I received the Roku stick as a Christmas present from my children. I had never heard of it before and was somewhat skeptical as to whether I would use it or not. Once it was set up on my television, I was amazed to see how many different options were available to me for watching TV programs and downloading/renting movies. I have been truly enjoying it.
I love my Roku 1 so I was very excited with the idea of the Roku stick. It has several issues that make it less desirable than the normal sized Roku. It was causing issues with other HDMI inputs on one of my TVs. The other TV worked but the remote will regularly lose contact with the stick. Save the frustration and get a regular Roku
I bought my Roku about a month ago and it is the economy way to go if you don't want to pay for cable. I have my high speed internet hooked up and all I use is the Roku hooked into my TV. I have watched so many movies and thank goodness for the simplicity of this device.
Far Better than the other competitors stick but not quite as fast as the Roku 3. Convenience is great if it fits your needs; like mine, for my daughter's room set up...