The Roku Thread
12-21-15 | 01:23 PM
#726
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Roku Thread
Grabbed a Roku3, primarily for Plex and streaming my local media. Only other thing I've added is Netflix. Not much more to say, it works well.
12-21-15 | 02:56 PM
#727
Thread Starter
Moderator
Re: The Roku Thread
12-29-15 | 02:12 PM
#728
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Roku Thread
My family bought 3 of the Roku SEs that were on sale on Black Friday and I set them up last week. All 3 were working great so far. I have one on an old Sony tube tv and it was working fine. I'm very pleased to have gotten 3 boxes for $75.
12-30-15 | 07:07 AM
#731
DVD Talk Hero
01-01-16 | 09:04 AM
#733
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: The Roku Thread
is anyone able to get 5.1 sound for HBO Now on the Roku 3? do you have to switch the audio tracks or something?
edit - i just recieved confirmation that 5.1 does not work on the Roku. this is their response over Facebook:
I do apologize about that sir. Our team is working with Adobe on a fix for the Dolby 5.1 surround sound issue you are experiencing. We want everyone to have a great HBO NOW experience and will make sure to keep you posted with any new developments. Thank you for your patience. ^Frank
edit - i just recieved confirmation that 5.1 does not work on the Roku. this is their response over Facebook:
I do apologize about that sir. Our team is working with Adobe on a fix for the Dolby 5.1 surround sound issue you are experiencing. We want everyone to have a great HBO NOW experience and will make sure to keep you posted with any new developments. Thank you for your patience. ^Frank
01-01-16 | 09:27 PM
#734
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
Re: The Roku Thread
Cool, I'll have to check out the free trial.
01-03-16 | 05:01 PM
#735
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Roku Thread
Do any of you have trouble with the HULU app on your roku boxes? It's really slow and freezes up on me fairly often. I have the problem on my Roku HD and Roku SE.
01-03-16 | 05:51 PM
#736
Banned by request
Re: The Roku Thread
I'll assume you've checked for a firmware update? I just bought my first Roku 3 and set it up yesterday and signed up for Hulu Plus. No issues so far with using it.
01-03-16 | 08:58 PM
#738
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Roku Thread
I've got a Roku 3, firmware updated, and lately I've noticed freezing and loading issues with HULU, too. No idea what the issue is because everything is up-to-date and my wireless speeds shouldn't be a problem.
01-04-16 | 10:22 AM
#739
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Roku Thread
But yeah I have a Roku 3, no issues with Hulu here.
01-04-16 | 05:48 PM
#740
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: The Roku Thread
Crackle went all crackers for me; it forced me to reboot. I'll try removing and reinstalling to see if it works.
01-04-16 | 06:26 PM
#741
Thread Starter
Moderator
Re: The Roku Thread
I haven't had any major problems with Hulu. Occasionally, the menu might slow down or choke a little. But I haven't had any playback problems.
01-05-16 | 08:09 AM
#743
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Roku Thread
I've been marathoning Happy Endings with no issue either.
01-05-16 | 12:25 PM
#744
DVD Talk Legend
01-05-16 | 12:50 PM
#745
DVD Talk Hero
01-05-16 | 01:30 PM
#746
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: The Roku Thread
Had to reboot my Roku because Hulu froze on me after watching an episode yesterday, but today it worked fine.
01-05-16 | 09:55 PM
#747
Thread Starter
Moderator
Re: The Roku Thread
I love my TCL Roku TV. I'm looking forward to seeing their 4K and HDR models.
The first 4K Roku TV is coming, courtesy of TCL
Chinese brand TCL will ship the first Roku TVs in spring 2016 that support 4K streaming. They'll deliver all of the numerous 4K apps found on the Roku 4 box, including the 4K versions of Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, M-Go and UltraFlix, as well as the 4K Spotlight Channel with its curated collection of 4K content (which currently excludes Netflix).
Two series of Roku 4K TVs will be available, the US5800 and the UP130. The step-up UP130 will incorporate the same kind of fancy remote control as found on the Roku 4, complete with voice search, a headphone jack and the unique remote finder function, while the US5800 will ship with the standard Roku TV remote.
The sets will come in 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch sizes, and will start shipping this spring. Pricing was not officially announced, but a TCL rep told me the 55-inch model in the US5800 series should cost less than $600 at retail.
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HDR Roku TVs coming too
Similar to the 4K reference design Roku announced last year, the company says, "Roku is also releasing the Roku TV HDR reference design for TV partners to incorporate HDR technology into future 4K UHD Roku TV models. TCL will be an initial TV partner to integrate the Roku TV HDR reference design."
Roku says the design will include support for both Dolby Vision and HDR 10, the two principal HDR standards.
HDR, which stands for High Dynamic Range, is expected to be a major theme for TV makers at CES this year. It's a catch-all term for new, improved content, namely TV shows and movies, and the televisions that can display it. The most concise pitch I've heard is, "Not just more pixels, but better pixels," an implicit improvement on mere 4K resolution.
FULL ARTICLE - http://www.cnet.com/news/tcl-introdu...st-4k-roku-tv/
Chinese brand TCL will ship the first Roku TVs in spring 2016 that support 4K streaming. They'll deliver all of the numerous 4K apps found on the Roku 4 box, including the 4K versions of Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, M-Go and UltraFlix, as well as the 4K Spotlight Channel with its curated collection of 4K content (which currently excludes Netflix).
Two series of Roku 4K TVs will be available, the US5800 and the UP130. The step-up UP130 will incorporate the same kind of fancy remote control as found on the Roku 4, complete with voice search, a headphone jack and the unique remote finder function, while the US5800 will ship with the standard Roku TV remote.
The sets will come in 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch sizes, and will start shipping this spring. Pricing was not officially announced, but a TCL rep told me the 55-inch model in the US5800 series should cost less than $600 at retail.
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HDR Roku TVs coming too
Similar to the 4K reference design Roku announced last year, the company says, "Roku is also releasing the Roku TV HDR reference design for TV partners to incorporate HDR technology into future 4K UHD Roku TV models. TCL will be an initial TV partner to integrate the Roku TV HDR reference design."
Roku says the design will include support for both Dolby Vision and HDR 10, the two principal HDR standards.
HDR, which stands for High Dynamic Range, is expected to be a major theme for TV makers at CES this year. It's a catch-all term for new, improved content, namely TV shows and movies, and the televisions that can display it. The most concise pitch I've heard is, "Not just more pixels, but better pixels," an implicit improvement on mere 4K resolution.
FULL ARTICLE - http://www.cnet.com/news/tcl-introdu...st-4k-roku-tv/
01-15-16 | 10:24 PM
#748
DVD Talk God
Re: The Roku Thread
fuck you Roku and your complete inability to get Google Play to work property. works fine over ethernet, but when you do wifi, it will cut out. then you get the "internet connection is not sufficient right now to play this video."
i guess it is my fault for stupidly trying to watch something on google play again. never again. i might throw this piece of shit out the window right now i'm so pissed off.
i guess it is my fault for stupidly trying to watch something on google play again. never again. i might throw this piece of shit out the window right now i'm so pissed off.
01-16-16 | 10:34 AM
#750
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Roku Thread
fuck you Roku and your complete inability to get Google Play to work property. works fine over ethernet, but when you do wifi, it will cut out. then you get the "internet connection is not sufficient right now to play this video."
i guess it is my fault for stupidly trying to watch something on google play again. never again. i might throw this piece of shit out the window right now i'm so pissed off.
i guess it is my fault for stupidly trying to watch something on google play again. never again. i might throw this piece of shit out the window right now i'm so pissed off.