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Review of the Roku HD1000 Media Player

Posted by michael on from the too-bad dept.

Animaether writes "Digital Producer magazine are running a review of the Roku HD1000 HD media player hardware. Between 'The unit crashed so much while I was testing it, I practically beat a path through the carpet to the unit's location on the shelf...' and 'Roku HD1000 misses by such a wide margin, it isn't worth buying', the review paints a pretty grim picture of this unit, and appears to put part of the blame on its Linux-based OS and software. The Roku HD1000 was previously covered here in December 2003."

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  1. Ouchhhh... bye bye Roku by KevetS · · Score: 5, Funny

    A negative review and front-page linkage on /.? Good luck recovering from this one, Roku!

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  2. Re:not linux.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    god forbid because linux is flawless and the only time there are any problems is when it's the user's fault. However, it seems it's the complete opposite for windows.

    Start ranting about windows being closed source in 3..2..1...

  3. Guys, guys... by ticeton · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real question here is: How are we going to blame this on Microsoft?

  4. Re:Not Just a Linux problem by shystershep · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm holding off on the soldiering kit as long as I can ;) ).

    But why? The combat boots and rucksack offer a really impressive multimedia experience.

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  5. Yes... by Anixamander · · Score: 4, Funny

    'The unit crashed so much while I was testing it, I practically beat a path through the carpet to the unit's location on the shelf...' and 'Roku HD1000 misses by such a wide margin, it isn't worth buying', the review paints a pretty grim picture of this unit

    Yes, yes, but can it run linux?

    and appears to put part of the blame on its Linux-based OS and software

    Oh.

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  6. So by MrLaminar · · Score: 2, Funny

    "the review paints a pretty grim picture of this unit, and appears to put part of the blame on its Linux-based OS and software."

    And for this, fellow Slashdotters, he MUST BE PUNISHED!!! ARRRGHHHH! MAN THE STOCKADE!