Roku 3: The New Standard in Streaming

Mom Central received a Roku 3 to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.

A new episode of Scandal, your new favorite show, becomes available on Hulu and you finally have a chance to watch it. Time to grab a snack and relax on the living room couch.

But wait! Now you find your kids have converged in the living room, battling between the latest tween TV marathon and the newest video game release. Your significant wants to read in his favorite chair and needs peace and quiet. What to do? You need to find something to make everyone happy, but searching through countless channels often makes this quite the challenge.

The Roku 3 allows you to find and choose what you want to watch instantly! Whether exploring over 750 channels and hundreds of thousands of movies and shows, or just looking for something to meet a variety of interests in your family, the Roku 3 makes it happen easily, instantly and affordably. It comes with an enhanced remote with headphone jack and in-ear headphones that enables you to watch a late-night flick while your family sleeps nearby. The remote also has motion-sensing technology that makes playing games like Angry Birds even more fun and interactive for the kids.

We sampled a Roku 3 streaming player and found that the device offered many features and proved easy to use. We loved the one-stop search feature, which makes it possible to find your favorite movies and TV shows easy and quickly – no matter if they’re on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or Hulu Plus. If you want additional channels beyond the preset ones, you can use the free iOs and Android device app to browse and add new ones. Even music and photos can be streamed from your phone or tablet to your TV.

Moreover, if you can’t decide on what to watch, the Roku 3 offers channel suggestions for movies, TV shows, music, games, sports, science and technology, food, exercise, photos, video clips, and more. The new Roku 3 is currently priced at $99.99. For more information and a complete list of features and channel offerings, visit roku.com.

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Stacy DeBroff

Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central.com and social and digital consultancy, Influence Central, is a social media strategist, attorney, and best-selling parenting author. A sought-after expert for national media, she trend-spots regularly with national brands and speaks frequently to national and international audiences on a wide range of subjects, including influencer marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and consumer trends. A passionate cook, gardener, reader, and tennis player, she adores this new chapter of post-college-age parenting.