Roku Express+ HD Streaming Media Player with Voice Remote (Renewed)

WORKS LIKE NEW & SIMPLE SETUP and USE
I did a lot of research before choosing Roku versus the main competitor’s product —there are a lot of trade-offs, but the deciding factor for me is that screen of the competitor’s product is very “busy” with advertisements all over the place and you have to pay extra to get rid of those. The Roku is easier for my husband to use—after a recent stroke, he is both visually and cognitively impaired making navigating the TV screens quite the challenge for him. ROKU’ s simplicity and voice recognition work perfectly for him. BUT THEN, we decided that we needed consistency across all TV’s so we had to buy several more Rokus. That’s why I chose the “renewed” product—to save money. I can make a fair comparison between this renewed Roku versus the new ones because I have a couple of each. There are THREE differences (1) this renewed model comes in a plain brown box, but includes all the instructions needed. (2) the buttons on the remote that are pre-labeled for certain apps are different. The “new” remote has a pre-labeled button for Apply TV, while the “renewed” remote has a pre-labeled button for SlingTV. The other 3 pre-labeled app buttons are identical between the two Roku remotes. (3) the renewed Roku has a sticker on it that says “renewed” (I removed that.)The renewed Roku works perfectly—exactly like the new ones. The voice recognition works perfectly. It’s also VERY convenient that the Roku remote automatically syncs up with your TV’s remote so that you can control the power and volume of the TV with only the Roku remote. That simplicity of operation is very important to us. I am also very new to the whole TV thing—it was always my husband’s thing. But now, I am the one who has to program the TV and set up these types of purchases. I am very happy that Roku has made this easy for me and and happy to save $20 (on each renewed Roku) versus the price of a new one.I write honest reviews to help others make informed purchases because I read reviews myself and appreciate how helpful they can be. I hope that my review helped you!

Great Purchase
It came exactly like the other Roku I bought for my tv. It was a great buy but sometimes the remote buttons don’t work. We would have to press it a couple of times for it to comply. Other than that, I would definitely purchase again.

Refurb just means a repackaged return
The device itself is nice, I like that for a low price point, it has the TV power and volume built into the remote. This also means that the remote is RF and doesn’t need to be in line of sight of the TV if the TV properly supports CEC. This is nice because it allows you to stick the device on the back of your TV and never see it again. The Express+ seems to be just as fast as the 3 Streaming Stick+’s that we have as our main TV devices throughout our house. It gets good WiFi reception even through multiple walls and furniture, granted our whole house has strong WiFi.The “refurbishing” process for these devices seems to be that Amazon (or another 3rd party) takes returned devices, tests them, puts a sticker on them, and puts them in a cardboard box with new batteries and cables. The first one we got was defective as the voice button on the remote was stuck down, which rendered the remote inoperable because it was always sending the voice search signal. The second device we received worked properly.

Roku quality
I already love Roku, simple to use, reliable, and quality product. Not all Roku remotes are the same though, and this is the one I was shopping for. It does not need to point directly at the box, and has the option for TV power and volume. Perfect.

Muy buen producto, de buena calidad

Roku muy bueno este artículo fácil de instalar y usar

Ya he comprado varios rokus para mi casa pero este es el primero reconstruido que adquiero y hasta el momento todo funciona bien. El control cumple con sus funciones puedo subir, bajar volumen, silenciar y apagar mi pantalla.