Customer reviews from roku.com
Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(22,886 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 22,886 reviews
5 Stars
12,371
4 Stars
5,306
3 Stars
2,321
2 Stars
1,316
1 Star
1,572
84%of customers recommend this product.
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18,874 out of
22,528)
Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
5
Worth Every Penny!
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: DaAnswerIs
from Prince George, VA, United States
Gender:Male
Works as soon as it was plugged in, just had to activate the device on the internet. Great service... why do I still have cable?
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Roku is a great idea
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: dofe
from California, United States
Gender:Male
Not to be neg. , but there are some set-up issues that could be over come with better documentation. I am an EE and was able to work thing out OK. For the most part I think the Roku is out standing.. You support is the best I have seen.
I bought two.
I bought two.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Not Ready for Prime Time
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: Kirito
from Colorado, United States
Gender:Male
I received the streaming stick as a gift and was excited at first. We have had a Roku box for a couple years now and love it, but have had issues with a purple screen "HDMI unauthorized" appearing when switching channels. The stick appeared to solve that but at the expense of performance and reliability. The stick is generally slow when navigating with the remote, sometimes lagging for more than 1-2 seconds. Clicking and loading up channels (e.g. Netflix, Amazon, etc..) can take 15-60 seconds compared with my Roku box taking 3-5 seconds. Finally, Netflix (and other) channels appear to go invalid on the Stick fairly often requiring them (the channel) to be unloaded and reloaded to your Roku account (delete and re-add the channel). So while the Stick is a great idea for its simplicity, the Roku stick simply has some issues making it not ready for your average consumer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
So much to see.
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: Berlinda
from Chesterfield, VA, United States
Gender:Female
I bought mine three weeks ago. And I use it everyday. Will be buying another. Love it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
good choices of channels both paid and a few free
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: davesea
from Florida, United States
Gender:Female
I use my Roku daily. I can even watch local news if I want to. I use the youtube pairing feature to put workout and music videos on my television without having to use the cumbersome search feature on Roku itself. Even without getting paid subscriptions, I feel that the Roku is worthwhile. I don't pay for cable TV, and Roku allows me to buy movies and TV shows a la carte instead of paying cable bill every month for stuff I never watch. Some of the paid channels are worthwhile for getting a better selection (such as Netflix) so if you get a Roku, and then select a couple of paid channels, it still is cheaper than cable TV. Obviously it is not a total replacement for cable TV, but it is enough TV for me. I rarely watched the TV even when I had cable, so I am definitely saving money. The streaming is very good. I do have a very fast fiber optic internet connection. I did have a little snafu getting a lifestream during the Rosebowl, so it's not perfect. If I had a paid subscription to ESPN of course I could have watched it. It was in the livesrtam menu, though, and it wouldn't transmit for some reason. For what Roku does do, it is very good.
It is also basically dummy proof if I can use it!
It is also basically dummy proof if I can use it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great product with extended portability and remote
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: Wilfredo
from Puerto Rico
Gender:Male
I bougth a month ago and I am happy with it. The only issue is that I don't know If I can broadcast directly from the computer like chromecast....?
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Roku stick
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: Ri65
from Bakersfield, CA, United States
Gender:Female
I have enjoy using Roku, at the beginning to set it up I did have problems I had to call customer service. They were very helpful. After that no problem it ran great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Better than Apple TV
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: PJMoss
from Greenville, SC, United States
Gender:Female
We have two TVs in our house, one with the Apple TV and one without anything. So we wanted to get something that would give us more bang for our buck and allow us to customize for us. So, we bought the Roku Streaming Stick for our other TV. We LOVE it. You can add apps/channels so easy and quick (which you can't do on an Apple TV). It was very simple to setup and we haven't had any issues streaming. Also, you can download an app on your phone just in case you lose the remote (another thing you can't do with Apple TV). Highly recommend Roku.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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