku player, once dubbed as the Netflix player upon its release in 2007, now plays videos from Amazon Video-on-Demand. MLB TV, and others. With the Roku Channel Store, you can choose only the movies that you like. With features like those, who needs to rent from the video store? That’s all for this Roku player review. Watch out for upcoming updates on different products in the days to come.

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