Roku Streaming Stick
Roku's latest Streaming Stick is a tiny, fast, full-featured media streamer that adds some interesting new features thanks to a companion mobile app.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Hides behind your TV: The stick design plugs right into your TV with a simple setup
- Super-fast startup: Stream your favorite channels like Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, and more in a snap
- Long-range Wi-Fi: Enjoy fast, smooth TV streaming in any room with a strong Wi-Fi connection
- No more juggling remotes: Power up your TV, adjust the volume, and control your Roku device with one remote
- Voice search & control: Quickly search, play entertainment, and control your streaming device with the voice remote
- Breathtaking picture: Stream in 4K, Dolby Vision, and HDR10 plus with sharp resolution and vivid color
- Watch what you love: Stream a massive selection of free, live, and premium TV including 350+ free live TV channels
- Works with popular voice assistants: Enjoy easy voice control with Siri, Alexa, and Hey Google
PROS
+ Inexpensive.
+ Functional.
+ Responsive.
+ Lots of services available.
+ Private listening with Roku app and mobile device.
CONS
- No 4K support.
- Doesn't have headphone jack on remote.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on April 14, 2016
Roku's latest Streaming Stick is a tiny, fast, full-featured media streamer that adds some interesting new features thanks to a companion mobile app.
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By The Verge on April 23, 2014
The set-top box that goes anywhere you need it
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By TechAdvisor on October 01, 2014
The Roku Streaming Stick is one of the best media streamers around and worth the extra money compared with the Chromecast if you want more content at your fingertips plus the physical remote control and user interface.
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By TrustedReviews on April 29, 2014
The Roku Streaming stick is an HDMI dongle that plugs into an HDTV and with its built-in wireless connectivity gives you access to a host of streaming channels including Netflix, BBC iPlayer and Now TV. Far from newcomers to media streaming this is simply Roku’s smallest device yet and is clearly a response to the arrival of Google’s
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By TrustedReviews on April 29, 2014
So what can you actually watch? Well, at first glance there’s plenty. There’s 500 plus channels, so not quite the 1,000 channels available in the US, but that’s more than is available on Google Chromecast, which doesn’t have its own dedicated Channel store like the Roku. Additionally, there’s a section dedicated to apps, themes and a handful of games – just don’t expect to play Dead Trigger on this.
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