Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
1
Remote
on June 4, 2015
Posted by: Richard Sharp
from Tampa, FL, United States
Gender:Male
The remote with my unit is terrible....I have to reset it to the main unit 3 to 4 times a day...what is the problem!!! This is the 2nd unit I have purchased with the same issue...very unhappy.
there are tons of great network options to download onto the roku, however, it feels like some obvious ones are missing, like the majority of the big broadcast nets. I am a cable subscriber so I have no problem authorizing apps like that, but they aren't even available to authorize.
I received the Roku streaming stick as part of a package deal to sign up for Sling TV for 3 months. So far the stick works better than our "internet ready" options that are already available on the TV. I have not had any trouble with connectivity which I sometimes have with the TV's organic system. There seem to be a lot of choices. I have only explored a few of them, like PBS and some of the free streaming movie channels. With my Roku and regular broadcast, I don't need traditional cable at all. This is a clear financial win for our family.
I got the roku stick to replace a Chromecast in my sons room, because the roku has more apps that I need and they run on the stick and I don't have to rely on running them from my phone. It works great, but the only drawback is the processor is not that powerful so the apps take a longer time to load, and searching for things is a hassle too for the same reason of being slow. However I am very satisfied with the roku stick overall and would recommend it.