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.
(
18,874 out of
22,528)
Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
3
Better then I expected but i.....
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: Dshot
from Sacramento, CA, United States
Gender:Male
I'm an old guy first off 41, man of before the Internet, so for me cutting the cord is a big thing. That saw I personally I love the investigating figuring out how to use this cool hybrid. I fear most won't put in the 40 hours required to get even what this is. I feel the cost is prohibitive for standard programming obvumiously efforts by exsisting program providers to compare Roku to cable,but that is not really Rolu's primary function. sold as tv limited, how your selling it is working slowly but you got me. I cut and no desire to go back. Thanks low review is reflective of my perception of ol
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Remote control is defective
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: rhoffone
from USA
Gender:Male
As far as I can tell the stick itself is okay. The remote continually locks up. The only way I can get it to work each time it locks up is to remove the batteries and put them back in. Yes, the batteries are definitely fresh; have tried several new ones. Once the batteries have been put back in generally the remote continues to work for a few hours.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Love my Roku stick!
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: Nancy96
from Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Gender:Female
I bought my Roku stick after several years of owning my original Roku and finally cut my cable. What I saved in the first cable free month covered the cost of the stick. The quality is good and cost great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
No more cable
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: Bodiesel
from Atlanta, GA, United States
Gender:Male
Wish I had bought sooner. I would say at least try it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Works OK, remote is useless
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: willz
from Minnesota, United States
Gender:Male
Generally, the streaming stick seems to work well. Nice user interface, lots of content. I have it plugged directly into my receiver so I can get Dolby Digital Plus surround sound when supported by the content (rather than plugging it into my TV and using the ARC to the receiver...ARC does not support DD+).
HD picture quality is spotty. I don't know if the stick buffers content, but when watching shows, there are periods of time when the video quality is HORRIBLE, and then suddenly it will be crystal clear HD.
I gave up on using the included remote (and according to what I found online, I'm not the only one). It constantly loses connection with the Roku, and I tried many, many different things to get it to work. The workaround is to just download the remote app on your phone...that consistently works well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Great features
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: Dimples4534
from Baraboo,Wisconsin
Gender:Female
I bought this about a month ago and it was the best thing I ever did.No more DirecTV or cable bills.I chose Hulu for 7.99 a month as an extra.I will never go back.I can watch what I want when I want.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
2
ROKU Review
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: rbilsky0254
from Fort Myers, FL, United States
Gender:Male
I anticipate you'll probably not publish this, but you insisted on a review, so here it is. Frankly, folks, I'd save my money for a nice dinner in lieu of buying this device. My expectations of this device (and others similar to this) were unrealistic. Somehow I had it in my head that this device would be the ticket to getting rid of cable because it would provide access to a wide variety of programs. Well, much to my disappointment, all ROKU does is provide access to a number of pay services such as HULU and Redbox. ROKU does provide a very limited selection of "free" programs but almost all of those programs are nothing worth watching. If you have a smart TV, you really don't need to buy a ROKU or anything like it because the smart TV provides you with the same programming access as a ROKU.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Seems great
on March 1, 2016
Posted by: Meeting
from Iowa
Gender:Male
lot to look at but most sites require a log on fee that seems high.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com