Streaming stopped - never got to finish
928977
It stopped playing not even halfway through, and it wouldn't re-start. Disappointing. I don't know that will rent a movie through this service again.
447620
After initial setup, I was pleased at the decent image quality of TV (Time Warner Cable) shows.  However, I immediately ran into a problem with streaming.  I've tried my Netflix account, Amazon Prime and Vudu with multiple titles.  ZERO of these downloaded/played/streamed.  In all cases, the initial load appeared to start correctly and quickly move from 1% progress to 99%.  However, at that point I experienced a complete freeze and no further progress on any downloads.  Meanwhile, I've attempted troubleshooting to no avail.  It's important to point out though, that I was able to view my Netflix and Amazon prime on laptops, cell phones and tablets (as usual) with a near-instantaneous start.  In other words, very fast service and no problems.  Finally, I attempted to get some "chat" support from Roku.  I've been waiting 10 mins. for an operator....."We are working hard to get to you as soon as possible."  I'm highly disappointed as I purchased this thing based on all the recommendations of its ease of use and simplicity while streaming.  But, other than the fact that they have a very nice user interface, the product is unusable at this point and I'm receiving (or not) terrible support from Roku.  This is, unfortunately, what I've come to expect from the big cable companies and the main reason I wanted to start streaming more content!  I'll follow up if/when this is resolved.

Update, 6/19/16:  Problem resolved.  I never did get a chat with Roku support but, based on years of working with electronic equipment and an unusually highly-placed note on the Roku chat screen (while waiting for a support rep) regarding "unplugging", I decided to go ahead and unplug/re-plug.  Problem disappeared immediately and downloads were quick.  Watched a few shows from Netflix and Amazon and was highly impressed with the features of this TV.

Two things Roku needs to fix:  1) Get this glitch to go away, as it clearly is a glitch and an obviously known glitch at that.  If they want to take this kind of thing to the masses it has to work as easily as regular TV; 2) Upgrade support.  Even some of the really horrible product vendors out there (e.g., cable companies), bring a chat support person into the loop pretty quickly.  Considering that this product is all about next-gen technology and multi-device integration, it should follow that their online chat would be up to the challenge.

Otherwise, looks like a really nice product and I would recommend it with those caveats.
1114241
Update July, 2017: Streaming through this device has gone totally kaput. Our original problems with the remote straightened out, but streaming is bloody awful. Netflix stutters. Hulu just says, "nope!" in the middle of a show and shuts down. We're scrapping this thing ASAP and finding a streaming device that doesn't have to be run through Sony servers. Will keep at two stars because it still plays Blu-ray disks.

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Updating after six months of use: This unit is okay. It'll still randomly stop working but not with as much frequency as in the beginning. I did follow the recommendations in the comment under this review. Updating to two stars. If the remote were always responsive, it'd be 4 stars as it does what it should, otherwise.

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Unfortunately, this turned out not to be a great purchase. At first, just the remote would randomly stop working - buttons would not respond and a re-start at the box would get things going again. Now it's pretty constant, and the on/off button on the box won't respond either. After streaming a show on Amazon, for example, the screen goes black, all buttons stop responding, and the box has to be shut down at the power strip. Disappointing waste of money, and I just discovered that I've missed the return window by ONE day. Figures! I've had good luck with refurbished products in the past, but not this time.
3010768
It was a fun moive with some great music.  The streaming experience was poor, it stopped several times and had to be restarted twice.
4316510
Needs a very good wifi connection to stream.  We made a mistake and purchased an HD movie. Yikes. We gave up after 20 min.
1780534
Content paused too many times.  I ruled out my connection as the culprit by viewing other content at your site.  No issue.  I will hesitate before streaming something this new in the future.
3571194
I think my connection must be too slow as it kept resetting.  It could also be the blu-ray that facilitates the streaming.  Either way a wasted $4...
4662127
We've never experienced any major playback issues through prime. This particular movie, however, will not stop buffering. Other movies play just fine. I know Amazon will refund, just bummed.
1732508
Couldn't  finish watching this, it kept going to loading every 3 minutes
127340
Worthless for streaming.  This is probably the first time I have bothered to write a review.  but seemed worth saving others from this mess.  Freezes constantly.  Thankfully I had the "old faithful" roku ready to save the day.  Will be returning...
4731647
Terrible transmission quality.  Constant re-buffering.  Could not watch after a while.
133938
I rented to watch it and the amazon stream didn't allow me to but still charged me for it. It just said unavailable at this time for the whole rental length. Not renting ever again.
2801068
I can't give it a review. We were unable to watch it.  It stopped every 3 minutes to stream and it was VERY disrupting.  After 5 "streams" we turned it off.
2933422
I rented this because my kids are getting into X files, and we reached that point in the plotline where they needed to see the movie.  Although I enjoyed the movie, the streaming was beyond tedious.  This 2 hour movie took over 3 hours to view, stopping every 1-3 minutes for buffering.  Next time, I think I'll just find a videostore.
3474356
I wouldn't know because it kept buffering and stopping,  and restarting on different episodes.  Video streaming service is a complete pain.
1193635
I wanted to watch this but my internet kept buffering and then when I pulled it up the next night the rental had expired.  Jeez...
3580619
Program froze again, of course at the worst possible time.  I stopped using your service months ago for this reason, but lately, thinking you had fixed it, but no luck.  Would appreciate a credit of some $4.