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  • HDR10 & Dolby Vision Compatibility
  • Works with Alexa & the Google Assistant
  • Integrated Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 & Ethernet
  • HDMI Output
  • Dolby Atmos Compatibility
  • USB Port for Local Playback
  • Android and iOS App Control
  • Remote Control with Headphone Jack
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This deal isn't exactly going to shatter the Earth, but if you are looking at getting a Roku Ultra, this is a good time. Deal is available at Amazon and Best Buy. This player seems to dip to $70 or so periodically.

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This was unfortunately the BF price last year. If you can hold off on purchase, and they're releasing a newer one this year, you can probably cop this for $50 later. Yeah saving $20 ain't no thing if you need it now....
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Peacock and Vudu aren't available, easily, on the Fire TV 4K stick. Fire TV pulls in live programming to let you know what is currently on, and the Roku doesn't do that. No ethernet on the Fire TV 4K.
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eric.hanson1988
06-10-2021 at 05:00 AM.
06-10-2021 at 05:00 AM.
Fyi Google pay had a $10 off offer on their front page for an in-store pickup order for target that I used the last time the ultra was on sale to save even more. Might be worth looking for anyone interested to see if it's still there.
As far as the device goes, we're very pleased with our 2020 ultra, it's fast, easy to use, has a ton of apps, and finally delivers beautiful 4k Dolby vision picture. Highly recommended.
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06-10-2021 at 05:44 AM.
06-10-2021 at 05:44 AM.
Sam's club also has it for $68 in store if you can find in stock. https://www.samsclub.com/sams/sho...y%20Vision
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06-10-2021 at 05:54 AM.
06-10-2021 at 05:54 AM.
Quote from eric.hanson1988 :
Fyi Google pay had a $10 off offer on their front page for an in-store pickup order for target that I used the last time the ultra was on sale to save even more. Might be worth looking for anyone interested to see if it's still there.
As far as the device goes, we're very pleased with our 2020 ultra, it's fast, easy to use, has a ton of apps, and finally delivers beautiful 4k Dolby vision picture. Highly recommended.

Target has it on sale for $69.99 and the $10 off $50 or more for same day pick up option was still available in Google Pay. Thanks!
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PhillyChad
06-10-2021 at 06:59 AM.
06-10-2021 at 06:59 AM.
Hey folks! Quick question... I purchased this because it has 4K upscaling... although its possible I'm mistaking this for the Nvida shield.

If indeed this can do upscaling... how exactly does that work? For ex... Can I upscale OTA broadcasts?
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AntonK127434
06-10-2021 at 07:04 AM.
06-10-2021 at 07:04 AM.
Quote from Wraazer :
This has a USB slot to play media from, on it's Media Player app. And you can play many codecs, including 4K videos in HDR, music and pictures. Plus it is faster than a Fire TV. I have Roku, Fire TV and the new Google Chrome Cast. But use the Roku more often than anything, and for the couple movies I can't play on Roku I have Android boxes for.
Yes, exactly the reason why I stick to Roku Ultra and rate it a step above the rest that are purely streamers and are pretty useless when you don't have an internet connection.

However, Roku Ultra still doesn't have as many codecs and doesn't play as many file formats as I would like and you are stuck with just one USB storage media player in its ecosystem. Can anyone recommend a good reliable media box that natively plays pretty much every video format I throw at it at a reasonable price within $50? Possibly Android TV with VLC app? I've read some reviews, but most of them seem to have some issues like not google certified (thus lacking many major apps), overheating, etc. and the ones that are google certified either miss the external storage port/slot or are more expensive than Roku Ultra.
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superslickz
06-10-2021 at 07:04 AM.
06-10-2021 at 07:04 AM.
Quote from FatSmurf :
The TiVo Stream 4K can play all media files off a USB drive including h265 HDR? Are you sure? If so I may have to get a few of those.
I am not sure about every specific h.265 files out there, because i don't use it. It does have a USB-C port (separate from the micro-USB for power) which you can add a drive or even a hub to expand capabilities.

