11-10-2017 15:33
According to this Engadget article, Roku will be officially offering to us in the UK two new players from the 18th of October 2017
There will be the Roku Streaming Stick + with 4K & HDR at RRP of £80, together with the Roku Express for a RRP of £30
Not sure how accurate the article is, if so i might be purchasing a Roku Streaming Stick + to replace my ageing Roku stick
https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/11/roku-uk-4k-streaming-stick/
11-10-2017 23:41
Oh wow. At that price I'm definitely going to get a Roku Express.
Many thanks for the info.
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11-10-2017 19:45
Awwwwww sweet! I need a new upgrade lol. 👍👍👍👍
11-10-2017 20:40
@caseyb1993 wrote:
Awwwwww sweet! I need a new upgrade lol. 👍👍👍👍
the question is @caseyb1993 , do I need an upgrade. I do use my Roku for Google play movies and TV, crunchyroll and the Netflix stuff that is not in 4K. I think I might have to have a shopping accident and get the streaming stick plus
11-10-2017 23:45 - edited 11-10-2017 23:46
@commanda6 wrote:
@caseyb1993 wrote:Awwwwww sweet! I need a new upgrade lol. 👍👍👍👍
the question is @caseyb1993 , do I need an upgrade. I do use my Roku for Google play movies and TV, crunchyroll and the Netflix stuff that is not in 4K. I think I might have to have a shopping accident and get the streaming stick plus
@commanda6 Am I the only one cheaping out for the express version? 😄
I won't part with the purple roku stick though, that can go in another room. 🙂
I use my roku for Netflix, Rakuten TV, Google Play and Viewster mainly but have found a few hidden gems in the channel store though. 🙂
My favourite app was FunimationNow but it kept crashing. 😞
11-10-2017 23:59 - edited 12-10-2017 24:03
Here's a comparison table link below between both players if anybody wants to know the differences.
Looks like both players have a quad core processor which is good news especially for the Roku Express (should be pretty snappy navigating around the Roku UI)
https://image.roku.com/ww/docs/compare-chart-products-en-gb.pdf
12-10-2017 24:21
@schnapps A snail has more speed than the purple sticks so this will be a nice change. 😉
12-10-2017 24:26 - edited 12-10-2017 24:27
Yeah, i also liked the previous Roku stick apart from it's sluggish speed (especially loading up the Netflix App).
The new Roku Express is a small set top style box where the remote controller is infra red
12-10-2017 10:35
@schnapps wrote:
The new Roku Express is a small set top style box where the remote controller is infra red
@schnapps That doesn't bother me 😉
12-10-2017 12:35 - edited 12-10-2017 12:43
My guess that some potential customers interested in the Roku Express (due to it's size) will think that they can hide this device behind their TV set like the Roku stick or Fire stick, not realising that the Express version is controlled over IR which requires line of sight
Suppose you could use the Roku remote control App on a mobile device, where i am more old school and always prefer a remote controller supplied with my devices rather than using Apps on a phone or tablet
12-10-2017 12:47
@schnapps That's true. I'm happy with it though as my TV isnt mounted on the wall so I can just put it onto of my bluray player just in front.
If it doesn't have a HDMI extender, I have a few of them anyway haha. 🙂