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Posted at 8:00 AM on Friday 11/27/09 by
Ben
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Starting now, Roku has the new Roku HD-XR for $130 - 50% off = $65 with free shipping [500 uses]. Features Wireless N dual-band, HDMI output for 720p HD streaming, optical audio out, USB port.
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    RKLE - Posted 8:03 am PST 11/27/09 (8910 Posts)  Report Spam

    Buy the WD tv player at Best buy for $75. It plays 1080 p content. I have blue ray rips that look just as good as a blue ray player using the wd tv.

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    Darkwing - Posted 8:04 am PST 11/27/09 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

    Can't get past the "service is unavailable" message.

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 8:08 am PST 11/27/09 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    Liekwise #2

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    Darkwing - Posted 8:11 am PST 11/27/09 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

    They must be hosting their website on one of those $150 NewEgg netbooks.

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 8:12 am PST 11/27/09 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    With only 500 units at this price I worry we have already missed the milisecond long sale

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    drabina - Posted 8:13 am PST 11/27/09 (564 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have modded Xbox and while it doesn't do HD, it is more than enough for all the DivX movies I have. And they sit right there on the Xbox and do not have to be streamed from the computer.

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 8:17 am PST 11/27/09 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    Thats fine and all for people like us #6 but I wanted to get this for my technically inept family members for Christmas. I think they still have a WebTV hooked up in the living room.

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    RakuRay - Posted 8:21 am PST 11/27/09 (719 Posts)  Report Spam

    Forbidden
    You don't have permission to access / on this server.

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 8:24 am PST 11/27/09 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    This is getting so aggravating - the "Would you like to add any connection cables?" page after trying to add it your cart is horribly unnecessary in this server crippling promotion.

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    Darkwing - Posted 8:40 am PST 11/27/09 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

    Finally got to the checkout screen... "You are no longer allowed to use this coupon"

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    jpezzznuts - Posted 8:45 am PST 11/27/09 (521 Posts)  Report Spam

    Roku's Black Friday Steal is now over!

    WOW, that was fast. Unfortunately, all 500 Roku HD-XR Players for $64.99 have already been claimed.

    However, for a limited time we're still offering FREE SHIPPING on all Roku players. Starting at only $79.99, they're still an amazing deal. With our extended money-back guarantee during the holidays (through 1/31/2010) and FREE shipping on returns, you really can't go wrong. Click here to check out our current holiday specials on all the Roku Players.
    Roku player with bow

    Good luck and happy shopping!
    From the Roku team

    PS: Did you know that you can now get Pandora music, Flickr photos, and Facebook photos on Roku, absolutely FREE? We've got a bunch of great new content to listen to, watch, and enjoy in our new Channel Store, free with all Roku players. Learn more about the Roku Channel Store here.

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    grabby - Posted 8:55 am PST 11/27/09 (618 Posts)  Report Spam

    Is this one of the units that does NetFlix?

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    archaic - Posted 9:28 am PST 11/27/09 (668 Posts)  Report Spam

    These Roku units do play Netflix streaming. You can now find many BlueRay players that also stream Netflix and others. They are not much, if any, more than Roku, and they play discs. Not sure if any BR players are available with wireless, just ethernet connections.

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    eibgrad - Posted 10:06 am PST 11/27/09 (414 Posts)  Report Spam

    Great example of a cool technology that's unfortunately far too ahead of the infrastructure needed to support it. Can't beat the concept or price, but given the DL and performance limits from my ISP (65GB/10mbps, and I'm consuming about 45GB of that 65GB even before considering this Roku device, and I'm probably typical), it is for all practical purposes useless, at least for many many ppl. Heck, I know some ppl w/ even more severe limits (g, 20GB/month). I shudder to think of the consequences of the wife and kids getting their hands on this device. I'd be over my caps in no time, every month, and eventually have my service canceled.

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    lato - Posted 10:22 am PST 11/27/09 (496 Posts)  Report Spam

    Agree with #14. I had tested several of these streaming gadgets. For a typical ISP connection it will be too slow to enjoy.

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    bboyflashy - Posted 11:16 am PST 11/27/09 (1049 Posts)  Report Spam

    is this alot similar to the western digital HD Media Player

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    rotorrocket - Posted 5:01 pm PST 11/27/09 (645 Posts)  Report Spam

    get device and small too!

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    jnharry - Posted 8:30 pm PST 11/27/09 (67 Posts)  Report Spam

    #14, wow, I didn't know some ISPs were putting those kinds of caps on their service. I have Charter Cable with 20Mbps download speeds and streaming works very nicely, but we don't have upper monthly limits like that. My kids love streaming via TiVo HD or the XBox 360.

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