I love mine
I received mine on 5/28. I love it. On my 42" LCD, the quality is just like good quality standard definition TV. It's better than VHS but not quite DVD quality. Heroes Season 1 looks great, though, and it's only a 4-dot out of 5 dots in the quality rating. That's on a 3.0 mb/s Verizon DSL.
Set up was simple and fast. My Roku is connected via HDMI and Ethernet. Setup only took a couple of minutes.
It takes about 15-60 seconds for a movie to start. There is fast-forward and rewind with screen captures showing the scene. If you jump too far forward or back it will rebuffer, which can take 30 seconds or so, depending upon connection speed.
The Roku box itself it tiny. There is no power button or switch. The only light is a small, white LED on the front that shows that it has power and blinks/flashes to indicate it is receiving data.
Do I recommend it? Yes, as long as you realize that the available content is limited. Just remember that iTunes had limited content when it first came out, but look at it now! If you buy one of these, you're an early adopter who is either blazing a trail or getting lost in the wilderness.
Roku: Rock on.
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