Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
5
Love the Streaming Stick!
on May 16, 2015
Posted by: Altabuck
from Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Gender:Male
I have used the stick for a few months now and love it. I've added a second stick to the LR TV and recommended to friends. Lots of free channels and content available and it just the icing on the cake to add Netflix or Hulu Plus. HD connectivity for a great picture and I can stream from my tablet and cell phone with no problems at all. Add the Roku App to your phone for a better remote experience.
This little device works really well with my TV. I find it best to operate with the app on my I-pad which makes connecting even easier. Great choice of channels and film streaming as well.
My son gave it to me 3 weeks ago, and it's fabulous in so many ways! Problems? The cord doesn't fit securely into the Roku stick, and is very sensitive. If it moves a single bit from the right position, the service stops. I had to tape the cord to the wall so that it won't move at all. It also freezes on 25% when loading sometimes, and won't continue no matter how long I wait. Luckily my son told me to detach the cord, wait a few minutes and try again and that always works. If he hadn't coached me I would have returned it to the store. Lastly, the first batteries went dead after 2 weeks. Otherwise, I love it!
This is a great product and I is so simple to set up! There are tons of viewing options including both Netflix and Hulu. They even have Crackle and Amazon Streaming. It's just all around a really cool and cheap alternative to cable and boxes that go with them.
Our Directv was out for three days. If it had not been for the Roku we would have had a massacre of two small boys,or they would have killed each other.