Customer reviews from roku.com
Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(22,886 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 22,886 reviews
5 Stars
12,371
4 Stars
5,306
3 Stars
2,321
2 Stars
1,316
1 Star
1,572
84%of customers recommend this product.
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18,874 out of
22,528)
Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
5
Awesome gadget
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: Pink
from Brooklyn, NY, United States
Gender:Female
I bought this for my sons and as they say it's wesome
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Okay Performance -- Room for Improvement
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: Duke 112
from Richmond, VA
Gender:Male
PLEASE NOTE: The following review is not meant to trash Roku; it is simply a means to convey what could be an outstanding product. I invite readers to concur, disagree, and/or convey other ideas. For at the end of the day, I'd like to know that my Roku controller actually does control what I want to watch.
The stick gives me access to streamers that offer some free movies and TV sort-of stuff, but my overall impression is that these are more up-sell than genuine value. Since we already have Netflix, I find that to be the one that I go to 99% of the time -- rendering the others virtually worthless. So what if I could wave my magic wand at my TV with the Roku controller? Well, here's what I'd get...
-- Each of the already-provided services would have two big buttons when activated. The left button would say "Free Video" and the right one would say "Paid Video". The free video selection would be categorized as 'Movies' and 'TV Series', and 'Live TV Channels'. The live TV channels would be any/all live TV offered anywhere (any city/state/country for that matter). Remember, this is my magic wand wish, so it can do anything I want...
-- For free, I could mark anything I'm watching (at any point while watching it) to be saved to my cloud-based video library. Once there, I could watch it at any time for free. So how can Roku afford to give me this free library? Advertising. In order for me to see a saved video in my library, I'd have to watch a commercial before the video would begin playing (the first time and any time thereafter). In order that the advertisers would receive something in return, they would get data - not YOUR PERSONAL data -- but use data. For example, they's know exactly how many people saw their commercials. And if the advertisers were really sharp, they'd offer you something of genuine value after watching the ad -- like a 25% coupon or free stuff. All you'd have to do is click "Yes" after the ad and Roku would mail it to your registered email address. You would NEVER EVER receive unsolicited emails from any advertiser. If you didn't want to mess with advertising, then you could move any video to your library for $1 after paying a $12 registration and annual fee.
-- And since my magic wand batteries still have a good charge, I'll wave it one more time. This time, a package appeared on my coffee table. That package contains a Roku multi-pack of sticks and controllers. That way, I am able to have Roku on every TV in my home and only have to configure it once. I was able to order the multi-pack by simply going to my Roku account any time after my original single stick purchase.
-- And last, but certainly not least, because most homes have children, it would be good to have the Khan Academy as a service provider. This way, parents will actually want their children to watch TV (to learn stuff).
Summary: Streaming marginal value (old videos, no live TV, etc.) surely can't be a viable future in the video industry. It's time to really stir things up with a service that provides, well, service. At the end of the day, I want choice and I don't want marginal channels or selections that I don't want. How hard is that to understand?
Do this so that we can all get together and sing: We can, we can Roku... We can, we can Roku..."
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I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Good streaming stick
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: Arunkumar116
from Germantown, MD, United States
Gender:Male
Roku Streaming stick has been good so far.
Pros:
1) Less space is occupied
2) Good performance
3) Value for money
1) Less space is occupied
2) Good performance
3) Value for money
Cons:
1) Absence of headphone jack on the remote
2) It would be better if the micro usb port (power)on the stick is on the sides instead of the bottom. This will ensure that the usb cable does not get bent when we fix the stick to HDMI port of the TV
1) Absence of headphone jack on the remote
2) It would be better if the micro usb port (power)on the stick is on the sides instead of the bottom. This will ensure that the usb cable does not get bent when we fix the stick to HDMI port of the TV
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
roku
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: nisi2183
from Troy, NY, United States
Gender:Female
This is a good product especially if you dont want an extra cable bill. My kids use it all the time
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Roku Great, Remote worthless
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: tking5
from Denver, CO, United States
Gender:Male
We really like the Roku, but the remote eats batteries like they are going out of style. We end up having to remove batteries when not using Roku. Probably because of this we would recommend a different Roku unit, one with IR remote.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Great streaming, remote needs improvement
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: alph4
from Austin, TX, United States
Gender:Male
I bought a stick to watch sling tv. I thought the idea of channels and setup/navigation was well designed. Product and UI design is not quite as good as Fire TV, but that's pretty minor. Updates and using the channels worked great. My main issue was with the responsiveness. I understand the remote works over WiFi. For whatever reason the remote was very slow to respond on the stick, maybe due to lots of traffic or some router settings. It definitely inhibited use, even when using Harmony Hub. At times the remote would "stick" on a button and caused uncontrolled scrolling. I never figured out how to fix this even after firmware updates etc. It was slightly more expensive than competing sticks in its class too, so I have to say that these problems would need to be resolved in order for me to pay more for it.
Again, great content, easy to use. The peripherals were problematic and the "look and feel" could be improved. I ended up returning mine.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
good featchers but remote is slow
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: alex1992
from Brush Prairie, WA, United States
Gender:Male
i love how affordable it is but when you first turn it on each day it takes a good five minitues for the remote to be lag free, but it is so easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Great
on May 19, 2015
Posted by: Chuck77
from VA, United States
Gender:Male
Small and portable, powerful. Take it with you everywhere.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com