It's the entire reason that they split off from Netflix in the first place! I bought my first Roku the day it was announced -- 5/20/2008, the "Roku Netflix Player", and I was thrilled with it. They added support for other streaming sources not too long after and I could not have been happier.
The next version had pre-programmed buttons for various services that had paid them off, and I was annoyed, but whatever.
The version after that they wanted me to enter my credit card information just to activate the device.
And finally they just started plastering it with ads, including ads for the "Roku Channel".
I don't know why they couldn't just raise prices and sell a device. I don't know what to do next; I tried an Amazon Fire TV but it's garbage. Chromecast I also found unusable; the app would lose connection all the time so pausing was always an iffy proposition. There are generic Android boxes but I have no idea what to expect quality-wise, and there are options like building my own Kodi box but I don't know how well streaming services are supported. I guess Apple TV is the last option? Last time I tried one it was just okay, and now Apple has its own streaming platform so I'm sure it's going to get into these same fights.
The next version had pre-programmed buttons for various services that had paid them off, and I was annoyed, but whatever.
The version after that they wanted me to enter my credit card information just to activate the device.
And finally they just started plastering it with ads, including ads for the "Roku Channel".
I don't know why they couldn't just raise prices and sell a device. I don't know what to do next; I tried an Amazon Fire TV but it's garbage. Chromecast I also found unusable; the app would lose connection all the time so pausing was always an iffy proposition. There are generic Android boxes but I have no idea what to expect quality-wise, and there are options like building my own Kodi box but I don't know how well streaming services are supported. I guess Apple TV is the last option? Last time I tried one it was just okay, and now Apple has its own streaming platform so I'm sure it's going to get into these same fights.