FatWallet.com: Roku 2 XS 1080p 2 Motion Controllers Plus HDMI Cable $54.95 Shipped, posted on 10-27-2013 11:03 PM

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Roku 2 XS 1080p 2 Motion Controllers Plus HDMI Cable $54.95 Shipped

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Surprised this hasn't been posted. I guess we all have our fill of Roku refurbs

Not me. This makes six Rokus for me and three R2XS refurbs. Trust me, this is a good deal.

The price is $5 more than the best deal I have seen, but...

1) that extra motion controller is $25
2) the HDMI cable is worth a couple bucks
3) ShopDiscover 5% for online purchases this quarter
4) Newegg is a good seller

Finally, they do not make these anymore. Like Classic Coke, the Roku 2 XS is better than the 'improved' versions that replaced it.

There are really only two areas where the R2XS is vulnerable in comparisons. First, there is no earphone jack on the remote. Do you really want this? If I want to watch television with headphones, I want to listen to EVERYTHING not just my Roku. The combination of powering earbuds, running the WiFi radio, and relying on AAA cells for power has dramatically reduced the life of a set of batteries in the new WiFi remotes. For the difference in price between the R2XS and the R3, you can buy a really good wireless transmitter. I recommend you do this.

Processor specs are frequently used to promote the R3. All the second gen Rokus have sufficient power to decode video, so the proc improvement will only be felt when you are navigating the menu or when you are playing a processor intensive game. Unless you have fifty channels in your menu, the time it takes to download the tiles and ads will impact performance more than the processor speed. All Rokus are terrible for games. The games are awful and the controller is worse.

The Roku 2 XS is the champ when it comes to watching television. For starters, you can connect it with WiFi or hardwired ethernet. Whenever possible, I prefer hardwire. It has an SD slot and a USB connector. Not sure that the SD slot is good for anything, but you can play videos off that USB port. It has composite out. Route the red and white connectors to speakers and you can listen to Pandora, Spotify or any other audio offering with your TV powered off. This is huge. So huge, in fact, that Roku brought the feature back in all gen 3 Rokus following the R3.

Anyway, this is a great deal. Get a couple while you can!


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