Premiere - HD and 4K UHD Streaming Media Player with HDR

Reason for Purchase – We have been using cable to watch TV and movies for 40+ years. We were attempting to cut our cable services to only Internet and needed to replace our access to TV and movies. Many people have already switched, many never had cable. Streaming services appear to be more mature now so I made the plunge. I researched many of the various streaming devices but settled on Roku. I purchased a Roku Premiere+ (for Ethernet input) and 2 Streaming Sticks.Length of use – 1 monthSetup – Extremely easy. The Premier+ plugged it into the HDMI of my AVR and plugged the power into a separate outlet. At first I used the WiFi connection on the Premier+ but later switched to Ethernet. The Streaming Sticks are plugged into the HDMI of the TVs and to separate power outlets. The remotes are small but easy to use.Ease of Use – It took a little bit of adjusting to getting around when flipping channels etc., but we are now fairly efficient at it. Adding/deleting channels is a snap. Each device keeps its own channels apps separately, which can be moved, etc., without effecting other Roku devices.Customer Service – Have not had to contact.Features – Content is amazing. There are websites dedicated to Roku channel selections allowing you to filter through the numerous amount. Many are free, some have subscriptions which we avoid, some tie their use to you having a cable provider (isn’t this an oxymoron?). Our mobile devices can be used to look at content or used as a remote. A big benefit is we are now see true 1080P vs the 720P output from the cable company.Issues/Concerns – We have experienced some buffering on PlayStation Vue and NewsOn but nothing significant. On one of the Streaming Sticks we have experienced some issues with the remote not working at times. We just power down and up and it sorts itself out. This may be an issue with local power brownouts lately affecting the internet modem.Other – We also looked at the various streaming packages available from certain companies. We decided on PlayStation Vue as we liked their channel selection best. The DVR feature is slick and easy. All content is available through any PC or mobile device as well as well as the Guide. The number of usable HD channels is now more numerous than our previous cable provider. One of the best things is flexibility. If another streaming service comes along, I can try it out. Hardware is also not a big deal to switch should something new come along.Quality – I give the equipment a high rating. I have one 55” 1080P TV and two smaller 720P TVs. I would highly recommend if you plan on using Roku for 1080P to get something that takes Ethernet. I have good broadband and WiFi but Premier+ just couldn’t cope with the 1080P via WiFi. The 720Ps do just fine on WiFi. I wish the Premier+ had come with 1000 Base-T for the Ethernet vs just 10/100 as I believe this would have eliminated any buffering. Maybe in the future. As far as sound quality it’s on par with cable. I have the Premier+ hooked into my AVR and get great sound through my speakers.Price – I consider the price very reasonable. My net monthly savings vs the cable TV portion is about $58 which will pay for the equipment in less than 4 months.Glad we made the change. Between this and switching to Ooma for our landline we are saving many $$$. Very happy camper.EDIT: 3/26/17 - Last night the unit just died in the middle of watching a Netflix movie. Over the past month we haven't had any issues. I am sending it back for a replacement. I'll keep the 5 star rating for now.

This is my 3rd over all roku.I was one of the first adopters of the original roku, and I long since thought, why bother updating the old little box if it is still working. So for 7 years after we cut the cable cord we let the one little box be our main form of entertainment. And it was amazing, and we were happy.After moving to a new house I though perhaps it was time to update and get a roku3 as it had recently had a price drop. I will admit right here and now that I was again impressed and felt my money had been well spent. In our new house, with a new TV we have been watching clearer shows, more stable os on the roku, and loving some of the strange free content we find.We still had our old TV and after a huge argument about no tv in the bedroom my husband put up the old tv in our bedroom anyways. Well fine, so be it. But damn it, I am getting another new roku. Why not save $90 bucks and just attach the old one, well....first off who doesn't like new, 2ndly the roku 3 and the roku premiere+ have headset jacks in the remotes which allow for the tv to be watched silently also they are close enough in attributes that they are fairly interchangeable.I plugged in this item and logged into my accounts, and it's just amazing. It's a tiny box, that takes up hardly any space. It uses Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon and still has a pile of extra free channels of junk to watch. It's just easy to use. Seriously it's what the $150 /month Comcast should be but isn't - cheap, easy, dependable, and full of content. It's flat out amazing that for $21 a month we get damn cheap tv access, one that I would argue is better than the Comcast subscription.People ask me all the time, how does one cut the cord. Simple you call comcast and you end the TV service, and the phone service (see my "obi" review). Have some DVD's handy, because you will detox from the TV addiction hard cord, and likely Comcast will remove the wrong services a few times. Have faith that the first few months to a year you will miss the commercials, you will want desperately to know which cleaning product will work work best, or phone features, movie trailers. But in time you will realize all of that is the power of advertising, you are literately addicted to it. Many will come to you and ask if you saw the new commercial about an item, and the Superbowl will suddenly be a huge product placement advertisement - and you will be clueless.After about a year you will realize that pile of cleaners under you sink for the first time ever is shrinking, same thing with hair products because you no longer are under the spell of the advertisements. You bank account will grow and you will have spare money. No joke, partly because you don't pay $150 per month for TV; and partly because you are simply buying different products. The amount of money P&G, unilever, and others spend to attract new business will no longer effect you the same.We had cable, and i went to target or walmart weekly for one reason or another. Food, cleaning, or personal supplies. Now, Target and Walmart are lucky to see me once a quarter. My needs remain the same, but now I just buy what I like in bulk quarterly. and only the Grocery store sees me regularly for fresh veggies. I joined a buy nothing group, and purchase even less. Seriously TV is an addiction and we need to stop staring at it.