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Brand | Roku |
Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, USB |
Connector Type | HDMI |
Special Feature | Fastest and most powerful player, Rechargeable remote with hands-free controls, Lost remote finder, Enhanced Wi-Fi & Ethernet option, Cinematic Dolby Vision picture & Dolby Atmos sound, Bluetooth Headphones Mode & music streaming, Massive selection of free, live, and premium TV See more |
Resolution | 4k |
Supported Internet Services | Netflix, Hulu |
Controller Type | Remote Control, Voice Control |
Color | Black |
Model Name | 4800R |
Item Weight | 7.9 Ounces |
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- Outrageously powerful: Enjoy a lightning-fast interface and channels like Sling, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video that launch in a snap on the fastest, most powerful Roku player ever
- Our best Wi-Fi: Enjoy fast, smooth TV streaming in any room in the house with our best Wi-Fi or choose to wire up over Ethernet
- Cinematic streaming: Roku Ultra is the centerpiece of your home theater with spectacular 4K and Dolby Vision picture plus immersive Dolby Atmos sound
- Find your lost remote: Simply press the button on your streaming device and your Roku remote will play a sound
- No more juggling remotes: Power up your TV, adjust the volume, and control your streaming device with one Roku voice remote
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Stream quality | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Voice Recognition | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Picture quality | 4.7 | 4.4 | — | 4.7 | — | — |
Volume control | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | 4.4 | — | — |
Alexa integration | — | — | 3.6 | — | 4.6 | 4.4 |
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memory capacity | 256 GB | — | 16 GB | 256 GB | 2 GB | — |
connectivity tech | Bluetooth, USB | Bluetooth, USB | Wi-Fi | Ethernet, HDMI | HDMI | HDMI |
controller type | Remote Control, Voice Control | Remote Control, Voice Control | Remote Control, App Control | Remote Control, Voice Control | Remote Control | Remote Control, Voice Control |
supported services | Hulu, Netflix | AirPlay, The Roku Channel, Netflix, Disney plus, Apple TV plus, ESPN, epix, Google Play, Spotify, HBO, Pandora, Showtime | Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Prime Video, Vudu | Netflix, Vudu, Disney plus, Apple TV plus, ESPN, epix, Showtime, Spotify, HBO, The Roku Channel | Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Netflix, Sling, Hulu | Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus |
weight | 7.9 ounces | 7.9 ounces | 1.6 ounces | — | — | 36 grams |
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Product Dimensions | 5 x 4.9 x 1 inches |
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Item Weight | 7.9 ounces |
ASIN | B08G9TJWW9 |
Item model number | 4800R |
Batteries | 2 AA batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
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Best Sellers Rank | #5,608 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #37 in Streaming Media Players |
Date First Available | October 15, 2020 |
Manufacturer | Roku |
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Roku Ultra is the ultimate streaming player. With a lightning-fast interface and channels like Sling, Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and HBO Max and that launch in a snap, it’s the fastest and most powerful Roku player ever. Stunningly sharp 4K picture brings out the rich detail in your entertainment with four times the resolution of HD. Watch in awe as colors pop off your screen with spectacular Dolby Vision® picture and immerse yourself in three-dimensional sound when you combine this Roku streaming device with Dolby Atmos® audio. A strong, steady Wi-Fi® connection is important for streaming the highest picture quality, especially in rooms farther from your router. That’s why we took our best Wi-Fi® in this Roku 4K device and boosted it for even more speed and range, so you can enjoy fast, smooth TV streaming anywhere in your home. Easily search across thousands of channels with your voice, power up your TV, enjoy private listening with included headphones, and set personal shortcuts for your favorite channels with the Roku Voice Remote. Upgrade your streaming with a massive selection of free, live, and premium TV, including Roku® Originals only on The Roku Channel. The customizable home screen puts your favorites front and center, so you can spend your time streaming—not scrolling. Setup is simple with everything you need in the box, including a Premium High Speed HDMI® Cable. Roku Ultra also works with popular voice assistants. Ask Alexa or Hey Google to launch channels, search for entertainment, control your streaming, and more. You can also control your TV using the Apple Home app or Siri on your Apple devices.
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Customers like the streaming quality and ease of setup of the standalone streaming media player. For example, they mention it's fast to access streaming apps and the lag time to start streamers is gone. That said, opinions are mixed on performance and image quality.
