The only product in the Roku family to disappoint.
on July 22, 2015
Posted by: SLA310
from San Francisco, CA, United States
Gender:Female
I have been a dedicated Roku user for 5 years and this is the first time one of their products have every failed me. I bought the streaming stick for my most underutilized TV in my home located in the bedroom. The stick worked for approximately 5 days @ 1 hour of use per day before it froze and was unresponsive to the remote. After switching the batteries and unplugging the stick and letting it cool down, it was still unresponsive. a couple days later, it worked for about 1-2 hours before it froze again.
given the years that I have used Roku products, I had high expectations. This was beyond the typical bugs and glitches, the product is broken.
At times the stick works well at other times not so well. I think there is a problem with the remote and the stick. Sometimes I have to remove the batteries and then put them back in. It's like the remote is not getting the power from the batteries. Other than that problem everything is ok.
I now have 3 of the ROKU "Flash Drives". I take one with me on the road when we travel for business or pleasure. The flexibility to detach and take anywhere is outstanding. It easily plugs in to any HDMI port and any USB port for power (most newer flat screen tv;s have one.) I can now watch any of the ROKU stations in any hotel room. HBO *Go, Netflix, etc.