I love my Kreitlers with Killer Headwind so hard, that probably half of my 2011 miles are done on them, (and I live just North of San Diego.) That ratio will admittedly go down once the days get longer and I have more daylight after work.
The fan is just a little too loud to hear the TV clearly, but it's pretty sweet to generate your own cooling air. The harder you go, the more wind you get. And you can control the resistance by opening or closing the fan's intake aperture.


My only other experience with rollers was a pair of plastic Performance cheapies that truly are miserable to ride. They've developed just a slight wobble that make them an excellent trainer tool for Paris-Roubaix. I keep them in my truck to warm up before events, but alas no one has yet mustered the courage to steal them.