squeezebox duet or roku???? Anyone have experience with both?thanks
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I have had the Roku 1001 for about a year, and have loved it. I considered Squeezebox, but the price was beyond my reach. But, unfortunately I've read the Roku messageboards and they will no longer be supporting the Soundbridge units, and their website has been down for weeks. You must go to the radioroku.com website to choose Favorites and presets. I went there recently to change some Favorites settings and have been unable to access the site. So, basically, I'm stuck with the settings I have. I would not recommend buying one for that reason. The unit works great, but I cannot recommend the company. I'm wondering how long it will remain functionable (if that's a word). I have had the Roku 1001 for about a year, and have loved it. I considered Squeezebox, but the price was beyond my reach. But, unfortunately I've read the Roku messageboards and they will no longer be supporting the Soundbridge units, and their website has been down for weeks. You must go to the radioroku.com website to choose Favorites and presets. I went there recently to change some Favorites settings and have been unable to access the site. So, basically, I'm stuck with the settings I have. I would not recommend buying one for that reason. The unit works great, but I cannot recommend... » Read More I have had the Roku 1001 for about a year, and have loved it. I considered Squeezebox, but the price was beyond my reach. But, unfortunately I've read the Roku messageboards and they will no longer be supporting the Soundbridge units, and their website has been down for weeks. You must go to the radioroku.com website to choose Favorites and presets. I went there recently to change some Favorites settings and have been unable to access the site. So, basically, I'm stuck with the settings I have. I would not recommend buying one for that reason. The unit works great, but I cannot recommend the company. I'm wondering how long it will remain functionable (if that's a word). « Show Less
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I ended up buying the Squeezebox Duet and love it! It is great having the music information in the remote instead of on the box.
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No question, the Roku is much better. My review of the Duet: http://piaw.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-squeezebox-duet.htmlMy review of the Soundbridge: http://piaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-roku-soundbridge.html
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I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love... » Read More I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! « Show Less
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Just replaced mine with Roku 3 - LOVE. Also I couldn't always get the Sony to play in full 760P but no prob with the Roku. Only annoying thing is Roku only has HDMI so you have to have a receiver with that for audio. The Sony had every connector imaginable (as did old Roku, but the new one looks so sweet...)
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Thanks for the reply. I received your answer after ordering the Roku unit from Amazon, so installed it anyway. Surprise, it works just fine!
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My remote automatically paired with my Roku, but you might try unplugging it for a few minutes, then replug it. Hope that helps.
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Roku is "dedicated" and VERY simple to use. The quality is very good and the Roku Store has a lot of channels and is getting more. I think Roku has more offerings than Apple (Hard to imagine) at this time.We don't have cable and rarely watch local TV.Viva Roku!Have fun.
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I happen to have both, the Apple TV at my office and Roku at home and hands down, Roku is superior.
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I still haven't seen a satisfactory answer to this question. All the comments suggest the UE is equal or superior to the Squeezebox yet no one has explained why the latter, an older model, is triple the price. You don't see a price drop this huge without some tradeoffs.
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The Roku is so much easier to use than a computer, unless you can spare a computer to put next to your TV and the computer has a remote control. You really don't want to run a wire across the room from your computer to your TV. I tried it. It's a pain, and can be techically compicated. Plus, the video quality wasn't so good over the composite video connection I set up. There are units that will wirelessly send HD content from your computer to your TV, but the cost likely will be 5-10 times the cost of a Roku.
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I had to return my Omnibox because it would not recognize some parameter. Omni box is no longer sold in many stores. I would suggest you try the Roku 3. It is much easier and works!
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Privet, tovarisch. I couldn't wait and ended up buying what I knew to be an M1001 unit direct from Roku, and I am very happy with it.For a music server I use Firefly (http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/), which is open source, running on a tiny Linksys NSLU2 device with a large USB hard disk attached.My dacha now rings with the sound of the Internationale and other patriotic tunes.
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I have both a Roku HD and an Apple TV (on different sets). At the moment, I like both pretty much equally, but for different reasons. The biggest differences: Roku has more "channels" (content sources) than the Apple, and some pretty dedicated people both within and outside the company for developing more. Apple TV has the ability to stream content from iTunes on my computer, and audio from my iPod touch. The big question right now is whether or not Apple will develop more channels and/or allow 3rd parties develop their own. If they do both -- and it's likely they will-- I think the Apple has a lot more potential than the Roku because of the excellent hardware inside the box. The ATV has an A4 processor like an iPad/iPhone/iPod touch and 8gb of storage... I'm sure there's some amazing things that can be done with that. If development is opened to third parties, there's going to be a flood of apps. As much as I root for small companies against the giants, Apple is... well, Apple. I'm pretty certain it's the last company in the world Roku would choose to compete against. 720p vs. 1080p? I'll say this straight out: no one is ever going to come to your house for movie night and say, "I'm sorry, but your 720p picture is just unwatchable. I have to leave." It's one of the least interesting numbers when it comes to picture quality.
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i used the Sony device for a few weeks at my sister's house and really like it, i had no problems accessing Netflix and the internet. I decided to purchase the Logitech Revue to replace my Roku box thinking i would prefer the full keyboard, but the Revue has been nothing but frustrating. Accessing netflix is hit-or-miss, the browser keeps on crashing, and it is altogether slow and annoying. I don't think Google TV is the problem because it seemed to work well on the Sony device, and I never had a problem access Netflix on my Roku. So I am returning the Roku and getting the Sony. To answer your question, the problems experienced on the Revue did not occur on the Sony, in my experience. I suspect Logitech has dropped the price in order to unload the remaining units and have given up on th is product. Hope this helps.
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We use a Roku HD with an older TV which has composite inputs (red, white, yellow) and it works great. Part of the Roku setup will ask you questions that address this and other things. It was a snap to set up. With Roku you will not need a computer except to register the Roku. You can manage your Netflix queue on your Mac if you want. You can also use the Roku on your TV. I think you'll like it.
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I have a Roku too, and you won't need it as the TiVo has the same features. I use my Roku on a different tv since I have it.
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I don't know about 2 Rokus but my husband watches TV in our living room and I sometimes watch on my computer at the same time. Two different shows so I think you should be able to do the same thing with the Rokus. Not for sure tho, maybe someone else with 2 of them can give you a better answer! Have to add, I only use this for Netflix.
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There are tens of thousands of internet stations from all over the globe. One service alone, ShoutCast, boasts over 52,000 streams, and that is just one of numerous free services supported on SqueezeBox.If your audio system has an audio input port then it should work fine. SqueezeBox Touch has three audio outs and all are active outs (all play simultaneously). Digital Coax, Digital Optical, Analog L/R RCA. Plus the headphone out.