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Customers like the streaming quality of the standalone streaming media player. For example, they say it's faster to access streaming apps, has great speed, and the lag time to start streamers is gone. They also say the apps load almost instantly and the navigation within apps is snappy. Overall, most are happy with the streaming performance and say it streamlined their streaming.
"Its everything I could have expected, a highly competent streaming player with all the options. We're definitely power users at my house...." Read more
"...What I love about this product is the responsiveness. Apps load almost instantly as does the home screen. Navigation within apps is snappy...." Read more
"...am convinced of and believe the advertised, increased, 50% better WiFi connectivity...." Read more
"...of my apps to work and the only thing worse than the painstakingly slow pace of its response to remote input, was the unbelievably poor accuracy of..." Read more
Customers find the setup of the standalone streaming media player to be easy. They mention that the user interface is easier to use than the Firestick, and the process went smoothly. They also appreciate the simplistic design and clean looking, making using the remote very easy.
"...probably is probably its most multi-faceted and yet simple and intuitive solution. It has volume buttons or mute on the right side by your thumb...." Read more
"...Going through the device setup is easy and Roku will ask questions about your preferences in order to tailor some of the apps/channels it puts on..." Read more
"...It is intuitive, lightning fast in response to input, the remote is exponentially superior to my previous streamer’s remote, it cuing is precise,..." Read more
"...This device came with everything included to set up on a stand-alone TV - remote, batteries, headphones, HDMI cable and power adapter...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the streaming media player. Some mention that it works very well, while others say that it stops working, has a horrible warble, and is unusable. Some say that the Ethernet port stopped working and they had to revert to WiFi.
"...And it supports seemingly all relevant audio and video formats like Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos, which it audio-detects level of HDR support in your..." Read more
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"...It has the voice control (works great to turn on and off subtitles or switch channels, for example) and a headphone jack for private listening...." Read more
"Bottom line: easy set up, intuitive controls, works perfectly with beautivul picture...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the image quality of the streaming media player. Some mention that the picture quality is perfect, clearer than the Premier, and sharper than other players. However, others say that they're not getting a 4K picture, their connection can't play 4K HDR, and the picture is dark.
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The remote is probably is probably its most multi-faceted and yet simple and intuitive solution. It has volume buttons or mute on the right side by your thumb. it has a headphone jack on the left for silent watching if you don't want to disturb others. It is an RF remote meaning you can tuck the Roku away in a cabinet or behind a TV and it will still work without line-of-sight. But the Roku does have an IR sensor if you have another IR remote too. And most of the buttons are what you'd expect on a modern streamer, but feels simple, easy, and intuitive to use. The skip-back button (like my Tivo button) is something I use a lot, such as if I missed something or didn't hear them quite right. Surprisingly by default it displays closed captioning (subtitle) on the replay so you can see what they said if you were backing it up. But you can turn that off CC on rewind if you rewind often and don't want the distraction of text. And the voice-command button and subsequent command processing is surprisingly good. You can even say things like "skip forward 2 minutes" or whatever. And you can even save your last voice command in one of the two numbered buttons by holding one after, and then repeats that command if you touch it again. I actually use that a lot to skip for ward 30 seconds :) .
However, some possible minor negatives are:
(1) There is no 30-second instant skip-forward button on the remote. But you can use a voice command to skip any amount of time you want, including 30-seconds, and can store that in one of the configurable buttons. It just isn't exactly instant skip while it processes the command, but close enough.
(2) Pausing and resuming leave the screen darkened and showing the progress bar and controls and takes a few seconds to resume normal brightness of the show or movie. That irks me compared to my LG TV that the back button can hide the bar so I can instantly be back into my show in its full picture.
(3) Streaming apps may vary by platform, so don't expect them to be identical. For example, I REALLY like the Netflix app on my LG TV for #2 and for fast forwarding that can click right or left through easy picture snapshots rather than a traditional fast forward or rewind that appears in the Roku version of the same app.
(4) The volume buttons on the right-side of the remote are easy to accidentally press if you aren't careful, but doesn't really get in the way.
(5) If it doesn't detect Dolby Vision, double check that the device it is directly connected to supports it on that HDMI input. Definitely not the fault of this device, but it puzzled me for a while why it didn't detect Dolby Vision at first when my TV supports it (the TV did, but the HDMI input on my Blu-ray player didn't).
