Roku XDS utilize dual-band Wireless-N technology, that you could get almost in any spot of your house. Roku XDS offers a flexibility to works with any type of TV, up to 1080p maximum video playback resolution. Roku XDS promises easy set up and running within 5 minutes, you will never need to open your PC or nettop or HTPC to run the Roku XDS media streamer.
The new USB plug located on the side of the XDS box could be utilized for USB drives or external hard drives to view .MP4, .JPG and listen to your collection of .MP3 files.
All you need is to have is a high speed wireless internet, preferably a router offering wireless N connection for seamless online video streaming. Similar to Roku XD, you will be able to enjoy your existing subscriptions such as Netflix or Major League Baseball using Roku XDS 1080p Streaming Player, or you could also enjoy the free or on-demand content from online video provider including Flickr, Pandora or Amazon VOD.
The Instant Replay Button on Roku XDS will let your skip back instantly in a 10 second jumps. So far, this probably the only online streaming player that has skip back feature without any delay.