Roku HD1000 High-Definition Digital Media Player
Very good product, although a bit too expensive
This is a very well executed product. <br />After using the Prismiq MediaPlayer for six months (which I have now sold off on ebay), this is a godsend. Even my wife can now use the Roku HD1000.<br /> * Component Video Output of upto 1080i (this is a plus for me as I have an HDTV, although this may not be an important feature to you if you do not have HDTV) -- finally some justice done to my digital photos. Actually, the UI is more readable as well because of the higher resolution.<br /> * Very good UI, although some some features (better playlist navigation, auto-playlists or sort by artist/album/genre etc) are desperately needed.<br /> * Open platform, SDK is freely available. Opens door for 3rd-party developers<br /> * No special server software needed, other than SMB file sharing.<br /> * The company engineers (including the CEO) seems to be listening to the customers and coming up with useful feature updates.<br /> * The only negative feature is its price. At $500, it seems a bit too expensive.