If you are a Netflix subscriber, there are some test patterns available at the end of two streaming titles:
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Harveyvicky2006 wrote:

Roku web site also reporting netflicks is down

The Netflix website is also down (for me at least):


Here is what Roku Support has to say about the outage:
http://support.roku.com/entries/501114- ... ch-22-2011

Moviefreak wrote:

Nope.

Good.

•The UP button will no longer exit Netflix when in Instant Queue only mode (exiting Netflix is done by pressing the HOME button) Oddly, I am on version 2.6 687 and noticed this behaviour earlier this week. Except I am not in instant queue only mode, I have browse and search enabled. Starting with o...

But if you are going to bridge your wireless to your wired so you can used the Ethernet port; then remember to get a Ethernet crossover cable or it will not work. One advantage of using Internet Connection Sharing is that ICS runs a DHCP server on the machine that is sharing its connection. Since t...

Sharing your internet connection from an XP or Vista/7 computer to the Roku DVP (formerly the Netflix Player) is very straightforward and works just fine. Here are Microsoft's instructions on how to configure this type of setup: Windows XP Windows 7/Vista A description of my experience with the shar...

Blocking moviecontrol.netflix.com will prevent the player from obtaining authorization to start playing Netflix content. You can still use all the other channels and browse your Netflix queue (but not play anything) while moviecontrol.netflix.com is blocked.

I thought the roku has trouble with ICS because it doesn't handle DHCP the same as a router or server so it never gets an IP assignment. Nope, DHCP on ICS works just fine. Your skepticism prompted me to give it a shot. The DVP received an IP address from my Windows 7 laptop without any issues. It t...

I have not tried this, but you should be able to have your PC or laptop share its wireless connection through the LAN port. Here are Microsoft's instructions on how to configure this type of setup: Windows XP Windows 7/Vista Granted it is not the most convenient (potential) solution, but it might en...

No! It is Roku! All this crap started with the "New Netflix Interface"! Nope, Netflix is the one responsible for this particular problem. They have been dinking around with some of their web services over the past several weeks, which has caused some of the problems. Unfortunately Roku ha...

You aren't upset and complaining that prices are going to go up because Netflix developed software for game consoles and is giving the CDs away for free. Well, it certainly cost money to do that and our prices didn't go up. There is no reason to think it would be different for parental controls. So...

I love the recently watched section, as it makes it really easy to resume a half-watched show from another day. This (like the parental control issue) is exactly why netflix really needs to implement sub-accounts or queue groups or something for watch instantly. E.g., "three year old", &q...

Time for another installment. Let's see what we have in this round... The Giant Gila Monster (Episode 402) The enlarged-creature-causing-death-and-destruction movies make for some of the best episodes, but this is a tough one to get through due to some extended gaps in the riffing. View with caution...

Are you sure you mean, "at boot"? Are you sure you mean "at power up"? If the player doesn't boot at power up, then you've got a dead player. The maximum available bandwidth is what it is, irrespective of who the video is being streamed from. Amazon may require a higher bandwidt...

sweller wrote:

Why doesn't the box test for maximum available bandwidth at power up?

The player should test at boot for the bandwidth to which content provider? Netflix? Amazon? MLB? Eroticvision.tv?