Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
5
I Got What They Promised!
on January 31, 2016
Posted by: MemphisRains1
from Great Northwest
Gender:Female
I have had my Roku since Dec. 25th 2014 and so far it has been excellent!!! It was easy for me to set up (52 yrs old--do ok on computery-type stuff) and it did everything it was supposed to do! One thing, however, and I would not even really call it a "drawback" is that I cannot figure out how to add more stuff on my home screen; which, is partially my fault for putting all of the directions away. Also, I did not have all the issues that some had so I consider this a good purchase. I love not paying for cable!
Bought a few weeks ago, had a little problem with my broadband security, but after that was awesome! Easy setup easy to add channels and awesome customer support! Liked it so much bought 2 of them and getting ready to buy another! It is so awesome am getting rid of my dish!
The Roku is super easy to setup and use (with an eye catching interface). I use it primarily for my Netflix account but it has a bunch of free channels as well as oodles of paid channels. While you do get to demo the channels before obligating yourself, once the trial ends bam! They can charge the card Roku made you sign up with quickly and easily (yes you read that right no credit/debit card no Roku setup). That to me is the only catch-22. Of course you can ignore the trial channels altogether and avoid the potential for a lightening speed charge.
The device is very easy to set up. I get a great picture, and the sound is great. The only issue I had is the USB connection. When you have it connected to to the TV it takes a long time to connect to the Internet. I fixed that issue by connecting the USB to a power outlet. Now streaming is a breeze.