Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
5
EASY TO USE
on August 27, 2014
Posted by: kcfurn
from Cape Coral, FL, United States
Gender:Female
I have had the original Roku that plugs in with the plugs for a few years, but the stick works great with our new TVs. I love Roku and it has reduced our Dish bill each month! What's not to love!
Since we are in our sixties, we were quite proud of ourselves in the set-up and installation of ROKU. Save yourself some heartache and DO NOT use the batteries provided in the package. Put in fresh ones. Very pleased.
I love the fact that it fits behind a TV and can be powered by it (via USB). This makes it great for the office since it's a mounted TV. I also move it outside for game time. Has all the features of the full Roku but in a small package.
I live in a very rural area and the only option for tv is satellite. I refuse to pay the insane prices especially when every time it rains or is cloudy you lose reception. Sure you have to have a paid subscription for some channels but if you take into consideration the cost you would be paying for cable or satellite that INCULDES the channels available with Roku, you are still way ahead of the cost with Roku! I started out with chromecast but now it just collects dust. The only problems i have had is occasional lagging due to my poor internet service (again rural area). I pay for 15 mbps but only ever ping no more than 5 mbps so when the kids get home and everyone jumps on the internet, things slow down. That is not Roku's fault. I would have given 5 stars but there is a lag between the remote and device. Setup was a breeze!