Unboxing the Roku XD|S

Alright, so I have a friend (Jeffe') who is totally awesome. I offered to help him get his computer troubles solved and told him that I expected nothing in return. So what does he do, knowing that I am a total gadget geek? He buys me a Roku XD|S to say "thank you". I am truly blessed. So, without further ado, the unboxing of a Roku XD|S...

First, the box. Shipped directly from Roku (in beautiful Scotts Valley, CA). The brighter writing around the box reads, "There's a ton of entertainment in this little box." The darker writing reads, "Movies TV Shows Sports Music News Photos Videos Music".

 

Once opened, you're greeted with a friendly "Hi!"

 

The triad of papers included with my new Roku XD|S; Hi! (single page, single sided), Getting Started (multi-page fold-out, both sides) and License Agreement (single page, both sides and 100% standard).

And now, the layout of the actual components (top layer); Roku unit on the left and Rolu Remote on the right.

And the layout of the actual components (bottom layer); composite cable and batteries on the left and power adapter on the right.

The actual power adapter, out of the box. Actual cord is about 6 feet long.

The composite cable, out of the bag and about 5 feet long. Standard AAA batteries.

Roku XD|S, front view (weird reflection is plastic wrapping to prevent scratches during shipping), a single USB port is located in the front right.

Roku XD|S, bottom view. The MAC addresses for both the wireless and wired ethernet are located here, as well as the unit's serial number.

Roku XD|S, rear view. Port, in order (left to right) are: component video (special cable from Roku needed), optical audio, HDMI, CAT5 ethernet, composite outputs (video, R audio, L audio) and power.

And, yes, the little purple ROKU tags (one on the left front of the unit, one on the bottom of the remote) are real fabric. Hook up was a snap, taking less than 5 minutes. I'll run through the actual installation and setup in my next entry. Thanks for reading!