Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
4
does the job
on January 12, 2016
Posted by: kevd
from L A, CA, United States
Gender:Male
well it worked ok for awhile but just stopped as i received this for a review. when i first purchased it went through a lot of battery's but that corrected itself in time, maybe cheap ones? has been acting up the last couple of mth and finally wont let me reestablish a connection now. so i just purchased a new one today. over all works as intended but wish you did not have to give out credit card info to register.
I received this for the holidays and it has given me big screen access to apps like Netflix and Amazon on my tv. I am now rethinking my cable relationship as I can get my content delivered in another way.
I got this as a present for Xmas and thought it would be similar to Amazon Firestick or Chromecast, meaning there would not be an additional power cord that needs to be plugged into the wall. I was disappointed when I found out there is a power cord that needs to be plugged into the wall or your tv, in addition to plugging in the stick to the back of your TV. I know I should have researched a bit more, but I would have went with the firestick instead. I already have a Roku 3 (without voice control which I am unhappy about!) and wanted something that just had to be hooked up to the TV without additional cords. Also, it is a little slower than the 3, when searching channels and movies, etc. within the channels. Sometimes it freezes for a few seconds before moving.