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
5
Best Ever!
on July 25, 2013
Posted by: Maryanimal
from East Greenwich, RI
Thoughtful design, works even better than expected, very happy about subtitle feature, and just as happy with earphone jack for listening late at night without disturbing anyone else...all the better to hear you with my dear....genius move to add PBS as one of the free apps....I love it! Beautiful HD picture! The remote does use up batteries pretty quick with the earphone feature, but lithium batteries are on the market, so no worries!! Highly Recommended
Pros: Fast Setup, Attractive Design, Improved Audio/Video, Simple Controls
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
Leading the Way, But Has a Ways to Go
on July 25, 2013
Posted by: Corey
from San Diego, CA
++ Break Free We got the Roku to break free from the asinine, archaic cable networks. It has been great at enabling us to do that and I'm happy to be free. Now we watch what we want, when we want and aren't at the mercy of networks with their endless commercial breaks. Unfortunately breaking free does have its downsides and the Roku 3 isn't completely satisfying. - Channel Apps UI & Performance While the primary Roku interface is great, all the Roku's channel apps have awful UI and are often slow, have chunky performance or are buggy. Even the flagship Netflix and Hulu channels seem dated and slow and occasionally crash. Focus should really be made to improve the interface despite the Roku's hardware limitations. - Lack of Many Key Networks & Quality Channel Apps Many of the current shows we wish to watch are simply not available via Roku and there's but three channels we actually utilize. The rest of the channels are low production or niche. If you have Netflix, you won't need Amazon Video (or vice versa) because they practically carry the same catalogue . We've found third-party solutions to fulfill our needs of watching the shows we want but they require a bit of effort and are therefore less than ideal. I know this all may be out of Roku's control but be prepared to miss out on some popular network shows, debuts, and live events if you go with Roku.
Pros: Netflix, Hulu, Always on, Nhl Gamecenter, Use Remote From Anywhere
Cons: Missing Many Key Networks, Poor Channel Apps Ui
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
The ROKU 3 is marevelous
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Stan
from Henderson NV
Verified Purchase:No
The search is terrific. Only thing that would improve it would be to be able to group the instant and recently watched queues by category
Pros: Attractive Design, Comprehensive Search Acro, Fast Setup, Simple Controls, Improved Audio/Video
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
The best yet
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Roku guy
from Springfield, OR
Use for Netflix and plex
Pros: Fast Setup
Cons: None
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
I love my Roku
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: happy camper
from everett, wa
Verified Purchase:No
My only complaint is slow streaming.
Pros: Simple Controls, Fast Setup, Improved Audio/Video, Attractive Design
Cons: Slow streaming
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Product
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: TV Dave
from Chippewa Falls, WI
Verified Purchase:No
This is an excellent product that I use daily to watch shows. It plays everything flawlessly and I haven't had any problems with it all. I love my Roku and I'm so glad I got it. If you're thinking about it, go for it! You will not regret it!! Best thing I have bought in a while.
Pros: Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Simple Controls, Love The Ear Phone Hookup, Fast User Interface, Easy to use
Cons: None yet
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
High-Tech Devise Greatly Improves Access
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Joel the Handyman
from Rancho Cordova Estates
Now that you have given yourself the gift of Roku, you will want to get the most out of this portal to the vast world television, movie, and audio entertainment. To do this, first browse and then add your channels to the start menu. Then browse the content of those individual channels and "Add to Instant Que" all the programs of greatest intertest to you. The lightning quick processor allows you to navigate fast, giving you literally thousands of shows to choose from. Then, when you are in the mood to watch a movie or some shows, you have your own custom channel within-a-channel to easily find and select exactly what you're looking for.
Pros: Simple Controls, Intuitive navigation, Improved Audio/Video, Attractive Design, Fast Setup
Cons: None
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Better by a 'Remote' than the Roku 2!
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Dexipur
from PA, USA
~It's usually on from 5am till 2am most days and generally streaming music while I work the web. Rest of free time it's on either on one of my Anime stations or a movie site. I don't find it locking up and needing a boot as much as the 2 and any problems I've had are remote related,(buy at least a 4 pack of IIA's Alka.Batt). She will misbehave if the batteries are weak; when you push a button if the Roku doesn't respond...check THEM, (batteries!) FIRST! ---------------------------- ~Cool Factor: Remote.. Plug in yours headphones or theirs into it and its a portable wifi stereo sound amp for your Roku and whatever your streaming; just your Roku though not everything else that you may be watching. The new OS is pretty good as far as use but I can't really say I prefer it over the 2's OS even though they both use the same now.
Pros: Fast Setup, Simple Controls, Attractive Design, Good remote
Cons: Fresh Batteries A Must
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com