Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
3
It's ok
on October 5, 2015
Posted by: Sablejojo
from Austin TX
Gender:Female
I like the concept but I'm having trouble when I'm scrolling. It will go crazy and start scrolling very fast on its own. Sometimes it takes me several seconds to stop it.
Compared to viewing shows on a Windows 7 machine, I have enjoyed how stable and reliable the Roku stick is for Apps like Watch ESPN and Sling TV. Two complaints. It is hard to fastforward as when you are forwarding there is no preview to current position you are at. Also,the remote frequently needs to be resynced, sometimes while fast forwarding. So you will be watching a show, fast forwarding, and cannot resume watching because the remote stopped working.
I bought this a month ago in lieu of getting cable. I have been vey pleased with the device and I'm saving $ in the process! It was super easy to install and use!
Streaming stick came free when I signed up for Sling TV. Most content on Roku works well, Sling has some loading issues, but that could be from Sling's programming. I do have an issue with the remote not responding sometimes. Pulling the batteries and switching them in the remote always solves the problem
I love my ROKU 3, and I thought the idea of the ROKU Stick was great because I like having less wires running everywhere... Unfortunately, my HDTV is a few years old, meaning I still need to run a power cord from the ROKU Stick to an electrical outlet. That by itself is not too big of a deal, I'll probably be getting a new TV soon anyway, and only 1 wire is fine... BUT, the ROKU Stick has serious issues receiving signals from the remote. I've hooked the ROKU Stick up to multiple TVs. Even WITH the power cord plugged in, in order for the ROKU Stick to respond to the remote, I have to be sitting relatively close to the TV. And if the ROKU Stick is plugged into the right side of a TV, I have to sit off to the right side of the TV, if I sit dead center or off to the left side, it WILL NOT READ ANYTHING from the remote. I will say that The ROKU interface is the same great service as my ROKU 3, which again I LOVE. But in the end, I am left wishing I saved up the extra money to get another ROKU 3...