*I am a National Geographic Insider. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*
I am a huge TV Junkie- like HUGE! Especially now that I have a newborn and am more confined in my house, I am constantly trying to find something to watch on TV. While I love having cable, it is sometimes really hard to find my favorite shows at the times I want to watch them. That is why I love watching my shows on streaming media such as Netflix and Amazon Prime- Hello, Downton Abbey! For this reason, I was so excited to receive the Roku Streaming Stick from National Geographic which includes great channels such as the two mentioned above and my beloved National Geographic.
The Roku® Streaming Stick™ (HDMI® version) makes it easy to enjoy the best selection of streaming entertainment on TV. Featuring a compact design pioneered by Roku, the Roku Streaming Stick plugs discreetly into the HDMI port for a streamlined look that’s ideal for wall-mounted TVs. It is very easy to plug the stick into your TV and get ready to start streaming anything you want, at any time of the day. All you will need to do is register your password /email using the Roku Stick for your favorite channels such as Netflix and National Geographic. In no time at all, you will be streaming the best of TV without ever touching your cable box.
For the best TV experience, the entire household can use the included remote to access the sleek Roku user interface with shortcuts to movies, TV shows, news, the Roku Channel Store, Roku Search and more. Those who desire a mobile experience can use their smartphone or tablet (along with the free and newly updated Roku apps for Android and iOS devices) to browse and select channels to stream. Users can also cast Netflix, YouTube and personal media from their mobile device to their TV. Over time Roku will add additional mobile features such as the ability to cast content from a computer to the TV.
Once plugged in, the Roku Streaming Stick lets consumers start streaming from more than 1,500 channels of movies, TV episodes, music, news, sports, kids’ shows and free programming – more channels and genres than any other TV streaming device – and all in up to 1080p HD video. We have it set up that we receive our favorite channels including You Tube and National Geographic at the push of a button. The kids can readily operate it so they can watch their favorite shows too! The best part is the stick is so small that your kids will not even know it there, or attempt to pull it out. It is only .5 inches high and 1.1 inches wide.
National Geographic has their own amazing channel on the Roku Streaming Stick that is educational, fun, and interesting. You will need to check that out if you buy the Roku Streaming Stick.
The Roku Streaming Stick is available for $49.99 and is available in retail stores and from Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, Target.com, Walmart.com and Roku.com.
Win it: One winner will receive the Roku Streaming Stick. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter, so please click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me why you want to win the stick in the comment section proceeding the post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling them out to increase your chances of wining. US only. Good luck!
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I would love to win this so I could cut down on my cable bill !!
I agree. Cutting off the cable bill will pretty much pay for the costs of a Roku too.
This would help us save money on cable.
I have an old Roku which is not updated and need to be replaced
I’d like to catch up on series & movies.
i want to win this because we have a roku downstairs but we need one for the upstairs TV.
my kids could use this on their shared TV
It would be great to see Netflix on out tv instead of computer
I’d love this to watch Netflix!
My kids would love this and I would love to cut down on my cable bill.
I would love to give up my cable bill- just been scared to not knowing what the best options out there are!
I’d love to win to be above to stream movies in my home.
i would like to win this for my boyfriend.
I would love to win this for my kiddos 🙂
We ditched cable so I would like to win this so I can see my old shows that I miss!
We recently did away with cable. This would be great.
Thanks for the chance.
I’d like to win so I could stop watching stuff on my small laptop screen and instead watch things on a much bigger tv.
We haven’t had cable for years and don’t plan to pay $100 in the future for monthly service. This is a much better investment. And yay for Downton Abbey!
I want to win this to cut down on bills
i want this for myself and for the kids. i think we can watch a lot of great shows together as well as have a family movie night with this.
i want to win this for my son! so he can watch his cartoons on it!
I have an old wii but it is getting close to it’s end of days, want to upgrade to a roku
We already don’t use cable. It would be nice to have something to replace it.
