TheBigDave

Here's the Roku Premiere+. It'll replace the Roku 3. There's an Ethernet port and a MicroSD slot.

TheBigDave

Here's the Roku Ultra. It replaces the Roku 4. In addition to the Ethernet & MicroSD, it has an Optical Audio port and a Remote Finder button.

Alan Smithee

Optical out but no analog video out? Whatever. Just hope for whoever uses that, it doesn't downconvert Dolby Digital Plus as badly as my Sharp TV does.

dvd-4-life

Amazon has(eberry) HDMI to RCA Cables for 6.99.

RichC2

HDMI out w/ Optical is not uncommon. Analog video out is, kind of sucks the Express model doesn't still support it though for older TVs.

Unless the Roku has a built-in Digital-to-Analog video converter, HDMI to RCA cables would do absolutely nothing.

dvd-4-life

I used a Roku with the HDMI out to RCA cables in to hook up into an older tv set. No problems. Also works with a PC into an older tv set. Laptops don't work as well.

I made the mistake of buying the cable at Radio Shack (before I checked Amazon) and paid a lot more for it.

jjcool

So no more USB ports? That certainly sucks.

DVD Josh

I love XTV. Thank you for whoever turned me onto that.

RichC2

Only on the Ultra.

Medspeaking

Got my first Roku (a Roku 4) so not that familiar with it (previously dealt with the abominable Fire TV). Anyone know why--when I first start it up--I always get a flashing menu saying there's a CEC 100 error, but if I just wait it out for a minute, everything works normally and the flashing error disappears?

leacha

I see the new Rokus still have the dedicated channel buttons. I really wished they would drop that.

Mr. Salty

The remote for my new Vizio UHD TV has those, too. I like the premise, but I wish they were user-assignable.

In fact, I'll be doing that with my Harmony One universal remote.

jjcool

Still on the side, I assume, as it isnt shown in the pictures.

RichC2

Depends on your TV manufacturer.

CEC is the auto control so that the Roku can control the TV, it's been an on-again off-again issue with multiple revisions of the Roku but for some reason they never added a disable HDMI-CEC to the menu. So if you aren't using the feature on your TV, disable it.

Presumably so, still USB 2.0 but I guess that doesn't matter a whole lot.

Jcheckel

My Roku stick has a Control Other Devices setting with a 1-touch play option that can be enabled or disabled which I believe is the HDMI-CEC stuff.

Medspeaking

Thanks for the info. I've searched all the various options on my TV but don't see anything related to enabling or disabling HDMI-CEC. Maybe my set is too old (Pioneer Kuro 6020). Not a big deal, just an annoyance. Guess I can live with it. I do appreciate the info, though. Eased my mind that it wasn't anything really important.

funkyryno

Totally agree. Especially since one of the buttons on my remote is for a now-defunct service (rdio).

TheBigDave

The new models have officially been announced.

https://www.roku.com/products

Roku Express - $29.99
Roku Express+ - $39.99
Roku Premiere - $79.99
Roku Premiere+ - $99.99
Roku Ultra - $129.99

Check out how tiny the Roku Express is:



The Express+ model has Composite A/V Out for older model TVs.

TheBigDave

I'm tempted to buy one of these new models. But without a 4K TV, I don't see much reason to upgrade from my Roku 3.

RichC2

That's just too many SKUs.

Mr. Salty

You can literally count them on one hand.

JTH182

Other than price, is there anything that makes the Express better than the Stick? I'm in the market for a device. I like the portability of the stick, but I also like saving money.

RichC2

I'm liking the updated Red Bull TV app. They've been streaming Austin City Limits Fest live all weekend across 3 different channels/feeds and are airing the Fourth Phase (the follow-up to The Art of Flight) at 9.

Pros: All free, no real ads
Cons: Video quality isn't the greatest, 2.0 audio.

Still really cool though. But I think they're really close to their bandwidth capacity heh

Dan

So umm... I can't remember if it was here or another site, but I can't find it...

Someone mentioned a Roku app (possibly a private app) that lets you stream a bunch of TV channels live, including some cable channels. Any idea what that app my be?

TheBigDave

You're probably thinking of XTV.

http://streamfree.tv/roku-channels/p...96-thread.html

Here's an unofficial Facebook page with info and updates:

https://www.facebook.com/X-TV-Movies...1013500314195/