Roku 2050X XD Streaming Player 1080p

Customer Reviews

 Very easy setup, tons of entertainment!
Don't let the size of this little box fool you! I had it connected with the included RCA cable (I don't have an HDTV yet), fired up my laptop to link the machine and create a Roku... Read more
 by Loren

No Youtube Support.
I hope to update this review if Youtube support comes back to Roku. That is what keeps it from 4 stars.

I like the box itself a lot. Read more
by BoatOfCar

 Great product
The Roku XD is excellent! I only wish the box came with an HDMI cable instead of A/V cables, although they work just fine. This product is worth the money. Read more
by JNixx

 Pretty good, but not as awesome as I had hoped
I love gadgets, but I don't watch much TV. I would probably buy this again, because of how inexpensive it is, but I also wish it did more. Read more
 by OTC

Great product, HORRIBLE customer service/RMA Service, stay away
First off, I loved this product when I first received it. I was telling everyone I knew that might be interested, and some that probably weren't, about how cool this little box... Read more
by Prog Man

 Click BUY!
This device is absolutely incredible. Mine came in the mail today and from the time I opened the box to setting up the device and activating my Netflix, and Pandora accounts it... Read more
 by L Balzer

Jury is out.
I mostly use it for Netflix and the "Crackle" movie channel that it also offers. With both I experience fairly frequent but brief outages, where either the whole channel, or many... Read more
 by Mark Richard

 Eureka!!
After purchasing multiple blue ray players with WiFi and Netflix ready I settled with the Roku device. I mean this little box gives u all u need and more. Read more
 by R. Vasquez

 Buyer's Remorse
Netflix, Pandora, and Amazon... that's all I use it for and there are better devices out there. The Roku box is a little slow, crashes at least once a week, and I don't like the... Read more
 by G. B. Quinn

 Roku 2050X XD
The instructions were perfect in helping me plug the unit into my system. Within 15 minutes, I had the unit setup and the netflix and Pandora interfaces to my accounts completed... Read more
by Rjohn

 This review is from: Roku 2050X XD Streaming Player 1080p (Electronics)
We were a longtime Dish Network customer paying $80 a month for video service. While we had no complaints about Dish, we decided this past summer to take the plunge into internet video to see if we could save some dollars. My family was shocked the day I unplugged all of the Dish receivers and sent them back to Dish Network. "What are we going to watch?" "What about my favorite shows?"

As a 3 HDTV family and not knowing the best hardware option to use, we decided to try a selection of devices. For our main living room TV, we purchased a Roku device. For the den, we used our Wii and for the master bedroom a Sony Blu Ray Internet DVD player.

For content, we have moved our NetFlix usage from DVDs in the mail to internet streaming. We also installed playon.tv on our PC for access to Hulu (primarily), CBS (Survivor and Amazing Race) and Comedy Channel. Both NetFlix and Playon streaming to all of the devices we use work fine. This includes the Roku via playon, despite reports that Roku pulled the plug on playon (continues to work fine to this day).

We also purchased Comcast Basic (Limited) Cable ($14) for local news and sports. This is the plan that just uses the cable, no digital cable boxes required, allowing us to wire cable to all of our TV's. What Comcast will not tell you is with HDTV's we get full HD channels for ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, CBS, etc. without having to purchase a digital plan or rent their digital boxes.

Comparing the Roku, Wii and Sony Internet DVD devices, we like the Roku the best of the three. In fact, we just installed a second Roku, moving the Wii back to a game system. The reason was primarily ease of use. Some of the reasons include the following:
- Roku Remote is the simplest to use than the Wii and Sony remotes with fewer and easier to understand buttons
- Roku provides access to NetFlix suggested titles and search. This is also available for the Wii but not the Sony Internet DVD player
- The Roku seems to do a better job at buffering the streaming content resulting in less video interuptions

In conclusion, we have a better video experience today than when we were paying $80 for Dish. Netflix gives us access to movies and past seasons of TV shows. Playon with Hulu gives us DVR access to all of the latest TV shows, we love the Hulu favorites Queue and the emails letting us know the latest episodes are in the queue.

Outside of our internet connection (need 2MBPS or more) which we already had in place, our total internet video monthly fees are $12.95 for NetFlix and $14 for Basic (Limited) Comcast Cable. A great savings with a better video experience.