I would love to win this cuz I don’t have cable just the local free channels .. Which is about 30 of them but I’ve been deprived of the SciFi channel.. Animal planet .. NatGeo and more for over four years now.. Unless I’m at my grandmas and she lives about 90 min away. Although tv has gotten kinda ridiculous with no documentaries on discovery anymore just cop shows or hoarders and things like pawn stars.. No music on MTV unless you wake up at 6am .. Most channels are not what they once were.. But with this stick it seems like I would be able to get these channels and many more with shows that actually teach something.. Don’t get me wrong I love reality TV .. But you know what I mean TV is not what it used to be.. I’m a huge Netflix fan and to be able to stream on my TV instead of watching on my phone would be amazing .. My daughter would flip
I would love to have this so I don’t have to pay for expensive cable anymore.
My 14 year old would love this!
I want to win it because it’d make it so easy to watch my shows!
we could cut the cord on cable, this would be a huge savings
I would like to win this for my parents so they can get Netflix
We’ve been seriously discussing dropping cable, keeping our netflix and adding amazon prime and hulu. This would definitely help with the transition!
I would like to gift this to my sister, so she can watch Netflix.
I want to win this because it would facilitate streaming from the computer to the tv, and I have heard good reviews on it
I’d use this for Netflix!
I would like this for my son who doesn’t have cable.
I would like to win this because we are seriously considering saving money by getting rid of cable.
to try it out
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This sounds like a great way to get entertainmaent – I’d love to get rid of our pricey satellite!
Id love to win this for a bday gift for my gadget loving husband!
It would help save money because we wouldnt need cable.
We have a roku and love it but its a really old version. I would love this to I can put some of the newer channels on it.
It sounds like something the kids would like.
So that the setup would be easier than a roku box and we ennjoy watching hulu plus and netflix
We’re big netflix fans and could definitely utilize this!
Because it would be great not to have to have the computer hooked up to the tv all the time to watch stuff.
I would love to win this so that we can watch Netflix with it!
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I would love to win this because it would simplify all of our devices! and we could actually watch tv in our bedroom! 🙂
I want to win this because I am seriously thinking about ditching cable.
I want to win this because my husband said he would like one.
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I have an old first generation Roku that’s always running out of memory and freezing. I’d love to win a new one, and I can’t believe how small it is!
I wanna win this for my husband’s bday present.
I would love to win this for my son & his family
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This would really help our family save some money! Thanks for the chance to win!
I want to win so I can ditch cable. I used Roku recently at my Mom’s house & it was awesome.
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I would like this because it would be a lot easier and we watch a lot of Netflix.
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My son has been asking for this for his birthday
My daughter
I would love to get rid of cable and the roku would definitely provide the incentive.
Would love it for the TV in the basement so that I could actually watch something interesting while on the treadmill. Would help me run further!
I want this b/c I’m want to get my daughter a tv for her room.
But I don’t want to pay more for directv,it would be great for her.
I like that it is so compact and can just be usb inputed into the side of my flat panel tv.
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I’ve heard about this, but would like to try it out for myself.
I want to win this because we don’t have cable anymore. This would give us more options to watch!
This would be so cool because my TV does not have any function built in like this (like so many new TVs do). Would be SO cost effective to add this device
For a birthday present for my husband.
I want to win for my hubby, and cut our cable bill.
I’d love to win this so we can watch netflix in our bedroom
I don’t watch TV enough to justify getting cable but when the kids come over they get bored easy and I feel like I have to entertain them, with this they could watch TV and I could go about my business
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I would love to win this because my family loves to stream movies it saves us a lot of money over cable this device would be perfect for us
I want to get rid of my cable!!
I would love to get rid of this expensive cable.
I have been doing research on roku, streaming movies would cut down on cable bill.
I would love to be able to save money by getting rid of my cable
i would like to win this because we would like to cut down on our cable package.
How great, to cut back on our EXPENSIVE cable bill!!!!
this would be perfect for myself, being retired and on a limited budget this would help me to get rid of cable/satellite TV
I want to win this Roku stick because I can stream Russian channels on my tv–would cost a fortune through the regular cable method. :)Great giveaway!
Would love to win this. I enjoy watching movies and past episodes of tv programs. Cable bills are high this would help eliminate them.
We do not have cable so this would be an awesome thing win for my family.
We have friends that have Roku and it would be good because we love to watch TV and movies and this would work good.
