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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
2.5 stars
"Difficult Set Up - Ok Product"
Pros: Great Concept
Cons: Limited Image Quality with Standard Cable Modum Connection, Difficult Set-up
Summary: Great product in theory, however, it will not play through my brand-new, mid range receiver (Sony STR-DA4300) because of its digital rights management software and image quality is limited without a relatively fat internet connection. It took me three calls and one and a half hours to learn that the promised one line HDMI connection promised was not delivered. The tech support crew told me that they do not support or trouble shoot the product when not connected directly to a television--which begs the question, how many early adopters don't use some sort of receiver, switch, or other intermediary device?
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Why do you object to connecting the roku box directly to your TV? I hook my various video sources to my TV and then use a single optical cable from the TV back to my home theater receiver. This way I have a single receiver setting for all my viewing.
Does your TV lack inputs? I do not see any advantage of extra devices between my video source and television. are you sure your receiver can strip off the audio from the HDMI signal? many cannot do this and only pass it through to the TV. in which case you would still need a cable from TV to receiver for audio.
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Roku HD Player (Netflix Player):
$99.99
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