My grandchildren are enjoying the PBS features and cartoons. I don't like how you have to wait between segments for another portion to download - perhaps it isn't functioning properly. Would not enjoy sitting through a movie and having every 5 minutes interrupted for streaming.
Full disclosure I have a Roku 3. A Roku 2 and the higher end last gen xs I think. And so I bought my daughter a tv and thought I would throw a Roku on that as well. I bought this thinking it was the one that is powered by the hdmi port. It's not. So I have the usb cable plugged in. Not a big deal but it's the only reason I bought the stick vs another Roku 3. This thing is slow. It takes forever for it to boot. And load Netflix. I love my Roku's. But I will replace this soon.
I love the streaming and when it works it is great, unfortunately I have to reset the thing about 50% of the time to get it to work. Unfortunately I have had it a couple months and have no idea where the receipt is so I cannot exchange it. I do love the idea and the features, but am frustrated at times by the reliability.
I bought Roku a few months ago. It works horribly. Barely picks up the internet signal. My Netflix always stops repeatedly while playing or doesn't work at all. You have to subscribe to most of the channels. I'm just not happy with it at all.
I am not an avid Roku user yet. I have 4 AppleTVs at home and bought the Roku Stick to play with. It is very good. It streams effortlessly and its best feature for me is Plex Channel... which let's me watch everything I want from my library with a convenient remote and no hassle. I now bought the Roku 3 for my family room, where the better TV and sound is...