Last weekend I found the Roku Soundbridge Radio at Fry's for $99.99. >From what I'd read about it, I had my doubts about buying it, even at that price, but would have to say that I've been pleasantly surprised by how well it performs. Physically, it's smaller than I expected and for a table radio, the sound is excellent. After upgrading the firmware, it was able to connect to my network using WPA2 security. It recognized SlimServer immediately, even though I'm running a recent build of SqueezeCenter. Plugins don't work and synchronization is awful, but I was able to play tracks from my music library without any problem.
The Roku's real strength is streaming radio. With 18 presets, it's great being able to select your favorite Internet stations with a push of a button. The Roku includes an AM and FM receiver, but it needs a strong signal, especially for AM. Other nice features include a light sensor that automatically dims the display at night and a clock that sets itself from a configurable network time server. Granted the Roku has many limitations when compared to a Squeezebox, but it seems like a very acceptable compromise solution for a bedroom, kitchen, or other rooms. -- corbey My two-channel system: - SB-3 through a CIAudio VDA-2 DAC (and using Nokia N800 as a remote) - Sony SCD-1 CD/SACD player - WyeTech Labs Jade tubed preamp - Chord SPM 1200C power amp - Basis 2001 turntable w/ Graham Arm & Lyra Helikon cartridge - Klyne phono stage - Proac 2.5 speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
