TVs & players

[Rsjo]

Looking for answers, been through this before and always has the exact symptoms 

Roku sticks work great for months, then they freeze , you reset them so all you can and the only thing that works is a total reset. Enter all information in from a ratch and it seems to be ok for a day .

Then it happens again.

Remember they work flawlessly for months until they don't then your in the circle of PITA . daily procedures.

It happens between 9 month to 14 months. I feel they just **bleep** out after a while 

[renojim]

I think all the Roku devices that get their power through a microUSB connector suffer from cheap USB power adapters, overtaxed USB ports on TVs that were never meant to supply that kind of power, or corroded/oxidized USB connectors.  I only have one stick in use right now and I haven't had a problem with it and it's well over 9 to 14 months old, but I have a few Express or Premiere devices that have issues with their power connection.  One I fixed by eliminating the connectors and soldering wires directly to the circuit board and power adapter.  I haven't had a problem with it since.  If my stick ever starts giving me problems maybe I'll try the same treatment, although the long-range wireless thing may be a problem.