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.
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23,564 out of
25,460)
Customer Reviews for Roku - 3 Streaming Player - Black
Customer Rating
4
Good but not great, not yet.
on November 20, 2013
Posted by: ingledene
from Toronto, ON, Canada
Gender:Male
There should be a way to play media files from PC on Roku, similar to using those apps for mobile devices. Would be even better to have a full size SD card reader and backlit remote control.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
love the format
on November 26, 2013
Posted by: Dabadabean
from Brooklyn, NY, United States
Gender:Male
love it but i have to reboot every once in a while says no internet connection another thing is i have Netflix but don't like as well every once in a while i have to sign in again why can it remember me it should be able to hook up a Bluetooth key board as well to make life easier thanks Roku
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
not as cool as it may be
on November 28, 2013
Posted by: meceo
from Munich, Germany
Gender:Male
I think device is fair enough, but has unused potential. In example missing features like mirecast or DLAN support. Also youtube should be easily available!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Not enough new streaming movies
on December 3, 2013
Posted by: spedan
from Northern NJ
Gender:Male
Other than bad new inventory, I am satisfied with my Roku.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Fills in the gaps perfectly!
on December 7, 2013
Posted by: BuzzFisher
from Vermont, United States
Gender:Male
Love the diverse choices available.....and the fact that more become available often!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent for children and grandchildren
on December 7, 2013
Posted by: rhans82
from Sioux Falls, SD, United States
Gender:Female
Whens the family is home and it is always on. Games are fun and very competitive. Movie selection if awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Wow !
on December 9, 2013
Posted by: JimC
from Miami, FL, United States
Gender:Male
Just a wonderful streaming device. Very `open`. Audio and video quality exceptional. So easy to set up and use.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
No web surfing but I'm sort of okay with that
on December 9, 2013
Posted by: Okay
from Chicago, IL, United States
Gender:Male
I was using a boxee but one of my favorite apps stopped supporting boxee, so I needed to get something that my favorite app would support. I presumed all of these little boxes at the electronics store were the same, so I settled on the mid-range Roku 3 for $129. It was only when I got it home and looked closely I realized that the Roku 3 had no web browsing capabilities. It also didn't have a youtube app because they didn't know how to get a licensing agreement with Google. On the other hand, the roku works; it's easy to set up. It also supports netflix, which boxee didn't.
Something else, too, that I thought was bad - there are a ton of "free" movie apps on the roku, but they are really terrible. They're actually ad delivery platforms disguised as movie apps. They will play a "free" movie, but then every eight minutes they will run a thirty-second advertisement. At first you think it's not so bad but then every eight minutes you're reminded of how much you are being ripped off by having an advertisement forced on you.
I've got a Netflix subscription, so I don't need those movie apps so much. If you're into it, Roku also supports a bunch of other popular pay-movie apps like Hulu and Netflix and Redbox. It works, and it's easy to set up but I miss being able to get on the internet.
Something else, too, that I thought was bad - there are a ton of "free" movie apps on the roku, but they are really terrible. They're actually ad delivery platforms disguised as movie apps. They will play a "free" movie, but then every eight minutes they will run a thirty-second advertisement. At first you think it's not so bad but then every eight minutes you're reminded of how much you are being ripped off by having an advertisement forced on you.
I've got a Netflix subscription, so I don't need those movie apps so much. If you're into it, Roku also supports a bunch of other popular pay-movie apps like Hulu and Netflix and Redbox. It works, and it's easy to set up but I miss being able to get on the internet.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com