When the remote works it is great, it can heat up, so I got an hdmi extender to move away from the tv.. the remote seems to be a thing with this item. Roku will not find the remote, website has instructions for this, did not work, got new remote.
I enjoy a lot of the programs on Roku. Alot of the programming is free, but some of it is only free if you have a separate subscription from a cable provider. The remote has had issues from day 1 and will stop working for no good reason. I need to take out the batteries and put them back in to make it work.