Customer Reviews for Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Customer Rating
4
Great alternative to cable
on October 29, 2015
Posted by: joi55
from TX, United States
Gender:Female
I enjoy using this as it is saving me money on my cable bill. I enjoy the streaming of live television (shopping channels) but I do not like when it stops and asks me if I am still watching the program. If it is on, I'm watching it...Otherwise it is a good product.
After reviewing my cable bill I realized I was paying over 2 thousand in just equipment fees and taxes over 24 months. I scrapped cable and replaced with Roku the whole house!
I like the Roku interface and bought a streaming stick because I have another Roku TV. The stick seems to freeze more than the TV. This is not a huge problem in most instances (streaming Hulu or Amazon Prime), but it is a problem when watching Sling TV. I suspect the Sling TV issues may be on Sling's end though. This is something that Roku should investigate with Sling because it reflects badly on Roku's product.
I like the size and portability of this unit. It works great. Remote takes a split second to respond; don't know why. Once it's setup, just plug and play.
I bought this item to replace ordinary cable and my family absolutely loves it! You can watch whatever you want when you want. It is really a great product!
I bought this for our family room TV and we've since unplugged it -- it takes sometimes 1/2 hour to load videos and movies. Our modem and router are top-of-the-line, and work great with our Roku3 (which we LOVE!), but the 'Stick' just falls very short of our expectations and the hype. Hopefully a future stick will fix the problems.