I already had the computer hooked to the TV. My dad has Alzheimers and finding him content WHEN WE NEED IT is why I bought the Roku Stick. Easy to set up accounts on youtube and facebook, you just enter a code into the browser. The stick was purchased because the smartphone app brings it in line with more expensive models. And I wanted to be portable with the thing.
I've lived with my Roku for just over a month now. I love it. It's everything I wanted with a streaming device. It's easy to use, and has tons of options for me to choose from. It's so stupidly simple to set up and use. Love, love, love it!
I love the Roku and being able to finally get rid of cable's and satellite's exorbitant prices. I have 4 now and am very satisfied with the content. That said, I've had problems with the remote's. 2 of my 4 have been intermittent and it's frustrating. Still, I wouldn't go back to cable or satellite.
Wife bought this for me for fathers day. Sorry she did. Sure there some great programing, but you can't watch any of it. Loading please wait, or Retrieving, or you need an activation code that you can't get or doesn't load than gives you another useless number that won't work either. Got this to hopefully replace cable; Reconsidering cable option.