Roku Ultra | Streaming Media Player 4K/HD/HDR with Premium JBL Headphones

updates from original Ultra4K
Roku’s 2019 Ultra makes minor revisions to the original Roku Ultra4K (2016), with a more powerful CPU under the hood, but looks virtually identical.You’re wondering if you want this or the stick? Go with the stick if you have a wall-mount TV and no space to put the Ultra. Or if you’re budget-constrained. Otherwise, for everyone else: the Ultra is superior for its better CPU and your ability to reposition it for optimal WiFi reception. And it has a wired ethernet port. Remember that your TV itself blocks RF transmission…Changes (from the original Ultra):* Better CPU. Channels (apps) open in 20-30% the time it took before.* Navigating inside each channel is faster.* More ergonomic remote with different button layout.* “Find my remote” feature.* Remote finally adds a mute button!* No more optical/digital audio output. HDMI is pretty universal now.* Different power connector. (you can’t use that the old power adapter with the new Ultra)Problems encountered:* Remote didn’t initially control external receiver volume like the old one did, using same settings… After I pushed a new “find my remote” dataset to the remote, it started working… Presumably the remote needed a software update?* HDCP 2.2 compliant connection needed for 4K display. That means any intermediate hardware (like my receiver) and cables have to be HDCP 2.2 rated.* Signing into your existing Roku account on your new device doesn’t bring over ANY settings. You have to customize your app layout again, re-login to every service, and re-do any other customizations. Considering all the Roku hardware out there, not propagating settings seems like a major omission.If you’re not locked into a particular brand’s ecosystem (hello AppleTV) Roku is still the move– snappy, multi-service, and designed to be effectively and continuously updated. This Ultra model is far better than the quickly obsolete, slow-performing software that ships integrated in SmartTVs.If you’ve already got an Ultra, it’s a modest but still noticeable upgrade. Recommended.

3rd Roku, Easiest Set Up Ever.
We already have a three year old Roku TV and Stick, so I was familiar with Roku, but the Ultra was super easy setup. Remote programmed itself to operate my TV, which was a surprise. It’s much quicker than the 2nd Gen Fire TV box it’s replacing. Had no problems plugging in my 2 TB portable drive into the USB port and playing videos. Private listening is, eh, okay. Need to turn the volume way up with headphones plugged into the remote. I used my own Sennheiser compact over the ear headphones, don’t like buds jammed in my ears.All apps work great on the Ultra, except for YouTube. I’ve run into a couple of network error messages saying to stop and restart the app, and the Ultra rebooted itself once while in YouTube (reinstalled, no reboot in the last couple days). I’m connected trough the ethernet port so I haven’t tested the wifi. No problems while using Netflix, Hulu+Live, Amazon Prime Video, Pluto,…ect.I got the Ultra when Amazon had a 20% off price dip the Monday before release. Amazon messed up with shipping and being out of stock, missing my expected delivery date. Over the next couple of days they gave me 6 different delivery dates, but in the end it was only 3 days late. The nice thing is when I contacted CS (which was a bit more convoluted and took longer than needed), they gave me a 30% discount for my troubles. Better than waiting for a Black Friday sale.Overall its a Roku. It’s not fancy, but it’s easy to setup and use, and now my 9 year old can watch Disney+ next month.

Well the setup is very easy. Just follow the steps mentioned. However- the system doesn’t 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 don’t know if it is available in any other country on the same product.Overall- I’m happy with the product n it’s price.

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 así, 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