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Over this course, however, I have been frequently annoyed with the number of times the Roku 3 hangs up and the number of clicks I have to make to view content. Hardly a couple of days go by before I have to unplug and reconnect the Roku 3 device for a hard boot. The cause of this recurrent system freeze seems quite inexplicable to me. It is hard to say whether the channel(s) are at fault here or the core system itself. Regardless, the Roku 3 operating system needs to be able to sand box fatal errors caused by individual channels.
Otherwise, the device has a USB port and an Ethernet jack, but you don't even need the latter if you're planning to hook the Roku 3 to your WiFi network. It doesn't even have a power button, because this thing is always on. That's going to irk some of you out there, but Roku says that the box sucks up about as much power as a nightlight when idle. I don't know about you, but I don't have any nightlights that run all day. However, that's it - and frankly, that's all that can fit on this device's tiny frame.
Roku Inc. Was founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood – the inventor of the DVR. They are the market leader in streaming entertainment devices for the TV with millions of units sold since it was founded. Roku has always believed that anything you want to watch, listen to, and enjoy should simply be there on your TV, whenever you want it, and their streaming players are renowned for their simplicity, variety of entertainment choices, and exceptional value. They offer a 30 day money back guarantee – so if you’re not happy, you can return it. But I don’t think it’s possible to not be happy with the Roku players!
The remote is probably the biggest difference with the 3 over previous Roku generations. It may not seem like a big thing that it’s RF, but this is a fantastic boon to usability. You don’t need to point the remote at the device, meaning you can mount it wherever you want. Flip the remote sideways, and it’s a controller for a bevy of casual games (like Angry Birds). Even cooler, there’s a remote jack on the side, so you can stream the audio from your chosen video directly to the remote, keeping the peace with your spouse or roommate.
Announced in late August 2013, the TiVo Roamio has high hopes for the living room, planning to replace both your streaming box of choice and the cable box that was likely forced on you. For the most part, it works great. Andrew Tarantola at Gizmodo really liked it, saying “I’m not really sure how I got along roku 3 without it.” The Roamio allows you to record six shows at a time and a single button easily switches between cable programming and your DVR content alongside streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, and Pandora. The Verge also liked it for its seamless integration of internet services and cable TV.
My initial rating was 4 stars due to the lack of YouTube. After a few days with Roku 3 I upgraded it to a 5-star. I still wish Roku supported YouTube natively but the lack of it is mitigated by the major improvements this new Roku has over its predecessors. Amazon's reviewing guideline suggests that 5 stars means "I love it" and I absolutely do love Roku 3. Indeed, I can easily switch to my PS3 or Blu-ray player if I wanted to watch YouTube but there's no other device with such a great selection of channels and the better, faster user interface alone is worth one extra star. -Amazon.com
