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356939
Apple TV is a terrible  unit. Slow response time. Remote is not worth anything. I would not have it if it weren't for Game Of Thrones
53977
The included capture software leaves plenty to be desired.  Don't recommend using that software unless you are just recording.
Have had some difficulty getting it to work with OBS for streaming, but it does work.
3132233
The channels, other than the main ones like Netflix, You Tube, Amazon, etc, are terrible. All the same bad unheard-of movies, all the same ads inserted randomly without warning. Google Play is supposedly represented, but even though it will let me rent by way of my Roku, the Roku will not play the movie- a total waste of effort and money. Could not find any operating customer support on line, so I just gave them a bad review on their site and another one here. Not impressed. Not terrible for Netflix and such, but the rest of the thing is just a waste.
2228504
Movie was good but the stream was terrible.  Had to stop the movie and come back to finish it and even then it kept stalling.  Very frustrating for a decent movie.
463100
I expected this to be a lot better than what it was.  If you have Netflix or some streaming channel I would wait to see it on there.
1885739
Does not connet well with any frequency. Bought the Streambot Y before and was very satisfied. This one is nothing like it. Not everything that shimmers is gold. For a dollar less i wish i bought the newer version of the streambot y instead.

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2092781
Seems OK on the whole but I have been frustrated watching streaming video so far. Using the Comcast app, it spent more time buffering than playing. It could have been a fluke and I will keep trying it. Hoping to use it for entertainment mostly.
1036835
For years I have been hearing about Roku players, and how wonderful they are. Unfortunately I am not in this camp. The picture quality is sub par looking worse than standard definition television. Along with a streaming interface that does not buffer correctly. If your other home theater components do not have streaming for amazon then this is a product to consider. If they do stay far away and save your money.
521533
Not as happy with this as I was hoping to be. Can only get a few channels and then have to move it around to get those.
2607021
DO NOT BUY IF YOU'RE CORD-CUTTING. Buy a streaming device instead (Roku, Fire TV, Google Chromecast, etc.). Roku has Pluto TV which has just as many channels as you would get over the airwaves. Wish I bought a Roku stick before wasting money on these. Not worth the price.

Not as good as you think. Next to useless if you live in the suburbs, even more useless in the sticks. Would be better if you lived in the city, but where I am (Abington, PA) all you get is the staple news networks, old movie channels, and daytime shows like Maury and Phil.
4025531
Love Rokus, but this one is severely underpowered.  I thought the Streaming Stick was slow until I met the SE.  For example, the SE cannot run the version of the Netflix app that supports multiple profiles.  That's a deal killer for my family.  Will be returning.
4784144
If you like to stream video, look somewhere else. Right out of the box I had internet connectivity issues (had to update firmware via USB) and internet issues continued along with broken streams with sporadic pauses. Shipped back to Amazon as defective. All I have ever used up to this point for DVD players is Sony, time to find a new manufacturer.
4768344
These might be totally overrated ,my upload speed is the same ,u can only get up to 4 channels on uploading ,my opinion false advertisement,but I know these facts before I purchased
911183
I thought Amazon was supposed to have better streaming than netflix, but not so much. We couldn't get it to run past the first 15 minutes, and it wasn't there to re-open later. Bummer
161364
I use a Black Magic Intensity (thunderbolt) and Wirecast to stream a lot of small events. Mostly meetings/presentations of some sort. On paper, the StarTech seemed like a low cost capture device that might be an option instead of the the Intensity. It's not.

The StarTech device only works with the included software. The included software looks like it was developed in 1995. Yes, you can record a video input but that's about it. It's incredibly basic and as far as I can see, the software is pretty useless.

So for doing anything other than the most rudimentary stream, it's not going to work. Given that this is $200, spend the extra $50 and get the Intensity. It's much more flexible and you can combine it with decent free software like Wirecast Play.

I can see the StarTech being useful if you're trying to record a TV show or something. That's the only possible use I can imagine for the SD card support, considering every video camera already records to built-in SD cards.

I did not try the computer-less streaming, since that's not what I would need it for. I can see this maybe being useful if you're trying to do a basic stream and have a wired connection but no computer. I can imagine some scenarios where that would be useful, such as a security video or something where it's just running and you can check it remotely. But for streaming events or meetings this is not a good solution.

It gets two stars because it was reasonably easy to install and the included software did get the video signal in immediately from my Panasonic camcorder. (this is not always the case, capture cards can be a bit wonky) I'm just not sure what I would use it for given the primitive functionality of the software.
55655
Movie was good, but paying $6 to watch it on Amazon was quite disappointing. The stream was not great, even thought we have a VERY fat internet connection and this was wired and not wifi. Occasional stuttering, but mostly the picture quality was too compressed to look good. For $6 I could have rented the BluRay and had a MUCH better picture and sound.
1125455
Functional, but at the very minimum. Very slow, has poor support for streaming, does not work with Chromecast or other similar devices. Don't expect to stream Netflix from multiple devices. In this day and age, two people using this router at the same time will have a bad time. Spend 50-80 bucks and get a good router. You'll end up doing it anyways after getting sick of this.