Roku Express - HD Streaming Player

I used to watch NFL football games with the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket package. But it just became way too expensive to continue. I thought I would be stuck missing a lot of my favorite team's games on TV until a buddy told me about Roku and the NFL Game Pass app. This Roku streaming player is much like Amazon's Fire TV except it is much smaller, and you don't have to pay anything to watch a lot of its available content. There are apps you can subscribe to that you do have to pay for, but these are clearly marked, and you can create a PIN to make sure others don't sign up for these without your consent. After connecting it to an HDMI port on my AV receiver I simply turned on the TV (also connected to the AV receiver), and the little Roku streamer will walk you through getting it set up. If you don't have your TV connected to an audio system you can connect the Roku device to an HDMI port on your TV. I had no difficulty at all in getting it set up and paired with my home Wi-Fi. The Roku device itself is very tiny. It comes with a strip of double stick tape to secure it to your TV, but I used some Velcro to stick it to the upper edge of a shelf on my entertainment center. The included remote control is almost twice the size of the player, but it is simple to operate and not overly large.The Roku player provides you access to many free apps to stream content, and there are also many subscription services available. In my particular situation, I used Roku to download the NFL app. After paying for the NFL Game Pass subscription (which, by the way, is about a third the cost of the NFL Sunday Package cost) I was able to enter my information into the NFL app on Roku and stream NFL football games. It works flawlessly.Even if you are not a sports fan, Roku gives you access to many movies and TV shows that are free of charge to watch (you do have to endure some advertising, though). It is a fun and inexpensive way to gain a lot of TV content that may not be available to you on satellite or cable TV. I highly recommend it.

Not a random purchase...Loving it!I should start by saying I do not have cable. I do have internet and decided to subscribe to sling. They had an offer giving customers a Roku Express. I took it and waited for my free Roku. I am not sure what happened, but somehow I was unable to get the free Roku Express. So I went on a hunt for all my options and looked at reviews on Amazon and I came across the Roku Express. The price was perfect and I ordered it. It arrived on schedule. It was packaged perfectly. Everything you need to install is included. I followed the easy instructions and was able to set it up without any technical problems. That made me happy because I am not a techie person. It even comes with an adhesive strip to attach the little black box to the TV. Instructions say you aim your remote towards the little box. Netflix, Sling, and Amazon Prime services were easily synced. Once on you go to the home page and you are able to download a bunch of free TV and Movie apps. I wanted to have access to movies or TV shows without paying for cable because I am already subscribed to other services. Some of the free movie channels do have commercials, but I am OK with that. I have pretty good internet so I do not have any lagging or stopping yet. It has been about 6 months and I still love my Roku Express. Picture and sound quality are great. I have a Vizio Smart TV and do not know if that makes a difference. I have not used any other steaming devices, so I can not compare it with others. What I can say so far is I am extremely satisfied with how the Roku Express has worked with my Vizio Smart TV. I have not had any problems with the Roku Express. I am going to gift one to my sister. I do recommend it to anyone that asks me about it.

We love our Roku players. We have four (4) Roku devices in our house and we love using them. They are super easy to use and very simple to set up. We cut the cable about a year ago and these devices allow us to stay current on the shows we watch, but without the huge expense of the cable or satellite bill. The Express-HD is fast and responsive with great video streaming quality. Unlike the Amazon devices, the Roku has the Vudu app along with a YouTube App (FireTV removed their Youtube App recently). We are now a Roku house.We have mounted both of our Roku Express players to our TV's. The device comes with the mounting strips and they don't look out of place on the TV's.Pros:- Super easy setup- Mounting to the TV is very simple and the device comes with mounting strips- Availability of streaming apps. There are a ton of apps available and we use a bunch of them.- Small form factor. These are almost hidden and work great.- The remote is simple and easy to use.- Fast and responsive. For such a small device, it packs a lot of power. It is very responsive and streams in great quality.Cons:- Wish the remote could be programmed to control the TV volume. We ended up getting a "SideClick" remote so we only have one device that controls the TV and the Roku.