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Roku - 4 Streaming Media Player - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.2
Rating breakdown 3,083 reviews
5 Stars
1,773
4 Stars
644
3 Stars
279
2 Stars
174
1 Star
213
83%of customers recommend this product.
(
2,520 out of
3,028)
Customer Reviews for Roku - 4 Streaming Media Player - Black
Customer Rating
5
Roku 4
on July 13, 2016
Posted by: JimBo63
from PA, United States
Gender:Male
I purchased the Roku 4 recently and I am amazed just how clear my picture is. Not only is the picture razor sharp clear but the amount of available networks, shows and my favorite sports. I feel very fortunate having it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Over all the best
on July 13, 2016
Posted by: CLBJR
from Gaithersburg MD
Gender:Male
I have had all of them including Google - Apple - Amazon and the Roku seems to play nice with everything and also offers more then any of the above content.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
4
Roku is fantastic, but this remote needs help...
on July 13, 2016
Posted by: Fisher_in_Texas
from Austin, TX, United States
Gender:Male
Our first digital media player was a Roku (2 XS, I think). It worked well until we plugged the wrong adapter in and fried something inside. Being an all iPhone household, we decided to try the appleTV (3rd gen) next. After a couple years of use, we decided that the "synergy" across apple products was outweighed by our frustrations and the lack of native apps on appleTV. So, a couple weeks ago we got the Roku 4. Our main observations, first the Pros:
- The selection of apps is fantastic, which as mentioned above was the main reason for making the switch, namely Sling TV, VidAngel, BYUtv, and a plethora tv and video sources instead of just iTunes! - Ability to voice search for a movie/show across said plethora of outlets to price compare, though Sling's movie's aren't included. That said, most apps have the same prices now it seems. - Remote finder feature is great, particularly with a toddler in the house. - The Roku phone app makes a great backup remote, and connects much better than our old appleTV's phone app (in fairness, it wasn't the most recent appleTV).
Now the Cons: - The remote disconnects almost daily!!! This is the reason I can't give it 5 stars. We have to pair the remote almost daily, typically by power cycling the Roku. Our older Roku never did this (no, it wasn't an IR remote). - Voice recognition only works for main search feature, and does not allow searching within an app like YouTube. - Unit runs hot, but that doesn't seem to affect performance - Worthless Rdio button. I hope they reprogram it to. Lastly, we don't yet have a 4k tv, so we'll have to look into that major feature in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
2
If you don't have a 4K TV, don't bother
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: grayvader
from Austin, TX
Gender:Male
I upgraded from a Roku 3 because I needed to replace one of my older units. The Roku 4 is a little faster but not appreciably. I don't have a 4K TV do that feature isn't useful to me yet. However, the bad thing is my unit locks up every day (if 30 minute shutdown is not enabled). This means you have to pull power to reboot it. I've read of others having this problem so maybe there is a bad batch out there.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Love it!
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: hb29803
from Aiken, SC, United States
Gender:Female
I bought to cut the "Cable Cord" and it's great!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
5
Works Great!!
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: charliepapa
from Houston, TX, United States
Gender:Male
I have a non-smart TV. I used to have a smart DVD player but it was slow and didn't seem to have enough processing power. The Roku 4 totally surpassed my expectations. I use it for netflix and Plex media server mainly. Highly recommend, won't disappoint!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: simon42
Gender:Male
Everything is good, picture is perfect, but Roku 4 box become very hut and I'm worry about. Please write me recommendation how to keep box save from overeat ?!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com
Customer Rating
3
No HDMI cable
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: Jim001
from Minneapolis, MN, United States
Gender:Male
Disappointed. The only way to hook up to the tv and it did not supply an HDMI cable!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting roku.com