Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
4
Decent little stick
on January 12, 2015
Posted by: steveken
from Little Rock, AR, United States
Gender:Male
I use it mainly for Plex, but have run a few other channels on it. I have to say that while it works, it is a little slow overall. If you plug it into the usb port on your tv and it isn't always powered, it takes a LONG time to start up. Then, when it is started, it takes several seconds for it to respond to the remote commands you send it. That is the suckiest part, waiting for it to boot up. Just takes a little long. All in all I wish the whole stick was just a little faster. I mean, surely it could handle a faster processor.
I have several ROKU models and use them every day. I like the stick because it has fewer cords. However it will not play Netflix with audio. All other channels work well. That is reason for only good rating.
Love it. I would definitely buy it again. Great picture and Roku has so many chanels that you could never get bored with it. I have subscriptions for both Amazon Prime and Netflix streaming. Roku has great interfaces with both of them. I prefer Roku to my smart TV interface. I upgraded from Roku 2 to the stick when we bought our HDTV. Great product.
Love watching Netflix on my TV but haven't yet figured out how to stream the sound through my hearing aids gizmo! At the beginning, the reception was bad, but after I got a new router from my cable company, it now works fine. But I wish there was a better selection of movies!