I want this so I can get rid of my cable.
want to get rid of my cable and have wanted to try this out!
I want this so that I can watch Netflix
i want to win this because i love watching movies and this will make it easy to stream movies and tv
I want to win this so I can play more shows for my kids.
I want to win this because I do not have cable tv and this would allow me to watch netflix.
ALWAYS WANTED ONE, BUT COULD NEVER AFFORD TO BUY ONE
It’s pretty neat
I would like to win because cable is getting too expensive.
I want to watch Netflix on the big screen
I want to watch movies from Netflix and Hulu Plus.
I;d love to be able to watch Netflix on the TV instead of my tiny laptop!
for my kids so they can enjoy kid movies/shows even when us adults want to watch a non cartoons
My kids love to watch Netflix and it would be nice to be able to take the PS3 out of the kids’ room.
our tv provider is really expensive and this would help a lot
I would love to have this as I do not have cable so only have 2 local channels. This would be perfect to get to watch other shows on television without having to sign up for cable or satellite.
I would love to win this, it would be a wonderful way to reduce my cable bill!
I would love to win this for my kids and to cut down on bills.
I want to win this because I have heard many great things about roku and I would like to try it for ourselves! Maybe we could downgrade our satellite to the basic package!
I would love to win this because I don’t have cable.
i would love this as a gift for my kids
I would like to win this so I can update my current Roku player, and pass the old one along to my mother in law or sister.
We don’t have any extras for our tv, no netflix, or premium channels. We’d like to be able to get more out of our TV.
I want very much…
i have heard nothing but great things about these i need one for my bedroom! lol
My Directv bill is so high and we are recently retired. I would love to save some money.
I’d love to win this because we don’t have cable and only have a netflix and hulu subscription. It would be nice if we can watch them on TV. 🙂
Mu hubby would love this!
I have seen them and have thought about trying them this world be a great way to do it.
I have seen these, and this is an awesome gadget!
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I would like to win this so I could movies.
I’d love to win this because the whole family would enjoy it.
We hadn’t had cable for 2 years. We just got it a month ago and the bill is astronomical and we don’t even get the channels we really want (they cost $20 more a month!) We’re cancelling as soon as our month is up and just keeping the internet. So, I’d love to try Roku. Maybe we could watch what we want.
I’ve been streaming though my blu-ray player and it has really terrible connections. It cuts off and reconnects all the time. This would make my life so much nicer!
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I want to win this because our family would get a lot of use out of it.
I want to win this so we could watch all the fun cool new shows on Netflix!
I need a roku for my bedroom. Already have one in the living room 🙂
I would LOVE to win this because I dont have cable and ive heard good things about roku
It would make a great gift for my husband!
My kids would love this.
we would like to be able to use our streaming subscription accounts on our big tv and drop the cable
My parents have the Roku and my kids like it.
I’d love to be able to watch all our streaming subscriptions without having to go through our xbox- save wear and tear on that and go through something that is meant to be used for steaming.
I have an old Roku which is outdated
Ant to win so that I can watch tv in my nursery since this baby does not sleep most nights.
I would like to win this so I can give it to my Mom.
We love watching TV shows on our computer, but we’d love to use the TV!
I would like to win this because my husband would love it!
I would like to win this because it would be nice to have more options for quality T.V. for my family because often there is not family appropriate shows to watch on cable.
I would love to win because I think Rokus are awesome!
Would love to win this because we don’t use cable and would love to have other options available.
I would love to win this. We don’t have cable and this would be great for us.
We love our Netflix, but traveling this summer was a pain. I had to pack the laptop, the HDMI cables and set it all up when we got there. I’d love to just plug and play!
I would love to win this because my daughter has a ROKU and I love it! I would so do away with my overpriced cable!
So my kids and I can each watch in a different room.
We only have minimum channels and would like to get more, but not spend so much money.
I want to win this so we can cancel our cable!
My hubby would love this! He’s so into anything techie!
As a family that doesn’t have cable this sounds like it would be perfect for us. I love that I can watch netflix, shows and series that I have missed so much with the Roku.
