Customer reviews from roku.com
Roku - 3 Streaming Player - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(25,979 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 25,979 reviews
5 Stars
16,895
4 Stars
6,203
3 Stars
1,513
2 Stars
668
1 Star
700
93%of customers recommend this product.
(
23,564 out of
25,460)
Customer Reviews for Roku - 3 Streaming Player - Black
Customer Rating
4
Great Product!
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: MarProf
from Baltimore, MD, United States
Gender:Male
Has it all! Very fast, huge number of apps, supports Plex, and the menu is very intuitive. Only negative is that it does not support custom DNS. It is hard-wired to Google, 8.8.8.8. Other popular products support custom DNS, but that that is not a deal breaker. Savvy users can till choose their own DNS if they have the right router, supporting static routing. Great box. Other than the DNS it is a 5 star product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Almost perfect, needs more support for local media
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: elduderino
I know this isn't meant for a local player, but it can play most movies, but still lacks support for widely used formats. It only supports MKV with H.264 encoding, but not MKV with mpeg2 which is what raw DVD is. To overcome this, you have to encode the movie to MKV or mp4 (H.264), frustrating and time consuming if you have a lot of kids DVD backups they want to watch. I use DSVideo app from Synology since I have their NAS. All my movies have been ripped to it and I have been having to convert my raw MKVs as well as my avi's in order for Roku to play them. AVI not supported I get, but why not mpeg2? Like I said, almost perfect, still worth getting for ease of use for my children. Also, no ability to turn off annoying ads on the home screen. If I want it, I will go look for it. Kind of frustrating the I purchase something only to have it be a portal for advertisements for Roku. It's OK to display those ads within the apps that play them, but not on the home screen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
awesome product
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: mg0706
from Chippewa Falls, WI, United States
Gender:Male
This is great. I will recommend Roku 3! It is faster than the 2.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
2
Roku 3
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: Maria2
from Georgetown, CA, United States
Gender:Female
Works great except I keep losing sound. I have to unplug and restart after it sits for a bit.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome! Roku 3
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: Rock Whisper
from Jonesborough, TN, United States
Gender:Male
There is a slight learning curve with the Roku 3 because of the shear volume of play option. Once you have entered some codes and master a few shortcuts, You will be telling everybody just how cool you are for buying a Roku 3.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Great when it works
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: Orby
from Northampton, MA, United States
Gender:Male
Great alternative to high cable bills, except when you get the dreaded purple "Content not authorised" screen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Great home entertainment
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: Sandman32
from Miami, FL, United States
Gender:Male
Purchased the Roku 3 a month ago, I like the features, but when I pause a show for more that five minutes I am unable to play back the show, have to restart the Roku.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Great product!!!
on October 21, 2014
Posted by: Junior13
from Calhoun, GA, United States
Gender:Male
Will not regret it. It works great! I'm glad I bought it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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