Roku3820EU Streaming Stick 4K | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player, Black

The Roku Streaming Stick is by a big margin one of the best purchases anyone with an old (or even new) tv can make. I have a Samsung “smart” TV (2015) which sadly now runs the older Samsung OS so everyday is becoming less and less smart, i decided to go with Roku instead of Amazon’s own stick due to airplay capabilities and boy oh boy it was the right decision. The Roku sticks works wonderfully both mirroring iPhone/iPad but also casting video and audio through AirPlay, although it does not support VPNs, i can connect my iPhone/iPad to VPN and cast video and it works great. UI is simple but effective, with minimal ads, and a wide array of apps to download.This model includes de remote that will also control your TVs volume, mute and power, so no need for a second remote, you can also download the Roku app on your smartphone which you can use as a second remote or to use as private listening device, very useful if you have kids in the house. I have just one minor gripe with the remote, if you power the Roku from a 1A USB port at the back of the TV, when the TV is off the remote is going to consume a significant amount of power trying to connect to the stick (the two connect through Wifi), so be ready to replace batteries rather frequently (they have lasted me around 3 months, which is ridiculous when other remotes (IR) would last years), although if you power it (Roku stick) from the mains you should not have this problem.The stick supports 5GHz Wifi so should be nice and fast, and includes all the major apps: Channel 4, iTV, BBC, my5, Netflix, Disney+, NOW, AppleTV+, Youtube, Prime Video, Spotify, Apple Music, even F1tv (although you can’t watch live races) and many more.Overall i am very happy to bring my not so old tv back from the brink of tech death and highly recommend the stick, especially if you have an iPhone but not an apple tv.

Got this to replace my Apple TV....Apple TV is fantastic but my partner can't get on with the interface or remote.This is just her cup of tea. Easy to use, easy to set up, more tactile remote. Clear what you're about to click both on screen and on the remote.I set it up for her and it was really, really simple. Only thing to note is that the stick is quite long. My initial idea was to set this up on a small portable monitor then take it to the TV. The design of my Raspberry PI monitor didn't allow enough room for the stick. Probably never, ever going to be an issue on a regular TV but worth noting depending on your use case.Quality wise...I can't tell any differnece between this and my Apple TV. Works with HDR, picture is just as clear. No pixelating and sound seems just the same.One thing to mention is the start up time is longer if you power the device from a USB on the TV compared with keeping it plugged in. It's not crazy long, only a few seconds but definitely there. Power on the TV with the Roku remote, the Roku has to boot and then the remote has to pair. Less than 10s but another thing to note.Overall, if I knew then what I knew now, I'd probably have bought this over my Apple TV. All my favourite apps are there (even Apple Music) and best of all, it let me delete the BBC iPlayer app! Nice.

Small, relatively inexpensive and unobtrusive Roku stick that provides the UK terrestrial TV streaming channels and the common subscription channels, including Amazon Prime (isn’t widely mentioned on the Roku website), Apple TV, etc. It can be powered from a TV 1A output USB socket. The remote control is very compact with good voice input, dedicated shortcut buttons (unlike that pictured) for Amazon Prime and Apple TV. The remote is also easy to set up to control the TV volume/mute, working on a 2015 Samsung and 2018 Android OS Sony TV. Roku menu navigation is very quick with no lag and no concerns on the image quality. Additional and feature that seals the deal is Apple Airplay, again works exceptionally well. Fully recommend this Roku 4K streaming stick if you have Amazon Prime, Apple TV, etc subscriptions and also Apple Airplay. Note that if the stick cannot be plugged into the TV HDMI socket due to restricted access, ROKU will provide via post on request, a short HDMI extension lead.

I’ve used an Apple 4K TV streamer since 2017 and in general it’s been great, with a couple of exceptions. The main one is Apple only support an old version of BBC iPlayer, so there’s no 4k and, in general the resolution does not look as good as it could be.The Roku 4K stick does support the latest version of iPlayer and does not transcode all audio to PCM. I have the stick plugged directly into my amplifier. It didn’t take long to setup and the picture and audio on all the apps I use are great. I can now get iPlayer in 4k.Performance wise the Roku does not compare with the Apple. Apps take longer to open and the Home Screen is not as good, but I expected this as the Roku is a third of the price of an Apple 4K. I use a Harmony remote and sometimes it loses connection with the Roku, this is really the only problem I’ve had.In general I’m very pleased with the Roku, however, if Apple and the BBC could get their act together I’m sure I would get another Apple.

Easy to set up, simple to use and provides me with access to all the streaming channels I need, converting my perfectly good but old TV into a Smart TV.Went for this over the cheaper version as had the benefit of voice activation and can control the volume through the remote.Nice and compact and does need line of sight to operate.My only complaint with Roku products is the charging port is old style and tends to stop working after a few years.

Works very well once set up. My TV would not supply enough power from the USB port to run this, so I am using the included power adaptor.It gets hot and seems to be using power 24/7 - cannot find a way to turn it off completely except by remmoving the power cable.WiFi is a good connection and beat my smart tv app quality when watching NOW tv.

good picture quality easy to set up