Weird ads pop up and I hate
932649
Works for 2 weeks and then breaks. Weird ads pop up and I hate it. it always disconnects from the wifi and the camera is always "not working" I advise you.. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. you are not getting anything for what you pay for... its very cute but doesnt work.
2206374
The player software is now ad-infested. You have to view an ad before you an watch, and while watching occasionally an ad pops up. Horrible, completely ruins the viewing experience.
4901272
This would be great if it didn't have all the ads coming up everywhere!!!!!!. I would have preferred to purchase this and pay extra for no "special offers'.  I find them a nuisance. I may go back to my older one. I have a high stress and paced career and got this for some down and quiet time. Trying to cancel ads out is more work and I can't enjoy just a great read or a short game. We need to know how to remove these things. I spent about $500 on this and ads shouldn't be there. I wasn't allow to 'declick' off the special offers. I got the top of the line on this version.

You all need to have a remedy for this instead of me just having to deal with this.
1864419
I really like the Kindle Fire.  But I didn't realize that, by buying it during a promotion and saving $50, my device would have constant ads running on it.  I looked this up online and after some digging I see that I must pay a fee to have the ads removed.  I just feel that Amazon was a bit deceptive because of that.
1888701
Why do I keep getting like / dislike messages for products I bought years ago.  Fix it!
1859946
NO GOOD!!!!!!!!!! keeps poping and making noice
2448214
the ongoing barrage of special offers, ads, and push to purchase are av ig negative for this user. I already paid for thevtablet, I pay for prime and fire. This sucks as much as psying megabucks for movie tickets and then sitting through an hour of ads before the movie plays. Getting the box ready for return shipping.
4011611
My son was getting pop ups when he loaded web pages.  The advertising was obnoxious.  So I purchased antivirus software
to remove the viruses that cause this.  It did not do anything.  Nothing.  The pop ups still occur just like before.
But then my son had to put up with another annoying piece of software(Mcafee) that always wants him to do something.
I copied the whole hard drive onto a very large partitioned hard drive with ghost when his laptop was purchased.
I just put that hard drive into his computer.  Problem solved.  Then I copied the new hard drive onto the original one with Ghost.  The original is now the backup.  It is best to make a copy of the original hard drive onto a new large hard drive, so you can restore the computer to like it was when purchased.  He hates Mcafee.  I am done with Mcafee.  I was going to use the other 2 licenses, but decided not to.
2210927
Seriously disappointed. Burdened with unwanted ads, and the notice of this was so obscure it went unnoticed until after it was ordered. I would gladly return it and pay the extra $20 bucks for the non-ad, non-virus infected one, but... guess what? There doesn't appear to be such a one. So, Amazon gets it back and I buy from another company. Damn shame. And to top it off, it was a gift. Thanks for making me feel like a fool, Amazon.
4793612
I have a Slingbox 500 which is my 3rd SlingBox unit.  Technically, it's excellent.  And the initial experience when I first bought it was very positive.

But since SlingMedia started to show ads many times in any one viewing session, the experience is now far too obnoxious to even consider.  I had planned to replace my SlingBox HD, my 2nd oldest unit, with a Slingbox 500.  When you connect to your own SlingBox - having already spent fairly significant money - with their browser-based software client, you see ads "while it's preparing your connection".  That's pretty bogus since their servers are necesssary only to find the current IP address for the box.  The saddest part is that their browser clients continue to show ads underneath the actual TV picture. If you go full-screen and move the mouse cursor off the monitor on which it is full-screened, the ads briefly disappear.  But many things you to that put the cursor back on that monitor bring the ads back.  If the connection drops and you have to reconnect, you get to view a brand new set of start-up ads again.  If you're unable to go full-screen because you need to do other things on that monitor with your computer while watching, there appears to be no way at all to stop the continuous stream of new ads.  Amazingly SlingMedia has actually found a way to make the ads viewing your own box even more intrusive and objectionable than most web ads.  The ads are not small.  The ad box occupies most of the width of the client's user interface.

