http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/03/dnp-roku-3-review/We've been using a Roku 2 for a couple years now and I've been mostly satisfied with it. It's faster and has a better interface than any other streaming device I've used, which has included 4 - 5 different blu ray players and current gen consoles. As well as it has both Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus (something that neither Apple Tv nor Google tv has).
When I heard that the Roku 3 came out, I was intrigued. Roku 2, while very decent, still seemed like it suffered from a memory buffer problem (it would get bogged down over a long period of time and a reboot would resolve it). Promises of the Roku 3 being 5 times faster and with an even slicker interface sounded quite intriguing and was almost enough to sell me on it alone.
Then I saw the feature that allows you to plug headphones directly into the remote control (one that is WiFi, not infrared, as well). This meant I could watch streaming video in bed with headphones and it would mute the stream coming from the television, thus I could watch anything I wanted at any volume level without disturbing my wife's sleep.
Sold. Take my money.
After last night, I can verify that it was worth every single damn penny. Oh, and the slicker interface, faster speed, and ability to be on a 5.0 Ghz WiFi network is also nice too. But the headphone jack in the controller? I couldn't stop grinning with my show's volume cranked while my wife slept.
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