Thanks for sending out this via email at 12:24 AM on the 13th, after the sale was over.

ntarvin wrote:Sounds like you're talking about PlayOn...

Re: 2 tv's: each tv really should have it's own Roku. BUT, you only need a single instance of PlayOn. It will still show up on each Roku. You cannot, however, have different Roku or PlayOn channels on each Roku. All the Roku's in the network will get the same Roku and Playon channels.

Re: if my tv dies: PlayOn is not tied to and device or TV. It's tied to *your* PC, and to whatever other devices are networked in... I have had Tivo, Logitec Revue, and Roku all "served" by PlayOn at the same time...

Re: 2 bundles: PlayOn will work on any number of devices without having to have more than 1 subscription. (you would, however, need a 2nd subscription if you were using 2 pc's as servers...)

PlayOn can be confusing and a bit frustrating. Before you spend for a lifetime subscription, use the trial or pay for a month and try it out. It's not for everyone.

Plex, on the other hand, is free and does much of what PlayOn does - in a much better interface.

Compare the 2 and see which you like best...

(BTW, both PlayOn and Plex will work with Windows Media Center as well...)

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Thank you so much! Very informative. Gotta love you wise wooters!!

Now I don't know if I should get it or not - and the special PlayOn deal ends today. Not enough time to try it out and make a comparison.

What to do, what to do?!

Happy Mother's Day to you moms out there!

I may have said this before.

You cannot get 1080p out of the includecompositete cables. HDMI cables are the only ones I know of that will provide 1080p.

Got mine, but it doesn't work. Roku support is a joke.....where do I return this??

hawkhunter1 wrote:Got mine, but it doesn't work. Roku support is a joke.....where do I return this??

Agree, Hawk! Picked this up just for Netflix. Guess which channel will not load, despite hours with Roku support and Netflix support? Right. Netflix. Unless a miracle occurs...calling this a POS.

Parenthetically, also my first Woot purchase. Likely to be my last.

I've been on level 1 and 2 Roku tech support for hours and they cannot fix the cannot connect to Netflix glitch. They recommend getting a newer model of Roku.
Also, the unit does not come with its own HDMI cable.

ThunderThighs wrote:I'm sorry you are having problems with your Roku. Please contact service@woot.com for assistance.

I will be returning mine as well.

I'm also suffering with the "Hey, I'm not gonna connect to Netflix" issue.

Just requested an RMA from woot service.

Kind of a bummer, really. The concept of what Roku can do is interesting, but this specific unit looks like it pooped the bed.

I got mine on Wednesday. I was able to get it streaming from my router but it was very slow...so slow that Netflix would stop playing and load every 1 to 3 minutes. I was pretty disappointed. I knew it wasn't my DSL speed that was too slow because I have other devices that stream Netflix just fine.

I called Roku customer support and they suggested that I change my wireless router channel that I broadcast on...then turn both router and Roku off and back on. They suggested that channels 11, 6, 9 and 3 should work the best. I tried 11 and 6 but no improvement. Finally, they suggested channel 1 because my roku box is very close to my router. And that improved things to the point where Netflix no longer buffers. So, if you're having a streaming speed problem, try changing your wireless router channel.

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