I've bought this about 2 months ago and I love the fact that you don't have to click every single episode to watch, but I was disappointed that it does not have the browser on it .
It is just great. I get clear pictures, great audio/acoustics and a wonderful selection of movies, TV shows, Pandora music with Classics that I love. Thank you so much for this sensational product!
We have the Roku 3 on our main TV and 3 Roku sticks on other TVs in the house and we love it. So easy to stream, great and easy to use remotes! We are very happy with our purchase!
I bought my rook because I was ready to tackle debt and I wanted to free up the income I was spending on satellite each month. THIS WAS THE BEST DECISION EVER!!!!! You never really think about all the money you are spending on channels that you don't even watch until you don't have those channels. I am so thankful that I got rid of satellite and embraced the ROKU Life. On top of that I spend $150 less a month now. $150 freaking dollars.
I have both Chromecast and roku. Each has its benefits and drawbacks. The roku definitely has the stronger feeling of an actual OS, it's self contained no other parts required, you also don't need to train people as the remote has been around for generation's. It's a definitely slower than a Chromecast and you might just want to cast your screen over loading an app as it's typically faster. While the roiokus library is robust you'll likely only ever use a handful. It's goods if you use the remote, however it can be sluggish at times. All being said I do enjoy it infinitely more than a smart tv