On the face of it the Roku M1000 series (the only ones I'm familiar with) seemed to have a number of advantages over the correponding SlimDevices offerings at the time (SB1).
1. Configure and access internet radio stations without a server 2. Access local uPnP servers 3. Play PlaysForSure media Since they also implemented the SlimProto, you could also use them with a local SlimServer. However, the Roku firmware was always a step behind the Slim stuff and my personal experience was that the SlimDevices were far more reliable. Since PlaysForSure is dead and the SqueezeBox Server software is better than most (all?) uPNP/DLNA servers, the only real advantage of the Roku is that you can access a limited number of radio stations without a server. However, the web configuration screen is primitive and the Roku firmware hasn't been updated in long time. Being able to access a radio station was pretty hit and miss in my experience, with no recourse if it didn't work. In the end my Roku's are gathering dust, but my original SB1 is still in use. -- BigPotato ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BigPotato's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72222 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
