Roku HD1000 High-Definition Digital Media Player
Great for photos!  For other media choose something else.
I bought the Roku HD1000 so that I could display digital photos in HD on my TV.  I was not disappointed.  In fact, the results were outstanding!  If you use a memory stick, SD card, or compact flash disk, the setup couldn't be easier.<br /><br />If you want to get files from your PC over a network things get more complicated.  Not complicated in a technology sense, but in a user interface sense.  You need to do a bunch of clicking to get things set up.<br /><br />If you want to play music from your computer, the interface becomes a hassle.  You end up browsing through a hierarchy of folders to find the song you want, and it's basically not worth the trouble.<br /><br />I already own an Audiotron, which does for music what the Roku does for photos, and it's so much easier to use that the Roku will be a photo-only device for me. The Audiotron saves you the endless folder browsing by automatically searching the entire network for music, and then organizing it for you.  It allows you to very quickly choose music by artist, album name, song title, or genre.  The Roku could do with a lot of improvement in this area.<br /><br />The irony is that if the Roku had been billed as being for photos only, I'd have given it 5 stars.  It's really the only game in town if you want high definition photo display on a TV, and it's terrific!  For trying to be a video and music solution as well, and being poor to fair in those categories, I deduct a star.  If you want a solution for music or video, buy something else.