Roku Stick Plus Review – A mighty device in a small package

The Remote

With the Roku Stick+ neatly tucked away behind your television in an HDMI slot, the remote is about the only thing you will deal with, and this is where the price difference seems noticeable. We sang the praises of the Roku Ultra’s remote in our review, but the Stick+ remote definitely feels like a step-down. The weight makes sense to be slightly lower since this device has a travel aspect to it – I carry last year’s Stick with me on every trip I make for use in hotels – but the remote somehow feels cheaper in the hand. Like the plastic is a slightly lower grade possibly.

The gaming controls haven’t made much sense to us for a few years on the high-end remotes, so they aren’t missed here, but what is missing is the headphone jack for private listening. In a hotel room with a loved one, or used on a bedroom television, that could be a very handy feature, so it feels like a definite oversight on the Stick+.

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