Roku

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Roku

11 mentions from real owners

• #1Sep 5, 2025

  What's a purchase under $50 that has genuinely improved your daily routine?

  My Roku gadget. I can watch so much for the cost of internet which I would have anyway, but no cable bills.

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• #2Jun 2, 2025

  Looking to buy a tv for my first home and want make the right purchase

  Don't buy a new tv because you want a better interface. Buy a Roku, fire stick, Apple TV, anything. They will be leaps and bounds better than any smart tvs interface. Wonder idia

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• #3Jun 2, 2025

  Looking to buy a tv for my first home and want make the right purchase

  Don’t buy a new tv because you want a better interface. Buy a Roku, fire stick, Apple TV, anything. They will be leaps and bounds better than any smart tvs interface.

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• #4Apr 10, 2025

  Best TV User Interface That’s Not Roku?

  Buy roku OS tv. Never connect it to the internet. Buy apple tv streaming box. Have that connect to the internet. Boom.

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• #5Apr 9, 2025

  Best TV User Interface That’s Not Roku?

  Just remove your TV from your internet and put a device like a fire stick in it so you can get all the apps you want. No ads that way.

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• #6Apr 9, 2025

  Best TV User Interface That’s Not Roku?

  I used to like Roku but it started being unreliable a few years ago. I’ve been using a fire stick for the last 2 years and it’s been good for my needs.

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• #7Apr 9, 2025

  Best TV User Interface That’s Not Roku?

  I think a problem with built-in TV interfaces is that you run into app stability problems as they age, because there are a bunch of different TV models and apps/OS may not be optimized for all of them. I know you hate Roku but I have to say, the Ultra has been great, both from a stability and interface perspective. Are you using the tv integrated interface or a standalone Roku device?

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• #8Feb 7, 2025

  Buying a decent TV in 2025

  Your best bet is to buy a computer screen monitor or a non-smart TV. With a Roku box or fire stick.

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• #9Feb 6, 2025

  Looking for a television

  Sony suffers from the same problem every other major tv manufacturer does. They put a really great video post processing system in but put the literal bare minimum cpu and ram in. Makes everything laggy and slow, and I personally find google tv to be trying to do WAY too much. I mean for goodness sake, all 99.9% of people need on their tv is an easy to navigate App Store, App Library, input screen, and settings. I personally go for Roku, since even their $30 stick runs 10x smoother than everything else and you can functionally disable everything on the Home Screen except a single banner ad. Apple TV is the king of streaming boxes but I’m not spending $200 for their stupid box lol

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• #10Feb 2, 2025

  What’s one product you bought that has lasted forever and was totally worth it?

  I have a Dyson I bought when my 18 year old son was born that still works. The new Dyson's are not near the quality of the older ones. I have a 40" Magnavox TV that is 14 years old paired to a Roku 3 from 2013 and we watch it every day. It is our only TV and still works great.

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• #11Jan 5, 2025

  Has everything we buy reduced in quality over time? Has anything increased in quality or stayed high quality and durable?

  Just don't buy smart TVs? Really, we need to be offered more displays, less TVs at sizes people want to use for their living room display. A cheap Roku box generally outperforms smart TVs, and can be replaced if it becomes obsolete or you prefer another product. The days of needing a TV with a tuner for broadcast TV are coming to an end, even if you want broadcast TV a dedicated box (with a recorder if you want) will do a better job than a "TV".

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