ColaBox L2 Plus + ColaStick V1 Plus Combo

Originally bought just the L2 Plus for my parents. Set it up for them — my mom loves it, she's been finding Spanish content she hadn't been able to watch in years. Went home and ordered the bundle the same week for myself. L2 Plus is in the living room through my receiver, ColaStick lives in my work bag for hotels and travel. The 4 programmable shortcut buttons on both remotes took maybe 2 minutes to set up and I use them every single time I watch. I cancelled two subscriptions the week I got home from setting it up at my parents' place. No monthly fees on any of the three devices now between their house and mine. Would buy again without thinking twice.

Got the bundle in early March. L2 Plus in the living room on ethernet — not a single buffer in 8 weeks, 4K is great on my TCL. ColaStick in the bedroom on WiFi — I was a little skeptical because our bedroom signal isn't the strongest but it's been totally fine. Took the stick on a work trip to Atlanta last month too, worked in the hotel exactly the same as at home, no tweaking required. Both devices running every day for 8 weeks, no crashes, no freezing, nothing unexpected. The 7-day replay is the feature I bring up every time someone asks me about it. If you have two TVs and you're still paying a cable bill, I'm not sure what else you need to know. $558 one time.

We needed something for both the living room and bedroom. My husband handled the L2 Plus in the living room — ran ethernet, took about 20 minutes. I set up the ColaStick in the bedroom myself and I am genuinely not a tech person. Plug into HDMI, plug USB for power, connected WiFi, done in 10 minutes. The voice remotes on both are easy. We watch a lot of Spanish-language content and both devices have the same selection, which was important to us — we didn't want a different experience on the bedroom TV. My only comment is the ColaStick remote feels lighter than the L2 Plus remote, but it works exactly the same. Very happy overall. No monthly fees on either one.

The thing that kept me from cutting cable for so long was having two TVs and not wanting to deal with two separate setups or two monthly fees. The bundle fixed that. L2 Plus went in the living room connected to my receiver via optical — Dolby Digital through the soundbar sounds great. The Stick went in the bedroom, HDMI in, powered off the TV's USB port, running in about 8 minutes. Both have the same 7-day replay, so if I fall asleep during a game I finish it in bed the next morning without missing anything. Our Comcast bill was $210 a month. $558 one time and we're done. The math on that is embarrassing in hindsight — I should have done this two years ago.

Travel for work 3 weeks a month, so hotel TV quality genuinely affects my life. Bought the bundle so I'd have the full box at home and a stick I could throw in my laptop bag. The stick fits in a side pocket, weighs nothing. Most hotel TVs have HDMI and USB ports so I'm set up in about 5 minutes after checking in — no hunting for outlets. Bluetooth headphone pairing on the stick is what I use most in hotels, pair my headphones and watch without bothering anyone. The L2 Plus at home runs through my Yamaha receiver, Dolby Digital optical works properly which was my main requirement. 7-day replay on both means I never miss anything while I'm traveling. $558 total, no monthly fees on either device. Straightforward.