Customer Ratings & Reviews

The interface of the Roku stick isn't my favorite, but after lots of comparison shopping, I decided to go with it while I waited for another device.

The Roku stick does OK but it has very limited range. I would not buy it unless it's going to be within 1 or 2 rooms of the wifi signal and on the same floor. Keep in mind it plugs directly into the HDMI connector which is usually on the back of the TV which can further obstruct the signal.

this is ok. the only problem is when moving to different TV's it looses the lists and all the passwords set up so you need a computer to reload

My sister has no complaints about this and really likes it. The only thing that bugs me a little is that Netflix doesn't continue to the next episode like most systems do when using streaming, but that really isn't a deal breaker. It was easy to install and works exactly as expected. I wound up getting my parents one too and I subsequently got them addicted to streaming movies.

I had a Roku tv I purchased on Black Friday. Before that, I had a Vizio smart tv that I wasn't particularly fond of apps wise, so I bought the roku stick to make it better. I love it. It has HBO, ESPN, Netflix, Hulu, and best of all, Time Warner Cable app. So if you're still with a cable company and don't want to pay for extra cable boxes, this is the way to go.

Being new to Roku I was unaware of that it had so many features associated with it. I liked it so much (because of its ease of use and the Roku platform that came standard on a smart tv I recently purchased), I wanted to add it to an older tv, since it did not have the "smart" capability options. This was a great addition to help add some life to an outdated tv.

We have a smart tv which I don't think is that great to use for streaming, and frankly, didn't need to when we had comcast. Now we have cut the cord and looking at all viewing options. The ROKU stick makes streaming so much easier. Since it is a plug-in stick, there is no clumsy box to deal with and makes it most convenient and portable to use on other TVs in the house. Sweet!

This is the perfect device for watching Netflix. Just plug into back of TV and follow the on screen instructions. Can't beat the price. Get it.

I had the roku with the av input but moved that to my older tube tv and I needed something for my flatscreen. I had only bought the other type because the remote had a headphone jack, but that broke very quickly anyway. This seems faster and has slightly better picture quality, with the benefits of fewer wires to deal with. A+

Really liked this product. The output is great but it takes little time to startup. Need better wi-fi coverage to load faster

Not a bad streaming stick. Kind of pricey versus others out there in the market. It does the job.

The Roku Stick is slow and unresponsive. First, the device lags when I try to press any button. On several occasions, the remote will not respond to touch at all, and I had to remove the back plate and remove and re-install the battery to make the remote work. Second, the device is slow when on the network. I tried to load Netflix, and it is stuck on the logo screen for a long time, even to the point it will not load the application. This device is not worth the trouble. Spend a few more dollars for the Roku 3. I have a 3 and I do not have any problems like the ones I described above.

Let me start off by saying that I am very technical savvy. I can build a computer from scratch and routinely at work I have to deal with getting laptops and desktops to display over various monitors and projectors. Getting things to display correctly has been part of my job in the past. Bought this for an older TV I wanted to hook into my home network. It was a Broksonic 32 LED TV with two HDMI inputs. Hooked up the Roku out of the box to TV, tried both the HDMI 1 and 2 inputs. No picture. Tried different settings on the TV but had no luck. Just to make sure the ports were good, I hooked up my laptop to the TV and used the TV aas a second monitor. The laptop easily worked with the TV on both HDMI ports with various settings. Tried contacting Roku, to get on a chat line with them was over 45 minutes!!! And this was well before the Christmas holiday. Tried calling them and after sitting on the phone for over ten minutes (was told there was only a 7 minutte wait) gave up and sent an email. In the meantime decided to try the Roku on a newer TV. It worked immediately on the newer TV, but since the newer TV was already streaming capable, don't really need it there. Decided to get the stick working to see if I could modify settings on the stick. At this point I found out had to input a credit card to get the stick activated online. I had no desire to purchase anything but the Roku site would not let me get past the credit card screen to activate the account and Roku. Went back to the Roku site again and still over a 40 minute wait to get a chat line going. Apparently, you can put in your credit card during the application process then delete it. I just didn't want to give out this information. Decided to send another email asking about an account with a non credit card. At this point, there was nothing I could do but wait. In less than 24 hours I got an email with a link I could use to create an account without a credit card. Got the account active and was able to activate the Roku. It was at this point that I noticed that while the Roku is booting up, it sends out information at 480 lines of resolution before settling on it's native 720 lines of resolution. I tried setting the Roku to broadcast at both 720 and 1080 and then tried plugging the stick into the older TV at no point did I even see any type of output from the Roku on the older TV. It just wouldn't put out anything this TV could display. The whole reason I bought this stick was to make my older TV a little smarter and allow me to stream from the internet or my home network to this TV. I couldn't get this to work and I sent multiple emails to Roku that went COMPLETELY unanswered. The only time they responded was to my credit card request and an orignal email stating how to troubleshoot the Roku frmo their website. I had already found this information myself before I had even received any email from them and followed all their steps exactly as stated. I was very polite in each of my emails even though I was getting very frustrated, Roku was just unable to help me past the point of anything that is already part of their online faqs. I suspect whatever signal this Roku is putting out, my older TV has an issue with. It's quite possible, the device I have is defective but I will never know. Roku wouldn't give me any support so I have no idea what the real underlying problem is. I did a lot of research before buying this stick and I was hoping it would be a good solution for me. One last thing I would like to add, one of the reasons I bought the stick was to hook it into my home network. I have a Windows 7 machine I use as a DVR to record our TV and on Windows 8 I use XBMC for any media we burn to the computer from a DVD. I use DLNA and it appears from first scanning the system, that Roku needs an app downloaded in order for me to stream from DLNA over my home network. Since I did not get this system working, I'm not quite sure if this is the case but wanted to add this to this review for other who may be in my shoes.

Great variety of different apps. Cheaper and better than cable.

This product is not only a great product, but is sold for a great price. I bought this for a TV in my other room because I did not want to pay for an additional box in the room! Does the job!! The remote does go through AAA batteries quickly.

the brand name can say it all, it will turn your tv smart with all the features you would need

Remote is unresponsive 90% of the time. I have a roku 3 and I have no problems. I got the stick for a bedroom and the remote is terrible. It lags so bad. I will probably bring this back and just spend the money on a higher end roku.

Roku requires a credit card to even activate this thing which is NOT stated on the package and my intended use did not include online purchases so no one gets that info. It would not stream from one room to the next, my smart tv has no problem doing this. It was too large to fit behind the set I wanted to use it on due to the placement of the hdmi connectors. Had a short cable or right angle adapter been included this would not have been an issue! This purchase was a total waste of time. Search the reviews based on lowest first you will be enlightened I wish I done this prior to buying and having to return this piece of junk.

My main reason for this purchase is to use this for streaming services on my flat screens that weren't smart tv's so it's great that I'll be able to watch wwe network on my one tv instead of having to go out my way

I bought this for my dad who is normally extremely hard to shop for. He loved it.