The "stick" rook works OK - but in my situation it seems harder for the remote and the stick to talk to each other. With the older version (little 'box') I could see the blinking light and aim at it. Other than that once the remote is happy it is just fine.
we got a 2nd roku when we subscribed to SlingTV it works great. Same at the Roku3 but with less features. Tried Apple TV it would not allow you download channels. So I traded to a friend who is an Apple geek.
This was recommended by a computer geek friend of mine. The price was certainly more than fair and at first it seemed great. This last week (and I don't know if it was the stick or Roku itself) the movies seem to cut out and a Beta page comes up. I took me three hours to see a movie the other day!!! Roku page said that several customers were having trouble streaming. It happpened three days in a row now. Not a happy camper!!!
I'm so glad I finally got this! it's so easy to hook up (i'm super challenged electronically) and works like a charm - tons of free content out there and customized to what you want!
The apps function well, any problems we have are chalked up to our limited Internet speed. The remote only works about 75%of the time. I have to remove the batteries and put then back in and it usually will work after that but not always. The Roku app remote works great. Pretty darn satisfied overall.