If today’s $49.99 deal on the Roku HD over at Sellout.Woot! didn’t strike your fancy, then perhaps this will. Maybe you want something a little bit slimmer, a little more feature packed. Something that plays Angry Birds. Well, have I got a deal for you! Amazon’s Gold Box Deal Of the Day is the top of the line Roku 2 XS 1080p Streaming Player for only $79.99 – 20% off. MSRP is $99.99, and Amazon’s normal price is $89.99.
Let’s compare the Roku HD from Sellout.Woot! to the Roku 2 XS and see what the extra $30 gets you:
| Side by Side Comparison: | |||
| Model: | N1000 / N1100 | 2000C | Roku 2 XS |
| Resolution: | 720p | 720p | 1080p |
| HDMI: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Composite Video: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S-Video: | Yes | No | No |
| Component Video: | Yes | No | No |
| Optical Audio: | Yes | No | No |
| Ethernet: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | No | No | Yes |
| USB: | No | No | Yes |
| microSD: | No | No | Yes |
| Wi-Fi: | b/g | b/g | b/g/n |
| Remote: | IR | IR | Bluetooth |
| Dimensions: | 5″ x 5″ x 1.75″ | 5″ x 5″ x 1″ | 3.3″ x 3.3″ x 0.9″ |
The Roku 2 XS includes the Bluetooth motion sensing remote to support casual gaming – and it comes with a full copy of Angry Birds. And it runs all of the latest software with full support for the latest Roku channel features. I’d grab the Roku 2 XS for the extra features and current platform.
