2024 the best roku device review
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Roku Ultra is our top of the line player with a powerful quad core processor and our best wireless. Whether you’re watching in HD, 4K, or HDR, you’ll enjoy picture quality that’s optimized for your TV with sharp detail and vivid color. The enhanced voice remote features new personal shortcut buttons for one touch control, Premium JBL headphones for private listening, and TV controls. Get to your favorite entertainment faster than ever with channels that launch in a snap and enjoy features like lost remote finder, USB and micro SD ports, and an Ethernet port for ultimate connectivity. Stream it all, including free TV, live news, sports, and more; never miss award winning shows, the latest blockbuster hits, and more; access 500,000+ movies and TV episodes; stream what you love and cut back on cable TV bills. Enjoy free TV: stream live TV, 24/7 news, sports, movies, shows, and more on the Roku channel, plus a huge collection of free entertainment from top channels on Featured Free. The free Roku mobile app turns your iOS or android device into the ultimate 4K streaming companion; control your Roku Media Player, use voice search, enjoy private listening, and more on iOS and Android. Automatic software updates.
New! Disney+ and Apple TV are now streaming on all Roku devices
Power, picture, performance: Roku Ultra lets you stream free, live and premium TV over the Internet; right on your 4K TV; Roku’s top of the line media player with a quad-core processor and our best wireless, Roku Ultra is perfect for heavy streaming in HD, 4K, and HDR
Ultimate connectivity: No matter what you’re streaming, enjoy a strong connection with dual-band wireless or use the Ethernet port for wired streaming
Brilliant picture quality: Experience your favorite TV in stunning detail and clarity; Perfect for HD, HDR, and 4K streaming, enjoy picture that’s optimized for your TV with sharp resolution and vivid color
Take control of your TV: Use your voice to set personal shortcuts for one-touch control, search across channels, turn captions on, and more with the enhanced voice remote; plus, enjoy private listening with the included Premium JBL headphones and TV controls
Fully loaded: It’s got all the bells and whistles, including channels that launch in a snap, lost remote finder, USB and micro SD ports; You can stream from movies and series on Apple TV, Netflix, Disney +, The Roku Channel, HBO, Showtime and Google Play to cable alternatives like Hulu with Live TV
Endless entertainment: Stream it all, including free TV, live news, sports, and more; never miss award-winning shows, the latest blockbuster hits, and more; access 500,000+ movies and TV episodes; stream what you love and cut back on cable TV bills
Enjoy free TV: Stream live TV, 24/7 news, sports, movies, shows, and more on The Roku Channel, plus a huge collection of free entertainment from top channels on Featured Free
The free Roku mobile app: Turn your iOS or Android device into the ultimate companion; control your Roku media player or Roku TV, use voice search, enjoy private listening, and more on iOS and Android
Automatic software updates: Get the most up to date software including all the latest features and available channels without even thinking about it
Reviewer: Adam Shin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Major Upgrade In Every Aspect Over Amazon Fire TV
Review: I've used an Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick for two or three years. Here's my honest opinion after using the Roku Ultra for a few days.Setup:Setup was a breeze. Hardware-wise, it's basically the same as a Fire TV so I just swapped it out. It's annoying to have to sign into all of your accounts again, but it wasn't more difficult than any other device. Now that I think about it, maybe I could have plugged in a keyboard (there is a USB port) so I could type in my account info but I'm not sure if that would work.Apps:So one of the main reasons I got this device was because the Apple TV app isn't supported (yet) on the Fire TV. It IS supported on the Fire Stick, which honestly just pisses me off but I digress. The apps available on Roku are much, much better than those on the Fire TV. I always felt like Fire TV had a ton of silly apps that you would never actually download onto your device. Apple TV and Adult Swim are two apps that are available on Roku and not on the Fire TV.Remote:- Roku's remote controls your TV, meaning it can power on/off, volume up/down, and mute all on the Roku remote. No more having to keep up with two remotes all the time! The only time I've needed to use my TV remote is to change the input (like switching to a gaming console, etc.).- Additionally, the remote itself feels high quality. It's weighted nicely to where it doesn't feel cheap, and the buttons have a nice feel to them.- There is a headphone jack in the remote that you can use if, say, someone is sleeping in the next room, but I doubt I'll ever use it.- The voice control works well. No issues yet.- It's awesome having the Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, and Sling buttons on the remote. I use Netflix, Hulu, and ESPN a good bit. I wish I could reprogram the Sling button since I won't be using it, but that's not a big deal. If you watch as much Netflix and Hulu as me, you'll love having actual buttons to press.Use:Man, this thing is smoooooth. I know it's brand new, but there's absolutely zero delay. I have had issues with apps crashing (it's happened I think two times) but other than that it's been perfect. I may just need to restart it to fix that issue. It's also nice to have a "home screen". I hated having to scroll through every recently used app to find the one I wanted to open. The Roku has all of your apps on one screen, and you can set it up like your computer desktop.The other big reason I switched to Roku was the amount of slowdown I experienced with my Fire TV. Some days it would be pretty much unusable. The Roku is faster out of the box, and will hopefully hold up better over time. I'll try to remember to update in 6 months or a year.Overall:Why did I wait so long to get this thing? Why did I ever bother getting the Fire TV? I got this on sale for $50, but I would easily pay full retail now. It was worth every penny, and if you're in the middle of deciding between devices, I hope you pick this one!
