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Roku SoundBridge R1000 Radio Network Music System | 
 enlarge | Brand: Roku
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $271.58
You Save: $128.41 (32%)
New (3) from $271.58
Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 15721
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 11 x 9.2
MPN: R1000
Model: R1000
UPC: 829610841199
EAN: 0829610841199
ASIN: B000BIFY6Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | WiFi music system with advanced digital music streaming functionality, pair of stereo speakers, and subwoofer | | • | Native support for Apple iTunes and Rendezvous, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player 10, and Rhapsody | | • | Accesses free Internet radio stations via broadband connection; bright 280 x 32 vacuum fluorescent display | | • | Patented Linear Magnetic Drive stereo speakers and subwoofer with acoustic enclosures and built-in digital amps | | • | Ultra-fast 400 MHz Blackfin DSP; measures 11 x 6 x 6.5 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
SoundBridge Radio R1000 is a complete Wi-Fi Music System that brings the world of Internet radio to every room of the house in rich, clear, stereo sound. Combining all of SoundBridge's advanced digital music streaming functionality with incredible-sounding stereo speakers, subwoofer, AM/FM radio and alarm clock, SoundBridge Radio takes today's tabletop radio to the next level in audio power and ease of use. Access all your music using simple and familiar radio controls. A few buttons for presets, scan, and source select make digital music easily accessible.
Amazon.com Review
Like its smaller cousins, the Roku M1000 and M500 network music players, Roku's SoundBridge Radio is designed liberate your digital music from your computer and let you crank up Internet radio stations and your unprotected digital music files in the room of your choice. But unlike those products, the SoundBridge Radio doesn't require a hi-fi system because the SoundBridge Radio iis/i the hi-fi system. And not a bad one at that.P table align=left width=150 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/roku-sb-1-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibA clean design and several easy-access-ports give the SoundBridge added versatility. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table table align=right width=150 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/roku-sb-3-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibMost of the radio's ground-breaking Wi-Fi features can be accessed via the convenient remote. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table Featuring two linear magnetic drive full-range speakers and a linear magnetic drive subwoofer -- each powered by built-in amplifiers -- the SoundBridge puts most table-top radios to shame. If you have a lot of space to fill with your music, you'll want to think twice before replacing your stereo system with it. But for a unit this size, the SoundBridge offers excellent sound performance, and its many ground-breaking Wi-Fi features make it worth the price. P As a complete Wi-Fi music system that can stream your MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, and AIFF music files in high-performance sound; play AM, FM and Internet radio; automatically update the time via atomic transmission; and wake you up to a variety of ascending alarm sounds or your favorite Internet station or digital music, the SoundBridge has clear aspirations to be your bedside radio of choice.P Without needing any special software for your computer (PC or Mac), within a few minutes of breaking this five-pound radio out of its packaging you can be browsing through the music you have stored in your Apple's iTunes, Real Networks' Rhapsody, Windows Media Connect or Windows Media 10 music players. All you need is a wireless network with a broadband connection, and your digital music is yours for the asking. (However, because Apple doesn't license its digital rights management code, SoundBridge -- like most other non-Apple network media players -- can't play protected songs from the iTunes Music Store.) P In our test we set up an iMac G5 on our network running Apple's iTunes. The radio, which is configured with Wi-Fi 802.11b but is 802.11g compatible, immediately recognized the network but took several tries before it successfully connected. (If your network is locked, the SoundBridge will ask for a password. And if you have access to more than one wireless network, the SoundBridge will give you the option of choosing which network to connect to.) Once online, the radio automatically updated the Roku software and was officially ready to perform. And for the remainder of our test over several days, we never once had another connection problem.P Diving straight into our iTunes folders, it didn't take long for us to recognize the several play features that put the SoundBridge head and shoulders above many of its competitors. For starters, unlike other network players we've tested, the radio recognized our iTunes playlists, and a neat "song queue" feature let us easily create our own playlists with the radio's remote. And as a huge brownie point, the SoundBridge not only categorized our songs by genre, title, artist and album (as most networks players