This is my second Roku product and I'm very pleased with it. I've tried the Amazon Fire stick prior to purchasing the Roku stick; but, the Amazon Fire stick, despite being 2 feet away from my wireless router, kept on dropping the internet signal or could not find it. Immediately returned the Fire Stick and paid $10 more for the Roku stick.
The quality of Cable tv programming is so poor there are days and nights. when I watched out of habit but didn't really enjoy it. Roku offers a selection of shows I never would even be aware of - shows of excellent quality whether it's Netflix, PBS, Amazon , etc. My 1st Roku did stop working, but they promptly sent a replacement free of charge. The only downside is that you cannot recommend to a friend without going through Facebook which I refuse to do. So Roku loses out on potential new customers.
I am very happy with this service and it is exactly what I expected. However, I am having problems with the remote. As I live 30 miles from where I bought it, I have had no time to take it in.
from Harrison charter Township, Michigan, United States
Gender:Male
I purchased the Roku stick and the Roku 1 two months ago. The Roku 1 seems to initiate with no problems while the Roku stick takes several minutes. I watch Netflix on both but the stick takes a couple tries to fire up and can take from 5 to 10 minutes to start. I like the stick in terms of setup to the TV but the function needs improvement.