Device is slow and the remote works intermittently
on July 29, 2015
Posted by: gman88
from Boston, MA, United States
Gender:Male
This is my 2nd Roku (I've had the Roku 3 for about 1.5 yrs). Overall, I'd say the streaming stick is "ok." Compared to the Roku 3 (which I've got hardwired) the stick is much slower and laggy when going through the menus and loading content. I've got it on a 2nd TV which we don't use multiple times per day, so I've been willing to deal with it. What's really annoying though, is the remote works intermittently. Sometimes the remote just becomes unresponsive, and I have to take the batteries out (which are new) and put them back in to get it working again. I think it's an issue w/ the remote because I tried the Roku remote app on my Android phone and that never seems to have an issue. Unfortunately, I can't use my phone 100% of the time to run the streaming stick b/c sometimes I'm at work and my kids want to use the TV, so this gets annoying.
So, bottomline, the streaming stick is "ok" for a 2nd TV where I've got limited space (and didn't have power options for an additional Roku 3). But, if you can accommodate a Roku 3 (instead of a streaming stick) I'd definitely recommend choosing that option. The Roku 3 is much faster and (in my case) operates a lot more reliably.
I already have a Roku 3. I bought this for my father and expected it to be 'OK'. I was very pleasantly surprised at how nice the stick is. It works practically the same as the 3. My father loves how easy it is to move from one TV to another.