do), it also queued up each song in the same order as they were originally placed their respective albums. Astoundingly, not all Wi-Fi players can make that claim.P table align=left width=150 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/roku-sb-2-sm.jpg" border=1 align=topbrbrsmallibLarge, easy-to-access buttons -- including a huge snooze bar -- on the top of the radio make the SoundBridge an excellent clock radio option. View larger./b/i/small/td/tr /table On the Internet radio front, SoundBridge doesn't come out quite so well. While Roku's marketing material claims "10,000 stations -- No strings attached," that wasn't exactly our experience. The radio is pre-configured with dozens of Internet stations -- all of which can be accessed without the computer powered on -- and the radio has 18 pre-sets that offer quick access to the station of your choice. But to access the rest of the world's Internet radio stations, you have to go through several somewhat tedious steps with Roku's Web interface to configure them.P The strongest criticism of SoundBridge concerns its remote capabilities and navigation. The features of the SoundBridge are designed to be accessed both through the large, easy-to-access buttons on the radio itself, and via its basic 5.5 x 2-inch remote. Unfortunately, the remote works for some features, but not for others, and less-than-intuitive navigation makes things unnecessarily complicated.P The most glaring example of this problem is with the SoundBridge's highly convenient "source" button located behind the radio's conveniently huge snooze button. You hit the source button until you reach -- you guessed it! -- the music source of your choice. If you want AM radio, you tap the button until "AM Radio" appears on the radio's display. Pretty simple, and just how it should be. However, if you are using the remote you must hit the "home" button, which then leads you to a navigation level that's dependent upon the level you're starting at. If you're listening to AM radio, for example, and you want Internet Radio, the remote requires that you click several times through two additional navigation levels to make the switch. And there are other similar problems with the remote configuration and navigation.P Call us spoiled, but this can be a drag. Is it a deal breaker? Not by a long shot. The SoundBridge Radio is the first dedicated Wi-Fi radio that has the ability to serve your digital music collection, and it does it with a performance and convenience that should please most listeners. But at this price, and with thousands of examples of well-designed remote appliances to draw from, we would have liked these issues not to have been issues.P bPros:/b ul liWirelessly delivers digital music and Internet radio from your PC or Mac liLinear magnetic speakers and woofers offer excellent sound performance liAlarm clock functions feature large, easy-to-access buttons and several alarm options, including Internet radio and digital music wake-up /ul bCons:/b ul liPoorly integrated remote control and difficult navigation liInternet radio stations somewhat difficult to configure /ul
Amazon.com Product Description
The wireless R1000 SoundBridge radio system combines the convenience of a high-quality tabletop radio with the versatility of a digital music device, giving listeners the best of both worlds. The R1000 doesn't actually store song files itself. Rather, it communicates with your Mac or PC over your home's WiFi network and accesses all your saved WMA, AAC, MP3, WAV, or AIFF files. Once the files are retrieved, the R1000 plays them over its pair of built-in stereo speakers and subwoofer, which deliver unsurpassed audio quality. As a result, you can listen to any of your digital tunes or podcasts on the R1000 regardless of whether your computer is located upstairs, down the hall, or in the basement. p table align=right width=225 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/R1000-top-small.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibThe R1000's top panel includes a snooze/sleep button, several radio presets, and scan up/down buttons. Take a closer look. /b/i/small/td/tr/table The R1000 is compatible with a variety of Mac and PC digital music players, including iTunes, MusicMatch, Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player 10, Rhapsody, Windows Media DRM 10, and more. It also stands ready to play free Internet radio stations, and doesn't require a computer to do so. All you need is broadband access and a WiFi home network and the R1000 takes care of the rest, giving you one-touch access to any available jazz, talk, rock, or pop station. And should you want to take the R1000 to a friend's house or elsewhere, you can simply store your favorite music files on an SD/MMC card and plug it into the available slot for offline playback. p table align=left width=225 cellpadding=10 tr td img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/R1000-back-small.jpg" border=0 align=topbrbrsmallibOther features include a built-in subwoofer, an SD/MMC card slot, and a headphone jack. Take a closer look. /b/i/small/td/tr/table Your digital files are easy to navigate thanks to the bright 280 x 32 vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) and the handy remote control, which lets you browse and select music from across