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
Better Than A DVR!
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Zenzation
from Locust Gove, GA
The Roku3 is my second purchase of the Roku line. I have one at my mom's house and one at mine. It brings everything together into one place and navigation is a breeze. Before Roku I had three different devices and a DVR. Switching between them required separate remote controls for each and drove my wife crazy. The Roku's simple design makes getting what I want a breeze. And the variety! There is so much to see. You could do some of the same lookups on the Internet, but Roku has done the homework for you and brought it into one neat package. If it were not for some of the content providers requiring you to have a cable/satellite subscription, I would leave all those behind and just enjoy Roku alone. I think I am headed in that direction anyway.
Pros: Fast Setup, Attractive Design, Simple Controls, Improved Audio/Video
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Fast and easy
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Dude from Oregon
from Salem, Oregon
Verified Purchase:No
Replaced internet functions (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc) routing through my Blueray, as it was unbearably slow. The Roku is blazing fast compared to the Blueray. Very impressed.
Pros: Simple Controls, Improved Audio/Video, Fast Setup
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Best product, tried 1 other
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: jay
from baton rouge, la
Verified Purchase:No
I tried another similar product and it does not even compare in quality.
Pros: Fast Setup, Improved Audio/Video, Attractive Design, Simple Controls
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Great, but needs youtube and volume
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Rodalpho
from New York, NY
Love the roku3, very fast and tons of channels. Particulary love Plex. I just wish it had Youtube, and that the volume controls on the remote worked when not using headphones.
Pros: Simple Controls, Fast, Attractive Design, Fast Setup
Cons: No youtube, Want Volume On Remote
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Small but a giant
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: El Chelito
from Houston, Texas.
Better than my Sony Blu Ray, but I hate the control remot because there are no names under de icons. My question is WHY?
Pros: Fast Setup
Cons: Poor Design
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Good improvement, but not quite polished
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: Scott
from Worcester, MA
I love my Rokus. They are now my primary source of TV. Using Simple.TV for broadcast TV, Plex for my personal video/audio libraries, Netflix for streaming library, and Vudu/Amazon for on-demand/new releases. When it works, it works very well. Moving between apps and keys when searching is much faster, but could stand to be improved - this is mitigated by the Roku Android app which is how I type most of the time. The new video search functionality is great, but it would be nice if it was extended across all apps - I have many videos in Plex and some TV in Simple.TV that don't get included in the unified search. When it doesn't work... The app keyboard can occasionally be sluggish, or type the same letter repeatedly. I haven't noticed it as much lately so recent updates may have addressed this - it seemed much more responsive today. More significantly, it doesn't maintain a wireless signal well, which is an issue when a physical connection is no longer an option. Again, this seems to be improved, but still not acceptable (when I first got it the device would struggle to stay connected for a 45 minute TV show, now it will generally stay connected 4-8 hours before dropping). Finally, on occasion it will just completely freeze up and then reboot. Generally this happens when trying to start a video - loading will appear to freeze. This typically happens when internet drops, but when I try to go home to fix the network it doesn't respond. After a minute or so, the device will reboot itself from this state (assuming I haven't already pulled the power myself). This is not as frequent as the wireless dropping, but does tend to happen 1-2 times a week. I now have the Roku on a power strip that I shut down when I'm done with the TV. This helps ensure I always start with an internet connection, but it means I need to check for updates periodically in case they were missed while the system was off. So far, between some updates and setting it up on the power strip, I've stuck with this instead of reverting back to the Roku 2. Most of the time my use of it is under 4 hours at a time, so I don't run into the issues I listed as frequently now that it starts fresh when I fire up the entertainment center. I hope future updates further stabilize the system. However, as it is today, it is still a solid player with the best variety of streaming devices on the market. I would (and have) recommend it for cord-cutting or just to supplement a cable package.
Pros: Best Variety Of Apps, Attractive Design, Fast Setup
Cons: Wireless Intermittent, Freezesreboots Often, Freezes often
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
You Tube Please.
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: NoYouTubeGuy
from Eugene, OR
Verified Purchase:No
Would like You Tube. Duh! What's wrong with you guys?
Pros: Fast Setup, Improved Audio/Video
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
great streaming device
on July 26, 2013
Posted by: kulo
from new york
Verified Purchase:No
This is a great product, no need to go to video stores, our even red box, the price of gas these days why make two round trips to red box to pick up a movie then drive the next day to return it, you can watch free movies at crackle, or with a Netflix subscription of only $7.99 a month watch unlimited movies, In addition with amazon, and block buster app, you can stream recent new releases between $2.99-$4.99..not bad ;) especially saving those round trip rides to red box... Would of gave it 10 stars if it had internet browser, overall its a great product and I strongly recommend to anyone..
Pros: Good Apps
Cons: No Internet Browser
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com