We bought this avoid cable and capitalize on our Hulu/Netflix/etc accounts with out having to replace all of our HDTVs with smart TVs. It works exactly the way we wanted it to except that it doesn't ever seem to turn off unless you completely unplug it. So if it's been running plugged in for a while but not in use, sometimes we have to unplug and kind of reset it. Other than that we take it all over the house without issue. Very happy with this!