I have been sent 2 Roku streaming sticks and 3 remote controls and yet the streaming stick does not work.The remotes do not sink with the streaming stick, yet some how my Samsung S4 smart phone does.
I like the streaming features, but the remote is constantly locking up and requires resetting the Roku often, which is a pain because of the location of my TV. The remote needs to be improved.
I absolutely love the Roku stick. I'd love it even more if it came with a small HDMI flexible joint or something of that nature. My TV's USB port is too close to the HDMI port and if I put the Roku in the HDMI ports in the back, the remote doesn't work.
this was bought as a gift for me. seemed like a great idea. it tells me it has excellent signal yet it is so slow loading anything that watching Netflix is pointless. my other wifi connection works just fine for Netflix so i can't blame the connection.
The Roku stick is the bottom tier of their players so it's a little unfair to judge it against the full boxes. The performance of this stick is slightly lacking, with a slow UI (at times) and the remote seems to have an issue connecting a lot of times. There is also a lack of some options in the apps themselves - for instance the PS4 Netflix app is much better than the Roku version. With that said though, once the content is actually playing this stick performs flawlessly. It is small and easy to set up so would have no hesitation on recommending this overall.