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Oh thanks for the chance — we are trying to cut the cord and spend less — this would help so very much.
I want to win this because I’m headed off to college and this would be PERFECT for my apartment!!
I would love to be able to stream movies without having to run a cable from my pc to my tv.
I would love to be able to access all these shows and channels!
I’ve been dying to try this in place of my cable!
I want to win so I can ditch my expensive cable provider.
I want to cut the cable…it is extremely costly and this would be a great way to do just that.
I really want to be able to watch netflix from my bedroom tv.
This would be great to watch and eliminate a cable bill.
We don’t have cable and barely any of the local channels come in so this would be nice!
I would love to get rid of cable and this would definitely help that!
I want it because it would be so great to watch the streaming stuff I watch on my devices on the big screen T.V.
I want to win this because our cable bill is almost $200 and it’s killing us.
We’d finally be able to cancel it and still watch tv.
I would love to win this for my daughter. Hers recently broke and is dying to get another one to watch her favorite tv shows in her room
I have the Ruko Base and I love it but when I want to watch it in my bedroom vs my living room I have to transfer it which becomes a pain. I love how this is a USB plug in.
We get all of our entertainment by streaming and could really use this.
My Directv bill is so high and I would love to save some money.
would love to win this for my dad!
I would love to win this because we gave up cable and would like a few more viewing options.
I have NEVER had cable and know that I would love Roku!
Cable is so expensive and we rarely watch tv… what a waste!
my girls would love this for their bedroom!
We have been considering eliminating the cable. Thank you
We don’t subscribe to cable, and only watch Netflix or DVDs.
I’d love to win this so that we can stop overpaying for cable tv!
i have a roku 1 and would like to upgrade cuz i love it and 3 is always better then 1
I love my Roku and have really been wanting to get my son one. I have been thinking about getting the stick so I can use my phone with it and give my son the one I have!
I would love to have this because we canceled our cable movies because it was becoming very expensive
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I’ve heard such good things about roke, would love to try it. ..And no more cable bill? YES PLEASE!
I want to win because I could take the Roku Stick with me to other places and more viewing choices. I have a Netflix subscription so this would be perfect for me.
I had a first generation Roku box and still have it I would like to get this for my daughter for when she is away at college.
I’d like to win this for my dad so he can have more options.
I would love to win this because I too am a television junkie. Also, mainly why I want to win, is cable (or satellite) is just too expensive for my family.
For netflix!!
My oldest would love to have this in our house!
I’d love to win for myself so I can finally stop paying those large cable bills every month!
My boyfriend has one and it is awesome! I want one of my own!
I’ve always wanted Roku.
We have been looking on ways to reduce our cable bill and this would be perfect
I’d like to catch up on series & movie
I would love to win this for my husband and reduce our cable bill.
I want to win this so I can out the cable television bill and save money.
I’m really telling my age here, but I can remember when you didn’t pay for any TV channels. Well times have definitely changed. The Cable Bill is usually higher than the cell phone bill. Winning this Roku could definitely help save you money.
My cable bill is just too expensive!
My friend’s mother is stuck home in bed with a broken foot. I know she’s bored and could use this!
oh my goodness! This is awesome! We don’t have cable and this would be all we need.
I really want to win because we are spending too much for cable so its gotta go. I would still like to watch some shows on TV but we have to cut some expenses.
We’d like to get rid of the dish and would love to see how much money we can save streaming.
I want to win were fixing to be out of contract and want to ditch that bill
I’d love to win to stream movies at home.
I’d love to win this for my sister who loves streaming movies!
i refuse to pay for cable tv i have netflix and hulu and this would give me more options
I would love to be able to stream YouTube!
I’d like to win this for a relative.
Because, I, myself am a huge TV junkie as well.
It makes it so easy to watch our favorite shows. We still have our cable contract but with this, I think that could go by the wayside after it ends 🙂 Best of luck to all!
I would love to win the Roku for my son and his family. They are so limited with TV options without cable. Thanks.
I would like to win because I have heard some amazing things about this device.
I’d like to win this because it sounds so convenient! It would really enhance the TV watching experience! Access to more great shows.
i want to win bc roku is awesome! my sister would love to have this
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