Roku 3 review: An all-around safe bet<article>
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<p>If streaming media boxes were characters in Super Mario Kart, Roku 3 would be Mario. It’s not the fastest set-top box on the market, and it doesn’t have any particularly special gimmicks. But it’s a dependable, safe choice, with a gentle learning curve and a broad range of apps to suit most needs.</p><p>The 2015 Roku 3 retains the $100 price tag of previous models, but adds a microphone to the remote control for voice search. While Amazon’s Fire TV and Nvidia’s Shield Android TV also support voice search, Roku’s version works across a larger number of apps (including Netflix, which none of the others do). It’s a fast and useful feature, though not quite as accurate with hard-to-pronounce actor and director names as Amazon’s Fire TV.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2923221/streaming-hardware/roku-3-review-voice-search-is-worth-shouting-about.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Roku 3 review: An all-around safe bet
