Signed up to Roku briefly to watch a movie.

[hunter]

The advertising was intolerable.

Deleted their app and won't do that again.

[jimfields33]

1. Free sometimes isn't free. Time buster is what that was.

[Joinfortmill]

2. I don't find it too bad. Been watching for awhile

[Shermann]

3. They still have the best-in-class streaming platform for televisions in my opinion

They are rock solid and polished and have great remotes. I have an account, but don't stream any content from them directly. I use their device for Netflix/Amazon Video/YouTube.

I also use the Samsung platform (Tizen I believe) on a different TV. It is usable but clunky by comparison. The remote is a hot mess.

[hunter]

6. I'd pay to make the ads go away.

I can do that with other streaming services. Couldn't find a way to do that with Roku.

I'm too old to join the Marines, I'm not looking to borrow money or get a credit card, and I don't use Tide detergent.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

7. I started with Roku and landed on Amazon Fire

Solely at the time because our main platform was Hulu and Roku Hulu at the time was absolute garbage. My son has a Roku TV, and I do like it. I'm too deep into the Fire world to make the change right now.

[pwb]

4. I have a Roku t v

It is great.

[Demsrule86]

11. I love my Roku TV and there commercials on those channels that have them are fine as far as I am concerned.

To each their own...I didn't know you signed up for Roku. We have Roku TV's and one of their Roku boxes...we never had to sign up for anything.

[bluedigger]

5. Rich Eisen has a great sports show on Roku.

I usually just watch clips from it on Youtube. On my Roku TV.

[LeftInTX]

8. I watch Tubi. They have ads, but the ads aren't loud

Loud ads bother me to the point, that I can't watch a station. Tubi also isn't overwhelming with the amount of ads either. I don't like the Roku Channel or Pluto because of their ads, but Tubi has lots of stuff and tolerable ads. I even watch Tubi while I'm at the gym. (On my phone) When I'm at the gym, I can't leave the room during a commercial and I have to put up with ads. I watched Machete the other day (I know..LOL ) while I was on the treadmill, barely noticed the ads. I also watched Goodfellows in July while I was at the gym.

[Demsrule86]

12. I don't mind commercials...I can use the restroom, get a snack...put it on silent. I like Tubi also...

there are others I watch too. If you want a great deal for the money...I suggest Sling and/or Philo.

[NJCher]

9. I have Roku

and never even noticed the ads. That is because I have trained myself to mute them and then I do different things on commercial breaks, like unload the dishwasher.

I don't watch much "fiction" TV, though. Sometimes I even wonder why I subscribe to all these services.

The political shows from MSNBC are almost always on, whether I'm actually watching them or not. I'll tell you one ad that is really getting on nerves is that Jardience woman dancing around. Even though it's muted, it seems like she is on there all the time.

[LearnedHand]

10. The Roku channel is ad-supported and just as bland as other ad-supported channels

The Roku device is the BEST streaming device out there. It’s completely agnostic of other streaming services and has the simplest most intuitive interface possible. If you’re looking to test streaming, don’t confuse the crappy channel with the device. Try Netflix on a Roku for example.