Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
3
Web browser Streaming
on July 24, 2015
Posted by: Julis
from California, United States
Gender:Male
Great addition to my chromecast and those that want to cut the cord. However, I still resort to my chromecast since roku is unable to cast from a web browser
It works great. Im really enjoying streaming everything. Only problem i have is my roku constantly freezes n gets stuck on the homepage. I try reseting the stick or turning it off and letting it sit. I also remove the batteries n press that button. Seems to happen all the time. I used to always leave the stick on. Now i shut it off at night and it still happens. Any suggestions?
I bought this before a vacation. It was disappointing from several perspectives. 1. It's slow. 2. No support for captive wifi networks used by hotels. Only option is to spoof MAC address of Roku on separate device for registration. 3. Won't always fit easily into TVs HDMI ports. TV design and mounting options can leave too little room. 4. If using the TVs USB port for power the Roku Streaming Stick will reboot every time the TVs power is cycled, making it even slower. 5. Did I mention that it's slow.
Have had the roku for about a month and love it, everything about it is super easy and the fact its full hd for 50 makes it even better. I would absolutely recommend this product to others if asked about it
I have owned three Roku players thus far, including two streaming sticks, and had the best of luck with the first two. The remote on the third player loves to stick, causing your selection to be lightning fast as the windows pass by at breakneck speed on occasion. I have to admit, though, that two out of three ain't bad!
My Roku was set up at my old apartment. But when I moved I was unable to connect my Roku. It wouldn't connect to the Wifi that was working because all my other devices were connected. Then.... every time it wouldn't connect the remote would stop working and the only way to get it to work again was to reboot the whole streaming stick. I have been in my new place now for 2 months and my Roku still isn't connected. Disappointed.