Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
3
Great! When it works!
on July 20, 2015
Posted by: RP Chief
from Lafayette, LA, United States
Gender:Male
We've had the Roku Stick for about a month. It works GREAT when it's connected, but has REAL issues connecting many times.. When that happens, you have to unplug it to let it reset itself. Kind of a pain.
My only criticism of Roku in general is this: while you have an amazing selection of apps to choose from, the only thing you're lacking is the ability to browse the internet. If you just add that one feature, you've gone from gold to platinum! My only criticism of the Roku Streaming Stick is that I wish it had the same feature of Roku 2 (or maybe it's Roku 3?) where you can plug in earphones into the remote to listen to your shows/movies silently. Again, do this and you've gone from gold to platinum, Roku!!
I purchased my Roku about 2 months ago. It is great for streaming, however the remote and stick don't always want to communicate. After waiting a minute or two, it will work again.
I have two Roku players at home, but also wanted one to take along for vacations. The Streaming Stick is perfect for that. You do have to call the hotel's internet support to work around their log on issues, but once you do, streaming works great. My only improvement would be that Roku provided an easier work around for this issue, as I'm sure lots of people use the stick for this purpose.