According to this review Tivo is supposed to support these formats:
Video Decoding: H.265 HEVC [email protected] up to 10bits HDR 4K*2K@60fps, H.264 AVC [email protected] up to 10bits HDR 4K*2K@60fps, MPEG-4 ASP@L5 up to 1080P@60fps, AVS Jizhun Profile up to 1080P@60fps, MPEG-2 MP@HL up to 1080P@60fps, MPEG-1 MP@HL up to 1080P@60fps, RealVideo 8/9/10 up to 1080P@60fps, WebM up to VGA, HDR; Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, Video Codec; VP9 Profile 2(up to 4K x 2K@60fps
Video File Format: Support *.mkv, *.wmv,*.mpg,* .mpeg,*.dat, * avi,* .mov,* .iso,* .mp4,* .rm,* ,jpg,* .bmp,* gif etc…

https://troypoint.com/tivo-stream-4k-review/

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Google has been pushing out different tv products and discontinue its interface like they typical google products. Roku has been around longer.

Netflix, amazon, apple tv, hbo max, Apple Car Play, able to play files over network and usb port, Hulu, Disney Plus… the remote is deal easy to use. This thing support most of services out there. You can customize the interface more easily than somethijg like apple TV.

Apple TV - just got rid of awful remote. Expensive. No file play.

Android TV - my parents Sony Master series OLED has it. The interface isnt a mess like firetv, but its close to it.

Roku interface got it right.
Not sure what you are talking about with different interface with Google, but it doesn't really matter. It doesn't affect which app it supports. Interface is overrated in my opinion, and it varies for each individual. I am an Android person, so navigating around Android TV is super simple, even on the Tivo stream where I can exit out of the Tivo interface and into Android TV in 1 button press. When i first got the Roku, I thought it wa confusing as anything, but you do get use to it. If Roku works for you, that's great, but I wouldn't make its interface the reason a buyer who is in the market for a streaming device to spend 40-100% more just to use that interface.

And yes, you can play files on USB with both Google Chromecast with Android TV and with the Tivo Stream. You can stream local files as well using Kodi (which is not available with Roku, although Roku does have other means). Kodi is the king of local streaming app.
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I have had ATT TV Now, since it first came out as Direct TV now, so live YouTube is not a big deal for me. Not having profiles on the new Chrome Cast is why I put Roku ahead of it. But waiting on HBO Max is why I bought the Chrome Cast in the 1st place, but once it hit Roku I didn't have to use it for anything since Roku had everything I used at that point. It also sucked to have to wait on the Direct TV app on Roku for 7 months as well, but once it worked the bugs out, it was my go to. If Google had profiles, I would probably use it more since I like the recommendations on it better than anything. But having the USB sets Roku apart for me. And Tivo is dead, so no sense supporting a dead hardware.

But you have a great point if you use YouTube TV at this point, but thought they added the live stuff to the regular You Tube app to get around Roku dumping them, but like I said I don't have it so don't actually know for sure.
Tivo has a USB-C port (separate from micro-usb power port) which you can add drive, hub, etc to play files from.
Google Chromecast with Android TV also has usb-c but it uses it for power so you can get a usb-c hub to add devices.

Tivo is not dead. If you go to the current Tivo thread, you will see people posting links that Tivo is still supporting this. Even if it stops supports right now doesn't mean it is bricked. It will still be very usable well before the hardware become obsolete because it runs on Android TV. For less than half of the price of this to get a much bigger app library, and never have to worry about the next "HBO Max" or Direct TV situation, it's a no brainer.
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06-10-2021 at 07:16 AM.
06-10-2021 at 07:16 AM.
Some of the comments have said that Bluetooth in this Roku is only for receiving, & not transmitting. You use a Bluetooth keyboard, but not headphones.
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06-10-2021 at 07:19 AM.
06-10-2021 at 07:19 AM.
Does this have a 2.1 HDMI output? (Future proof) My 4k fire tv recently updated and now it detected that my TV is not 2.1 HDMI.... Yes yes I don't even have a tv that takes 2.1, but soon will.
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06-10-2021 at 08:29 AM.
06-10-2021 at 08:29 AM.
Quote from JamesT9955 :
What are the YouTube TV issues people have with Roku? I've signed up for it during football season for the last two years and it always ran fine on my stick+