the room. The radio also offers Roku's Fast Browse feature, which browses by album, artist, genre, or composer (providing your files are properly encoded with said details). And those who prefer traditional browsing can simply use the top preset, scan, and source select buttons located on top of the radio. p The unit's superior audio quality stems from the precision-engineered sound system and the patented Linear Magnetic Drive stereo speakers and subwoofer. Each full-range speaker is outfitted with its own tuned acoustic enclosure and built-in 20-watt 3G digital amplifier, while the sub offers a proprietary Delta Tunnel-tuned acoustic enclosure and a 30-watt 3G amp. Together, the speakers deliver a full-bodied audio performance that far surpasses most tabletop radios, all in a package that's only 11 by 6 by 6.5 inches (W x H x D). p In addition, Roku has outfitted the SoundBridge with a super-fast, 400 MHz Blackfin DSP processor and 16 MB of DRAM memory, giving it more than enough headroom to handle future software updates. Other features include a traditional AM/FM tuner; a full-function clock radio (tuned to the U.S. atomic clock) that wakes to digital music, Internet radio, AM/FM stations, iTunes playlists, podcasts, or selectable alarm tones; a gradual volume ramp mode for listeners who like to wake up slowly; a headphone jack for private listening; and a built-in light sensor that automatically dims the display in the evening. p The R1000 system weighs 4 pounds and 15 ounces and is backed by a one-year warranty on parts and labor. p bWhat's in the Box/bbr R1000 SoundBridge radio system, remote control, two AAA batteries, power cable, external AM antenna, external FM antenna, user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 49 more reviews...
 Not Reliable, Poor Warranty December 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When it is working my Roku Radio R1000 is a great product. Unfortunately, based on my experience and information on the Roku internet forum ([...]), there is a real chance your radio will stop working after about a year. The warranty is for 1 year. If your radio dies out of warranty you are out of luck. br /Mine died after 15 months, 3 months out of warranty. Roku wants $[...] to replace it with no guarantee the replacement will last longer than the original. I don't think the risk and hassle are worth it. br /I commend Roku for their openness about the problem on their forum. I'm dissapointed they are not working harder at supporting their product.
very good December 6, 2008
This product is very good. It can be used as a clock, radio,expecialy listen to the internet radio. perfert! the only problem is too heavy!
No support November 23, 2008
The Roku Soundbridge is a great concept sold by a company with absolutely no support. I found that communication between Roku and my stereo system was difficult. Storing new stations on my Roku was impossible. My unit even arrived with instructions in French. There's a mint to be made by someone who can make a product like this work simply and provide customer support.
 Excellent concept, let down by poor quality November 2, 2008
We live in China and bought the R1000 Radio from Amazon in November 2007. Overall, it's still among the best, if not THE best, of all the popular internet radios. For reasons I'll get to in a moment, we've tried several competitors, including Sangean, Aluratek and Freecom. The Roku has very intuitive controls, excellent sound and a great physical design. The Aluratek gets good reviews here, but it's clunky product with flawed functionality, a primitive interface and amateurish product design. The Sangean is acceptable, but has a painfully slow interface. The Freecom is an excellent product, but doesn't have the sound quality or more sophisticated interface that the R1000 offers.br /br /The reason we know so much about the competitors is that we've bought them all while waiting for the R1000 to be repaired due the faulty power supply. Some have complained about Roku being slow, but I found that once I had a contact name from the Roku Forum, things went pretty smoothly, although it does take persistent followup.br /br /We're now on our third R1000, which appears to be an all-new one (the second was refurbed and had software issues in addition to a faulty power supply). As expat news junkies, we love the ability to stay easily in touch with stateside news. If Roku can get the quality issues under control (especially the power supply, which seems to be the top flaw), then the R1000 would easily be among the top choices in what is a growing field of options.
Use caution if this is your alarm clock October 4, 2008
I have used two of these radios for about a year and have had no hardware problems. Like everyone else I wish the menus were a little easier to use. My primary gripe is the clock. The clock set's itself from some time source on the internet but every few months the time automatically resets to something a few hours off the correct time. It's as if the time zone was changed remotely. This change can occur any time thus causing the alarm to come on in the middle of the night or hours after your intended wake up time. The time is easily fixed by unplugging and replugging in the radio to do a reset.
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