Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
3
Good price for what you get
on January 13, 2015
Posted by: Basqualie
from Yuma, AZ, United States
Gender:Male
Like to have a universal remote to change volume on TV and turn TV off and out without have 2 remotes. Can not get light on Roku to go off behind TV, sometimes it goes off by itself
I started with a box on one TV but missed being able to continue on my other TV in the bedroom. Now I have Roku on both TVs as well as on my phone. Life is good.
I think the Roku streaming stick is a good investment for someone that doesn't want to pay and outrageous amount for a smart TV. However there are some issues. The most troubling issue for me is The slow speed of the product. I am anlittle far from my Wireless Wi-Fi box or whatever. I do use my Internet on my iPad and other devices and it works fine. Apps like Netflix lifetime etc. are always cutting off or not loading. Secondly the remote will often not respond to any inputs. When I when I just try to hit any buttons on the remote it just simply not respond. Lastly the picture blurs up. When I'm watching something like the WWE network or any kind of app that allows me to watch a video and will blur up for a while. Sometimes it'll return to its normal picture, other times I will have to unplug the Roku and try streaming all over again. But on a good note I do like the Roku streaming Stick I like the convenience of a remote unlike the Google Chrome cast which I've had before. There's a wide variety of channels. One thing about the Google Chrome cash though is that it is faster and upholds a better performance than the Roku. If the maker did upgrades using the update that the Roku users should get, and fixed every problem I stated I would gladly give this a five stars.
I purchased the streaming stick about a month ago. Husband has the Roku down in his room. I didn't like to sit in the dark cave or move it upstairs every time I wanted to watch something. So, the streaming stick was a great solution and cheaper than another Roku. I watched the whole Sons of Anarchy in two weeks! Love the thing!
Product works great but the remote is intermittent at best. I have to pull the battery an re-install each time I use or it won't work. Have tried several new batteries and the same problem keeps repeating itself. I finally downloaded the app to my phone and use that instead of the Roku remote. Originally purchased a Chromecast stick it was a joke returned it and purchased the Roku....far better product