Though marvelous in many respects, it does tend to get a bit fidgety and leggy under what I consider normal use. I love it like I love a misshapen pancake.
I had been using my Wii to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime, among other services. I found the Roku to not only load much faster, but also to be easier to navigate and manage. I had tried another, more expensive streaming device (think "fruit"), but found it harder to navigate through the choices, and slower loading. Both the Wii and the other device would frequently stop and buffer. The Roku rarely ever does this. I would highly recommend Roku to anyone looking for a dependable streaming device.
Have been enjoying Roku a lot, especially being able to access news channels from towns over the country. The 'down' side of things is that many of these channels do not have a clear, bright picture, and there is a commercial between every story. Since the broadcasts are not live, it would be nice to have more stories between commercials. It would also help if more of the news stations listed what city there are from. In most cases, you have to subscribe to the channel before you can figure it out.
This was the easiest thing to install and works great!! Picks up the signal from our router on the other side of our house with no problem! Love my Roku!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Roku. However, I am glad I have a smart phone to download the app for a remote because IT DOES NOT WORK! From day one that I bought it, 1 month ago, I have been 98% unable to utilize the original remote to the Roku. I happended to Google this problem and found that many ppl are having to do what I am now doing with the phone APP. This should be corrected ASAP. Everyone doesn't have a Smart Phone.
My 4tn Roku and it is a stick. I have to restart it everyday and the remote work 50% of the time.... if I change the batteries once a week. Don't waste your time with a stick. I love my three other roku boxes.