Roku - 2 Streaming Player - Black

It sets up really easy, with setting up the account online taking more time than anything else, just a few minutes. Nice being able to take it anywhere you have internet access. Some things I don't like though are finding channels. Many of them you have to pay for and you don't even know that until you go through the steps to install the channel. Installing some of the channels is also a problem. You have to go online to get access codes which is a pain when you are trying to set up several different channels. One other problem is that there are several times when it has stopped during a show I am watching on Amazon Prime (AP) to buffer the video. When I watch AP on the PS3 or the Wii I don't have this problem. It's not a consistent problem, never happens on my other systems. Still a great buy and I would buy it again.

I recently purchased my Roku, because I do not watch TV. I have a Netflix and Hulu account, and combined it is less than cable. So, I sought out an option that would allow me to take my viewing to the next level. The Roku 2 is fast, I no longer need to go to Redbox, and you can even personalize it. Some of the apps could be more updated, however, it continuously updates, and TV apps are still relatively new. Overall, this was the most cost effective and efficient way to turn my TV into a smart TV. I also hear these things have a hard time dying out. Lastly, what pushed me to the Roku 2 was the fact that the remote has a headphone option so you can listen and adjust the volume while someone else is sleeping or if you are vacuuming around the house and like to watch TV still. Best purchase of the year so far!

Bought this as a Christmas gift for my parents, who want to reduce or eliminate their cable. They are in their 70's and I was worried that it would be difficult for them to use but after a few sessions of "show & tell" they got the hang of it. We have a blu-ray player that we use to access Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. and the Roku is faster. Really like that it is small and easily portable. My parents spend winters in Florida and just took it with them. I do wish the interface on these devices was easier. I hate how you have to type everything in, it's so slow!

This $60 gadget really does make your dumb TV smart, and it is easy to use. You need a computer for setup and wifi for viewing on the TV. There is some free content on each "channel," but much of the content is not free. However, if you already pay to stream Netflix on a PC, phone, or tablet, all Netflix content can be viewed on your TV via Roku at no additional charge. But with other providers, such as Amazon Prime, you often still have to pay by the show to view on Roku TV.

I bought this for my father in law. He does NOT like change...he still has a flip phone! However, he LOVES it! He watches Netflix every day with it. He used to watch everything in closed-caption because he couldn't hear the tv unless it was all the way up. Now, he plugs his headphones into the remote and he can hear it!! Great gift idea.

My cable bill kept going up. I heard about the Roku box and thought I would give it a try. I purchased through the Roku box Hulu Plus and Netflix. They each cost $7.99 per month. This is a monthly savings of over $100.00 compared to cable. The box is easy to use and easy to navigate with the remote. I love it so much, I purchased a second one.

This is the latest of several Rokus that I've bought in the last year in my quest to replace most of what I used to get from my cable service with streaming video. Part of my enthusiasm for the Roku is really just liking the concept of streaming video, but the device is also flexible and easy to set up and use. It gives me access to many different channels and more are getting added all the time. In contrast, I have a Blu-Ray player that said it had Netflix and other apps, but what it had out of the box is all it will ever have and the apps are very annoying to use. On the Roku, you choose the channels you want (free, pay, whatever) and they show up in one place as your channels, then it is simple to get to the channel you want to use. My cable provider also has a feature where you can get all of your subscribed channels via streaming video rather than directly over the cable, including digital channels for which I had needed to rent a cable box from them. I got rid of the cable box and the savings from that will pay for the Roku in short order. I lost on demand and start over features with the cable box, but I never used those, so not a big deal for me.

Wanted to get my mom into netflix but her TV didn't have native netflix support. She loves this and really likes the headphone jack on the remote so she can watch while her husband snores away in the chair next to her. Took a little bit to learn how to use and I had to do the initial setup for her but it's been perfect since then.