Roku has a brand-new streamer — the $40 Streaming Stick Plus — and I’ve gone hands-on to see if it’s worth the upgrade.
I was intrigued by the announcement of the budget Streaming Stick and the Streaming Stick Plus, as I feel they help streamline Roku’s roster. The Roku Express 4K Plus, in particular, was an awkward product due to its confusing, lengthy name and the need to attach to the side of your TV like a barnacle. Yet, having spent some time with the company’s new sticks, I admit for a while I wanted the old ones back.
After putting the new Streaming Stick Plus through its paces over the better part of a week, the biggest surprise I had was that it was buggy. Netflix crashed often, and HDR content spent a lot of time buffering. After a few resets I have managed to get the Stick Plus stable, but
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