| Price | $49.99-$99 | $99 |
| Entertainment choices | ||
| Netflix (instant movies and TV shows) | ||
| Hulu Plus (current TV shows) | ||
| Top movie rentals | ||
| Top movie purchases | ||
| Major sports packages (like MLB, NHL, UFC) | ||
| Streaming access to iTunes library without PC | ||
| Free Internet radio (like Pandora, TuneIn) | ||
| Premium internet music services (like MOG) | ||
| Photo and video viewing (like Flickr, Vimeo, and Picassa) | ||
| Major news programs and podcasts (like Fox News, CNBC) | ||
| Over 100 channels available, with more added all the time | ||
| Video playback and controls | ||
| 720p HD video streaming* | ||
| Available 1080p HD video streaming* | ||
| Available Instant Replay (via button on remote) | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Connects to standard definition/traditional TVs | ||
| Connects to HDTVs | ||
| Built-in wireless (Wi-Fi) | ||
| Available dual-band Wireless-N – the latest standard | ||
| Ethernet port | ||
| Available USB port for playing media from local USB device | ||
* Not all streaming services support 720p or 1080p HD streaming (on both Apple TV or Roku) **USB 2.0 port (enabled via free Roku USB Media Player channel). Video support: MP4 (H.264), MOV (H.264), MKV (H.264) ASF/WMV (WMV9/VC-1). Audio support: MP3, AAC, Dolby Digital (MP4, MOV and MKV pass through only), DTS (MKV pass through only). Image support: JPG, PNG. |
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By Edward C. Baig - USA Today
"Roku more than holds its own, with a broader channel lineup that will soon add the subscription Hulu Plus streaming service."
Review: A better Apple TV doesn't beat competition
By Peter Svenson - Associated Press
"[With Roku] …you can get version that can connect to older TV sets that don't take digital inputs; Apple TV can't do that."
By Dan Rayburn - Streaming Media
"….I'd much rather have a Roku due to the flexibility with the hardware, the support for 1080p and the fact it gets a lot more content than the Apple TV."
