Product Details
Description:
The SoundBridge M1001 is a network music player that connects your PC or Mac digital music library and internet radio to your stereo system or a set of powered speakers anywhere in the house. It has a vacuum fluorescent display and remote control; and works with iTunes, Rhapsody, and Windows Media Connect.
Quick Glance
Networking: Wi-Fi, Fast Ethernet
Device Type: Network Audio Player
A/V Output: Audio - Digital Coaxial, Audio - Digital Optical, Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
Summary
Product Title: Roku M1001 SoundBridge Network Music Player
Manufacturer: Roku
Power Score: 3.9 | 10 Reviews
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Product Reviews (10)
Roku SoundBridge M1001
Strengths: Automatic software update, digital/optical output, multiple media server support, Internet radio, good looking, reasonably priced.
Weakness: Noise introduced due to new hardware design change from earlier version
Overall speaking, a very good wired/wireless digital music player with support to some Asian languages in MP3 tags, which was the main reason why I upgraded from the wonderful Roku M500 model. The bad thing is, if you search the Internet for the noise issue due to the new hardware redesign, you can see a lot of people complaining about the noise introduced to this model on all outputs because of...
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By ywang8078 - Aug 29, 2007
Great Producet
Strengths: Ease of use
Weakness: None noted
Have been using the Roku now for two months. Set up was easy -- and it was "plug it in & start playing" -- if you followed the directions. Maybe someday someone will come up with something that is truely "plug it in and play it" without directions, but this one is close. Sound quality is great with stuff that I have loaded on the computer and the webradio portion is acceptable although depending...
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By tymbo - Feb 21, 2008
Roku Soundbridge Failures
Strengths: Works well until it bricks after about 2 years.
Weakness: Quality control
I have owned 2 Soundbridges. The M500 display failed after about 1.5 years. The M1001 I purchased as a replacement worked well for 2 years until its power supply failed yesterday. Completely bricking the unit. Yes, I tried other outlets, etc. Dead M1001. I will have to replace this since I have hundreds of CDs being served over the home WiFi system but it's a sad prospect to think of paying out...
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By msandover; - Oct 3, 2007
Free your music
Strengths: Open to virtually unlimited internet stations. Works seemlessly with iTunes and Rhapsody (even at the same time). Great sound quality
Weakness: Only wireless B, should be upgraded. We don't have any signal issues though.
I've just bought another unit for our second floor after a trouble free year of using the first. Great for parties - make a playlist and you are done for the evening. I have two Roku units, often running at the same time. One playing children's stories from iTunes for my kid and another playing music from Rhapsody or the internet on another floor. Very easy to set up, good security features....
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By kennethjamesrose - Aug 3, 2007
Fun, but not exactly Plug and Play
Strengths: A great, seamless interface to your music library
Weakness: wireless use is buggy, setup takes some patience
Before you buy -- make sure to review the list of wireless routers and their performance ratings. My original router was listed as "poor" and they weren't kidding... upgrading to a recommended model resulted in very good performance. Out of the box, learning to navigate the menus during setup takes patience -- and the booklet isn't written in a very linear fashion. Having to rely on two lines of...
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By borting - Apr 3, 2007