New Roku XR Promises Upgrades

[admin]

While there has been no official announcement, Roku is releasing a new box soon dubbed the Roku XR. Engadget (who we swiped the picture from - we think the dust lends it that air of authenticity) has revealed that it will have 802.11n wireless support and a USB port (probably for streaming movies/music/pictures). Over on Revision3, they let slip that not only will their content be available on the new box, but a glance at the video revealed possible support for Flickr, ROKU Channel Store, TWIT, and Pandora. This adds to the already available streaming services from Netflix, Amazon OnDemand, and MLB.com.

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[mr-ben]

I'm still waiting for Hulu.....

 

[Nomo]

If they keep the price the same I'll be signing up.

 

[Sean_W_Smith]

I will believe it when I see it. They have been promsiing more content providers for the original netflix box they produced and have not gotten very far. I wish them luck as I own one but am skeptical based on the companies track record with this product and the video streamer before that which they anbandonded.

Sean

 

[frankf]

RoKu

While I am pleased with the RoKu's black box which I have owned less than a year I would not jump to but the RoKuXR.
I purchased RoKu with a $100.00 price tag which I felt was reasonable. (Even though it probably cost them less than $20.00 to manufacture) I have been waiting for the 5.1 upgrade streaming...the black box is suppose to be geared up and ready as soon as RoKu keeps there word.
After this announcement of the XR I do NOT feel confident that RoKu cares about the issue of 5.1 and has no intentions of keeping it's word to the consumer.

 

[jcilforever]

frankf, you just have to go into the settings menu of your existing box and change it to 5.1. I have been enjoying for over 3 months