Amaz247 ARC101 Standard IR Replacement Remote for Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 3, Roku 4 (HD, LT, XS, XD), Roku Express, Roku Premiere, Roku Ultra; DO NOT Support Roku Stick or Roku TV

The media could not be loaded. The reason I put the date in my headline is because you have to know I just got that thing If there is a mistake in this review please forgive me I am dictating it from my iPhoneI have a Roku 4 and I love the remote although I think they sold us out with those weird buttons at the bottom that nobody ever uses to go directly to apps I think it’s a waste of time but that’s another storyI dropped my Roku remote about a month ago and the back came off so that I constantly had to hold it together with my hand and occasionally it would fall apart and the batteries would fall out and I know I need a replacementThis thing was under $10. When it arrived in the mail promptly I was very nervous because it had no paring buttonLong story short I turned on my Roku and used this remote which I had to put batteries into - in a minute it picked up on my Roku and works like a absolute charm.It seems to pick it up usually no matter where I am although if you’re in the direction the general direction of your Roku it’s probably better – there they are missing that bottom button underneath the directional keys so you have to get used to hitting the OK button in the middle of the directional keys which initially annoyed me and then I grew used to it within a few daysOther than that and the lack of the headphone jack which I rarely used this is an absolutely fantastic replacement for the price in fact I would say for the price it’s even above and beyond doing what I thought it would do and is doing the trick until I can afford to just simply replace it with the proper remote – I highly highly highly recommend this remote control as it really does the job beautifully at least on my Roku 4. It’s smaller than the other remote and not as slick or shiny and smooth to the touch but it does the trick and whatever problem you have with that I suspect you get over in about three days once you get used to it I really am impressed with this little $10 remote control replacement I’m really shocked at how well it works

worked as a great replacement

The remote arrived promptly but would not pair to my Roku 2. I emailed Amaz247 and they were great. After attempting the troubleshooting steps they recommended, the remote still would not pair. After advising them the remote still would not pair they quickly sent a replacement. At first the replacement would not work. Trying everything I could and frustrated, I remembered I installed a micro SD card in my Roku 2. I removed the SD card, rebooted my Roku 2 and the Amaz247 remote paired and worked properly. So if at first your remote doesn't pair you may want to try removing the SD card if you have one installed.

Product arrived timely. You have to be within about 20 feet and in perfect line of sight with the Roku box for this remote to work.However, I ended up stepping on the remote and shattering it three days into use (I'm 180 pounds) and it stopped working. Made of cheap plastic and easy to break if dropped or stepped on. Only used it for three days before it's imminent destruction.Giving it a 4/5 based solely on the line of sight issues of being DIRECTLY in front of the Roku box for it to work. Super frustrating at times (and yes I put in new batteries). Then I stepped on it accidently and it broke. Be careful if you buy it, very fragile.

Does this work? Yes, but barely. That, and the fact that it was cheap, is the good news. Here's the bad:At first I thought it was completely non-functional. I tested the batteries, and they were in the lower end of the normal range, so I put in new ones. Then it worked ... just enough to say that it works.Compared to the original, it's crap.If your device is aimed directly at the remote, and vice-versa, and the remote has brand new batteries, and the two devices are only 3-4 feet apart, you can get it to do something. But one quick click might move the setting on the screen one place ... or it might move it two spaces. I didn't buy it to play a video game where I have to go back and forth to find the target. Beyond that, there's not a very good tactile reference for the control buttons, so it's not easy to tell, "by feel", where your fingers are on which buttons. There's also no voice control feature like on the original.This is a temporary fix for me. It's so bad that I'm going to look for another one to buy until my original shows up from behind, or underneath, or wherever it found to hide.