5 New Roku's Coming...

[afterlife2]

Was just reading about Roku refreshing their lineup again in September with 5 new models.

http://www.slashgear.com/roku-tipped-with-5-new-models-inbound-hdr-4k-and-more-29453775/

And

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2016/08/29/leak-points-to-refreshed-roku-devices-sporting-new-names-hdr-support/amp/

This news is only hours old from what I can see searching for more sources so over the next weeks we will find out more and probably leaked photos soon like we saw with the Roku 4.

 

[Jeffrey S. Albaugh]

If you look around, many, many people are saying goodbye to Cable and go with Roku or other streaming devices. The price for Cable has gotten out of control. They all push you towards Triple Plays. (combines TV, Hi Speed Internet, home phone lines. Not really a bargain. They constantly raise the price after so much time. We sort of decided to switch. I put up a big HD Antenna system on a telescoping pole 25' above my roof. You get great Hi Def local channels that are free. I bought 2 Roku's to experiment with. One is a Roku stick; the other is a Roku 3. We experimented with just a few streaming apps. We have Netflix and two others. You get a ton of things to watch, with no contracts for about $7.99/ month. Not bad.The problem is that when push came to shove, my wife could not get with the program. I wanted to get rid of Verizon's TV service & the Home phones. I would then go with Ooma phone service (much cheaper & excellent sound quality). It turns out she held on tight to the TV service and did not want to give up the home phone either. Great, now I am paying more. Sometimes you just can't win.

 

[afterlife2]

My older Roku 2 constantly crashes and restarts, dunno if the newer ones are better. There was a mod I saw last year to open it up and drill holes I might try that, but there is a special tool you have to buy to unscrew it.

 

[Jeffrey S. Albaugh]

Your problem with your Roku 2 is most likely due to your WiFi. Depending on how many devices run off your router and the speed that you have chosen, just may not be able to keep up. I don't know which company provides you with WiFi. You need them to come out and measure the signal strength. In my case, I added up the number of devices on our network. Three Smart phones, 2 Roku's, 2 Tablets. This causes your network to possibly not work successfully. Originally, the speed we had was 25/25. I had to up the speed to 75/75. that really helped. Another thing that helped was that Verizon gave us 2 signal extenders. Our house has 3 floors. Now we have an extender on each of the top 2 floors. It also helped so now, we can go out in the yard and have no problems. Check it out.
Suggestion: Put this app on your Smart Phone: WiFi analyzer. Now you can walk all around your place and measure the level of your WiFi. Good luck.

 

[afterlife2]

Nope don't use Wi-Fi. I use Ethernet for any streaming. It just cuts off and restarts because of heating issues. It's common with the Roku 2.