The device is nice for streaming. I do wish the mirroring feature worked a little better. It does not work with netflix or Hulu from my phone. I want to use my phone to stream because I have tmobile binge on with free streaming. Other than that it works great.
I already had the roku 3 and got this one for a tv in the extra room that's a little far from the modem/router so it's great that it's wireless. It works fine and it was easy to install. Once I logged into my roku account, I could see all of my set up, channels etc.
The Streaming Stick is very slow and unresponsive to input. There's often a lag when pressing buttons on the remote and the UI is very sluggish. Among other things, this makes it impossible to fast forward or rewind videos with any degree of accuracy. My Roku 3 has no problems like that.
Out of may to choose from (Roku, Google, Apple, etc.) we are happy with Roku! Looks better, remote works from any angle, easy to navigate, and great price.
When it worked, it was great, but doesn't work now
on January 10, 2016
Posted by: Mudpuppy
from St. Louis, MO, United States
Gender:Female
Have had since Christmas...gifted to me. First couple of weeks, I was ecstatic...easy to use & worked perfectly...very convenient. One day it started to fail to respond to the remote. Now its a hassle eveey time and most often doesn't work at all...does not respond to remote. Sometimes opens to the bouncing/floating Roku...nothing wakes it; sometimes opens to the Roku foot-tapping - may respond to OK or Home button, but may not...chances of success 50/50 at best, and even if it goes to menu screen, 90% of the time that's as far as I can get before it stops responding ; sometimes opens to Menu, but doesn't respond to remote. NEED HELP OR REPLACEMENT ASAP! EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED!!!