Roku Media Streaming Box Review

I purchased Roku media streaming boxes for my mother and mother in-law for Christmas this year. This was the big test, if I could teach a 50 and 60 year old person with zero tech knowledge how to operate a media streaming device. The Roku box gets 6 stars out of 5 stars from me. My mother, who can hardly turn on her TV can operate it.

I originally went with the Roku box since I needed a device that could stream Netflix to a TV with only composite RCA jacks as an input. The Roku hooked up quick and had no issues with connecting up to the wireless routers. The device is always on so it stays connected to the network (Less things to teach my mother). The remote only had like 6 buttons. This made it really simple to navigate the menus.  It helps to have an internet connected laptop there for the initial setup to get the Roku registration and Netflix all set up. But after that it has preformed flawlessly in both of the installs. The box even does well streaming the media on a slow internet connection.

If you want a simple and cheap media streaming device with lots of apps, check out the Roku.