Roku no longer offers the YoutubeTV app in the roku App Store.
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Quote from kmccrady :
Roku no longer offers the YoutubeTV app in the roku App Store.
Just curious, so if you already have it installed before they took it away, will it still work?
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06-10-2021 at 08:49 AM.
06-10-2021 at 08:49 AM.
Quote from 1AngryPanda :
I have a built in Roku on my TCL 2017. Would this be a significant upgrade? Been thinking of getting the new Apple TV.
I also have a TCL Roku TV circa 2015 or 2016 and the built in Roku is so slow. And it kept crashing on Discovery + app. So I bought the Streaming Stick+ (on sale for $39 https://www.amazon.com/Roku-Strea...B075XLWML4 ) and it comes with the TV compatible remote. It will allow you to power on/off and volume control, but it doesn't work with the built in TV Roku menus.... meaning I want to watch an OTA channel, I have to pull out the old TV Roku remote. However, reception was so spotty where the TV is, it was never reliable so we streamed 99% of TV anyway. You can set the TV Roku to automatically switch to HDMI 1 input on power up, so it boots up and goes straight to new Roku. The speed increase is amazing, and apps like Discovery + and Peacock work fine now (on apps with a million sub menus, the TV Roku really struggles or just crashes randomly). The voice search is... ok but we rarely use it. Lastly the nice thing about the stick is, since TV is wall mounted I didn't have to get crafty with a box Roku or velcro the thing to the back, etc

edit - almost forgot, another bonus... the new remote is RF so you don't need line of sight like the old TV Roku IR remote. That thing was finicky, you had to point in just the right spot. New one can be under a blanket pointed in the wrong direction and still work. So much better.
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06-10-2021 at 10:35 AM.
06-10-2021 at 10:35 AM.
Quote from AntonK127434 :
Yes, exactly the reason why I stick to Roku Ultra and rate it a step above the rest that are purely streamers and are pretty useless when you don't have an internet connection.

However, Roku Ultra still doesn't have as many codecs and doesn't play as many file formats as I would like and you are stuck with just one USB storage media player in its ecosystem. Can anyone recommend a good reliable media box that natively plays pretty much every video format I throw at it at a reasonable price within $50? Possibly Android TV with VLC app? I've read some reviews, but most of them seem to have some issues like not google certified (thus lacking many major apps), overheating, etc. and the ones that are google certified either miss the external storage port/slot or are more expensive than Roku Ultra.
I've been using my mi box 3 for years. I've never had anything I can't playback using Kodi.

Not sure if you can buy these anymore.

Edit. Think it's usb 2.0. I can playback full 4k mkv through it as long as the external drive is not powered by the USB. However, most of my streaming is over wifi. I can playback the same 4k on it.
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06-10-2021 at 10:36 AM.
06-10-2021 at 10:36 AM.
Comparison or Roku players:
https://www.roku.com/products/compare
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06-10-2021 at 10:36 AM.
06-10-2021 at 10:36 AM.
Quote from starky53 :
Some of the comments have said that Bluetooth in this Roku is only for receiving, & not transmitting. You use a Bluetooth keyboard, but not headphones.

Um… roku has phone app. ( remote).

I often watch tv shows on roku and my airpod is synced to my phone.

I can hear the show lag free.

I even did two airpod sharing to my phone and my gf and I watched a show like that.

(3 am…. Roomate was sleeping wanted to finish off a show)

Roku can do almost anything.
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Zarich
06-10-2021 at 11:24 AM.
06-10-2021 at 11:24 AM.
So I have a 2018 roku ultra with really bad audio sync issues on amazon. Does anyone know if this version fixes that?
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