I haven't tried them, but SlingMedia claims you can buy an ad-free client for Android and IOS.  Why not for Windows?  I would pay an extortion price to get back the ad-free experience I bought when I first purchased these units.

And the Sling browser client has the gall - after making you view ads on a product they've already charged you big money for - to ask you to "rate your experience".  As if anyone thinks that being force fed ads the whole time you watch (if not full screen) is anything but a complete disaster in terms of user experience.

To pay hundreds for a SlingBox - which never had these obnoxious ads with the original standalone "fat client" - and then be continuously pelted with ads you can't skip is a huge cynical betrayal.

I strongly recommend you forget this product line find a customer-friendly alternative.  I'm currently looking for one and will discard my current SlingBoxes once I find one that is not so user-hostile.  What a waste.  SlingMedia as a company deserves to fail if they continue down this path.
2679025
I purchased a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 for my 83 year-old mother in a nursing home, hoping she would be able to access my Kindle Books and Facebook to keep her in touch with her family. I am very disappointed with all the ads that run across the bottom and pop-up all the time. It is very confusing to her to have to "skip" and go-back to her original page. I realize that you need ad revenue but after spending over $300 for this device, cover and screen protector I didn't expect a deluge of ads. I can't figure out how to delete the ads. Guess I'll have to go to the extra expense of buying an I-Pad...
1482600
When I purchased this item, the ad showed 2 filters and the written decription said "filters."  I got one filter.  When I complained, I got the run around about how they should change the ad.  I talked to a supervisor about the problem without any solution.  Be very aware that this item has a deceptive ad and that you will not get a resolution even if you complain.  I am rethinking ordering anything from Amazon again.
201337
I want to like this, and as a piece of hardware is is very good.  The problem is that it is an advertisement box.  You buy it for full price and you cannot even go onto the device's home screen without having 1/2 of the screen filled with an advertisement. Then on the left side they actually have a unhide-able feed to advertise movies they want you to buy.  Every time you buy a movie from the feed, Roku gets a slice.

The remote is also another issue.  I was fine that Roku wanted to sell me advertisement on their remote, but the fact that Roku doesn't allow you to buy another remote without the four advertisement buttons, and that doesn't also have IR for the TV is quite stupid.  They block the 3rd party remotes, but at least they could sell their own add-on IR/ WiFi direct remotes with custom favorites.

Finally they do not allow you to use the device until you give them a credit card. They want every dime. I read that there use to be a tiny little "skip" link, but they actually had that removed.

HORRIBLE COMPANY.
458504
Bought this for my wife for Christmas. Everything works great BUT she was immediately offended by ads for casino apps with Vana White wannabes--every time she opened the thing! I expected ads for books and Amazon products. So I will pay the difference to remove the offensive material. I would have given a four or five star rating if not for that.
3491386
Unskippable ads for DCL in the middle of the game are unacceptable
4026234
If you are like me, you don't want to be advertised to once you've purchased a product.  Please be warned that this unit has ad built into the menu, an unspoken feature which you cannot turn off.  Don't believe me?  Go to Panasonic's online support and search for sponsored ads.  They tell you it can't be turned off.

How far is too far?
1692893
If you run it it will constantly annoy you trying to sell you something or other.  If you check a box saying "don't show me this again" when an ad goes past you - it will ignore you and pelt you with ads again, and again and again.  These are not subtle unobtrusive ads either - but the smack-in-your-face and stop your work variety.  They will claim there is a way to turn it off under certain conditions.  Don't believe it.  Product has a useful purpose but there is no getting around the fact that the product is malware at its very heart.  Actually owning a windows machine running real windows was less of a hassle than trying to save resources using this product.

Note also - when they have a new release - your current product will become slower as it "updates".  Don't consider not upgrading as it is effectively thwarted as your older version get incrementally crippled.  The product and its 'fixes' are in the company's best interest, not yours.