I bought this a month ago and had to return it because it didn't work at all. It wouldn't connect and I barely had signal. It wasn't my internet but the Roku because my sister has it and it works perfectly for her.
I bought my roku a few months ago. I didn't want cable so I decided to get the roku. I love having Netflix and Hulu. So glad I decided to buy roku instead of Google chrome. Very pleased.
I bought this for my daughter when she was given a TV for her room. The biggest complaint is that the power cord is far too short. I finally bought an extension cord - but I don't know how they thought it would reach an outlet unless the T.V. was on the floor. I tried to use the USB end to power it from the TV but is didn't seem to work with the TV she was given. Otherwise simple to use. If you lose the remote you can always download the app on an Ipod or Ipad.
I've had the Roku streaming stick for about 2 months and have had to change the batteries about 6-8 times. Even when I turn my tv off, I think the streaming stick is still running and wastes a ton of batteries. It has come down to me having to remove the batteries from the streaming stick before bed every night so that I won't have to change the batteries out the next night.
BOTH MY DAUGHTER'S AND MY REMOTE STOP RESPONDING INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS OTHER THAT WROTE REVIEWS. TECH SUPPORT WANTS US TO MODIFY OUR WORKING NETWORK SETTING TO POSSIBLY FIX THE REMOTE. IN OTHER WORDS BREAK WHAT IS WORKING TO FIX WHAT ISN'T ASKED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN ANSWER. SMART PHONE REMOTE APP SEEMS TO WORK