Reviewer: Justin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An upgrade to the TV's native interface for streaming apps. f
Review: We have owned several TV's with built in access to various apps, from Netflix to Amazon Prime and Hulu, now we add Disney+ and Apple TV to the mix. In general, I have found these interfaces to be slow to respond, missing apps, or have poor remote control support for Play/Pause/Rewind/FF options.Roku solves these issues for us.Pros:*Easy setup, took five minutes to be up and running on our home network. A few more minutes to load usernames in passwords into all of our streaming apps. Remote control interface is responsive and easy.*All of the apps we use were available in Roku (noted above, plus Youtube TV, which we also use) plus some that we do not. Interfacing with all of the apps is quick and easy.*Remote control paired with our LG and our Samsung televisions, again very easy. I can't overstate how nice it is to have the remote be capable of turning the TV on/off simultaneously with the Roku unit AND to have the ability to control volume of TV. We had tried one of the less expensive Roku units with the more basic remote, which which we ultimately returned in favor of the Roku Ultra.*Voice control function is really nice. Here again, there just isn't much latency or lag time. The action of the voice command is prompt. Starting apps with voice is quick. Searching for content is nice, as when you do this Roku pulls up all the sources for your content (e.g. if you searched for Seinfeld, it would show you on what apps it's available, and if it is free, requires subscription, or can be purchased on a per episode basis).*Alexa integration. Alexa works well within the Roku system as well, but we don't find ourselves using it since the native voice commands on Roku's remote work so well.Cons*The only negative is the fact that we have to purchase the Roku Ultra peripheral device to manage apps because the native systems on our TV's are so inferior. This is not a con against the Roku unit, or against television manufacturers.Overall, highly recommend Roku Ultra.
Reviewer: joethegolfer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Remote
Review: Works well. Changes channels. Wow!
Reviewer: J. Ramón Márquez Escalanre
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ha cumplido con mis expectativas, mi TV funciona más rápido y mejor, sencillo de configurar y hasta el momento ninguna falla. Estoy muy satisfecho
Reviewer: ROBIN JOHN JOSEPH
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Well the setup is very easy. Just follow the steps mentioned. However- the system doesnât come with any preinstalled apps. At least the apps mentioned on the quick-access options on the remote and on the box should have been installed. However- this is not the case - manually what all is required must be installed. For a low price getting Access for Apple TV(if subscribed) is a benefit. Some TV apps are missing like Amazon TV, Disney+ etc (in UAE) - I donât know if it is available in any other country on the same product.Overall- Iâm happy with the product n itâs price.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was so aggrieved with this product that I felt had to write a review. My experience was so bad I wanted to give it a negative star rating which unfortunately I canât.Straight out of the box the unit had issues with audio drop out. The RoKu support seem to be at a complete loss to try to resolve the issue. Having spent the best part of 5 days following the steps asked of me the device still does not work with continued audio drop outs on all channels. It turns out that this is a know issue on the RoKu forums with no solution to date. The issue was made worse when the support seem to ignore my previous emails and repeat the same questions I had given answers to.Iâm retiring the device after one week.My advice DO NOT BUY THIS
Reviewer: Cliente de Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Yo solo tengo este Roku y no he probado ningún otro dispositivo de streaming pero me gusta que le puedes conectar el cable ethernet, que tenga control además de una app y quién sea lo pueda usar si que usen tu celular, creo que es rápido, yo lo he comparado con los servicios Smart de algunas pantallas del 2019 y es más rápido y por default me parece que se ve ligeramente mejor la imagen si usas Roku en lugar de la aplicación del televisor y no importa que este venga de EEUU ya que al hacer tu cuenta Roku te identificas de México y ya tienes las app disponibles en México, no te vayas con la finta de la caja, las app que vienen son para EEUU y no están todas disponibles en México, aún asÃ, Amazon, Youtube Netflix, Disney, Tidal, Spotify, Deezer están, las que no están son Amazon music o Espn por el momento ya que con n el tiempo van agregando mas
Reviewer: Marko Mancic
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Arrived as expected, condition: new, delivery on time, everything is great..butJust learned, there is NO SEARCH option in menu, this is ONLY available for US UK and Canada (?!?) you need to browse channels/apps in menue ... I am BASED in UAE...there is no DISNEY+ (expected) no HULU (expected), no Amazon Prime (not expected since i have Amazon Prime on my PS3 and i have it on PC...why not on Roku?update: Voice commands, voice search and making voice shortcuts also do not work. Having issues with Google Mini assistant commands as well (I dont know if it is related to other voice commands blocked outside US/UK/Can)PLEX works nicely..NETFLIX works... that is what keeping me not returning this product..so far.reduced stars to 2 after realizing voice search/commands dont work either
Customers say
Customers like the functionality, ease of use, and speed of the standalone streaming media player. They mention it works fantastic, runs flawlessly, and is easy to set up and use. Some appreciate the fast responsive movement and streaming capability. Customers are also happy with the picture quality. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the remote control, connection issues, and mute button.
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