Roku SoundBridge M1000/M1001 Network Music System
by Roku
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Customer Review: Great Device... no longer supported
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought one of these great little devices when they came out. Attach a pair of powered speakers to it, or plug it into your stereo and you have expanded your digital music capabilities. Mine sits on my home network and plays both radio and iTunes out of a pair of Logitech X-230 2.1 computer speakers. Nice set-up. Too bad Roku got successful with streaming Netflix Video to your television becuse they have basically abandoned this product and any support for it. I was playing FLAC files using the Firefly Music Server software that was developed to help the Roku function with something other than iTunes, and that has not been updated in three years. It no longer work with OS X after 10.5
A shame, really. But it still plays radio.
Customer Review: Only useful for Internet radio
Summary: 1 Stars
The product description claimed to be most compatible with the widest array of music files.
What they don't tell you, is any music file that does not have DRM protection. If you have iTunes, Urge, Zune, or any other music service you are out of luck. Furthermore, if one of these music services uses Windows Media, you cannot connect to any of your unproteced files, either; because if the DRM function of WM is active, there is no capeability to connect to this product.
Oh, and the final dissapointment...there is a 15% restock fee from the vendor. Amazon should alert consumers if outside vendors have exchange policies different than Amazon.
Read the fine print and buyer beware.
Customer Review: Company knowingly sells faulty products and has bad customer service.
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't own this product but another one from the same company - a Roku R1000 internet radio.
We loved the product while it worked but recently the power supply died after less than 2 years. Of course it's out of warranty and the company won't even respond to questions on how to send it for repair. Look at http://forums.rokulabs.com and you will find many other customers with exactly the same problem - some of them are now talking about filing a class action lawsuit. Although my experience was with another one of their products, not this one, ask yourself: Would you want to buy a product from a company which has a track record of selling a faulty product and not making amends to their customers?
Customer Review: Remarkable
Summary: 5 Stars
A quite remarkable product, in that it does what it says and works without fuss. Now, that might not seem such a big deal, but just about every home networking product I've installed seems to have some sort of teething problems. But not this device. It detected my wireless network, accepted the password, and connected without any problems. And then it automagically found the PC that has all my CDs ripped on to its hard drive, and connected via Windows Media Player 11's sharing facility, allowing access to all the music plus my play lists. The unit seems able to play without skipping over a wireless link, and the music quality is excellent. Overall, I'm very happy, and I think I'll be buying another.Customer Review: Great device, pathetic wi-fi reception
Summary: 2 Stars
I was very excited to get this for X-mas last year, but instantly became disappointed when I was unable to get a wireless wi-fi connection outside of the room with my router. All of the other wi-fi devices in our house connect well, especially with the Linksys booster in the kitchen, but not the Soundbridge. I have given up on wireless, and am now trying to figure out how to directly link it to our stereo, which is currently far away from the router. On the plus side, the configuration and controls are great when it does connect, but this unfortunately doesn't help me. Beware of this device if your goal is a wireless connection across any distance.