Apple video player for roku
I tested out a beta version of the channel, and it worked, playing back 1080p movie trailers with no problems. The company is working on a new channel that will play back videos attached to the USB port.
The Roku XDS features a USB port on the side, and component, optical, HDMI, Ethernet, and composite ports on the back.And yes, you can copy videos onto a hard drive or keychain drive and attach them to the USB port on the Roku XDS. The $100 Roku XDS ups the ante with dual-band 802.11n networking, support for component video and Toslink optical audio out, and comes with a USB port. (Previously Roku’s $60 player didn’t support HD video at all, so this is a step up.) The $80 Roku XD adds support for 1080p video and 802.11n networking. $60 gets you the base model Roku HD, which supports streaming video up to 720p. All of them offer composite and HDMI outputs, as well as Wi-Fi and ethernet networking. Unlike Apple’s one-size-fits-all $99 offering, Roku’s got three different models. (That makes them bigger than the new Apple TV, but a couple of ounces lighter.) They all support playback of a growing collection of multimedia “channels,” including Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix streaming, MLB.tv, Pandora, and more. They’re 4.9 inches square and 1.2 inches high, and weigh just 7.2 ounces. The new Roku D series boxes are even smaller than their predecessors, notably less tall and with cute curved edges (and a little blue fabric tab that makes them look like they escaped from some alternate-universe Levi’s factory). One of my favorite things about the Roku players is that they’re incredibly small-so small, in fact, that I often travel with one, since all I need is a TV and a network connection and I’ve got access to my entire Netflix instant queue.
The new Roku boxes (left) are quite a bit smaller than their predecessors (right). But this isn’t Apple’s forthcoming Apple TV box-it’s the top-of-the-line member of the new Roku Player family. For the last few days we’ve had a small black box with a sub-$100 price tag attached to the flatscreen TV in the Macworld offices.