This is the second Roku I have purchased only because I spilled fingernail polish remover on the other remote. This new remote with the express (not the stick) does not have a volume button. Dependable product.
My new Roku is King. I have tried Spectrum’s XUMO box and Amazon’s FIRESTICK. The XUMO was acceptable. The FireStick was good. The Roku accepts my iPhone earbuds to get private sound from the TV. The microphone remote button is perfect for searching YouTube or other vocal commands such as “captions on”. If you don’t want to press the mike button, you can set the left side slide switch to listen all the time. The rechargeable battery gives a green light when fully charged. The Roku Channel has excellent channel choices in abundance. The Roku Express is conveniently small and easy to install. The power, volume and mute buttons on the remote let you discard the original TV remote.
I held off for years thinking it would be just too much of a hassel setting up another wi-fi device and adding another remote to my collection of remotes, but after the past six months of free entertainment I can attest it was well worth that little bit of hassel setting up the account. We turn it on every night to watch the next episode of Dark Shadows!