We purchased a Roku 3 box, at least a year ago (maybe 2 years), for our bedroom TV, and we loved it and still do! Recently we purchased the Roku Streaming Stick for the living room TV, and it has all the same great features, but is hidden away behind the TV -- which is great. My husband had set up our Roku 3, but I set up the streaming stick, and it was super easy and quick. Up until then we were using our Xbox360 on that TV to access channels such as Hulu Plus & Amazon Prime, and the Roku is so much more user friendly for these activities. It gives you an interface showing many free channels, and then you can subscribe to things like Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc... If you have a Hulu account, as an example, you use your Roku remote control to choose that channel and browse their shows, save things to watch later, view a list of what you recently watched (makes it easy to find the series page you want to continue), and view many categories of TV and movie selections. We spend less than $15 per month on subscriptions and always have great stuff to watch --such as most of my favorite series shows and great series shows I never would have known about otherwise. Roku makes all of this so easy to access, and I highly recommend Roku streaming products.
I got the Roku Streaming Stick so I could have all my viewing options in one place. My TV had apps for some and my Blueray player had others but with the Roku Stick I can have them all in one place. It also allows me to travel and feel right at home. All you need is this small item in your hotel and you have all your programs with you. It was a great addition to our vacation on a rainy day!