Roku supports the widest channel library that I am aware of, and is the reason I bought this, for HBO Max. I use this when I want the best sound support to go through my sound system and it delivers a noticeable sound improvement in my home compared to my TV connected back to my A/V receiver. I actually have this plugged into the HDMI In port on my Oppo 4K Blu-ray player.
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
The remote is probably is probably its most multi-faceted and yet simple and intuitive solution. It has volume buttons or mute on the right side by your thumb. it has a headphone jack on the left for silent watching if you don't want to disturb others. It is an RF remote meaning you can tuck the Roku away in a cabinet or behind a TV and it will still work without line-of-sight. But the Roku does have an IR sensor if you have another IR remote too. And most of the buttons are what you'd expect on a modern streamer, but feels simple, easy, and intuitive to use. The skip-back button (like my Tivo button) is something I use a lot, such as if I missed something or didn't hear them quite right. Surprisingly by default it displays closed captioning (subtitle) on the replay so you can see what they said if you were backing it up. But you can turn that off CC on rewind if you rewind often and don't want the distraction of text. And the voice-command button and subsequent command processing is surprisingly good. You can even say things like "skip forward 2 minutes" or whatever. And you can even save your last voice command in one of the two numbered buttons by holding one after, and then repeats that command if you touch it again. I actually use that a lot to skip for ward 30 seconds :) .
However, some possible minor negatives are:
(1) There is no 30-second instant skip-forward button on the remote. But you can use a voice command to skip any amount of time you want, including 30-seconds, and can store that in one of the configurable buttons. It just isn't exactly instant skip while it processes the command, but close enough.
(2) Pausing and resuming leave the screen darkened and showing the progress bar and controls and takes a few seconds to resume normal brightness of the show or movie. That irks me compared to my LG TV that the back button can hide the bar so I can instantly be back into my show in its full picture.
(3) Streaming apps may vary by platform, so don't expect them to be identical. For example, I REALLY like the Netflix app on my LG TV for #2 and for fast forwarding that can click right or left through easy picture snapshots rather than a traditional fast forward or rewind that appears in the Roku version of the same app.
(4) The volume buttons on the right-side of the remote are easy to accidentally press if you aren't careful, but doesn't really get in the way.
(5) If it doesn't detect Dolby Vision, double check that the device it is directly connected to supports it on that HDMI input. Definitely not the fault of this device, but it puzzled me for a while why it didn't detect Dolby Vision at first when my TV supports it (the TV did, but the HDMI input on my Blu-ray player didn't).
Roku supports the widest channel library that I am aware of, and is the reason I bought this, for HBO Max. I use this when I want the best sound support to go through my sound system and it delivers a noticeable sound improvement in my home compared to my TV connected back to my A/V receiver. I actually have this plugged into the HDMI In port on my Oppo 4K Blu-ray player.
My first was a Sony that we’ve hade for a long time and I used this product because I have an Ethernet connection inside the cabinet under the TV. I prefer to have TVs connected using Ethernet so as to reduce the traffic on my WiFi. This product has both WiFi and Ethernet so a big plus there.
Installing the Roku was easy, my HDMI cables were already in place. I really enjoyed replacing the huge, heavy and very warm cable box (good riddance ). With the Ethernet connection, the install is rather boring. I plugged it in and was left to complete the installation using the remote.
The next part of the install was to set up the TVs 1080p screen and the remote. My TV is 1080p and the device discovered that and set it automatically. I was very pleased that Roku remote can power and set the sound natively without having to use the TV’s remote. After years of using multiple remotes and the kludgy CableTV remote, it all works as one! I’m particularly pleased that since AppleTV and AirPlay are supported, that knocks another remote to the curb.
Going through the device setup is easy and Roku will ask questions about your preferences in order to tailor some of the apps/channels it puts on your Home Screen. It takes a few minutes and is very straightforward.
One thing that I really love about this Roku is the remote. It has the voice control (works great to turn on and off subtitles or switch channels, for example) and a headphone jack for private listening. Honestly, the most satisfying part of the remote is it’s feel. It is a bit weightier than the Roku remotes I got with my Roku TVs and just feels great in my hand. I wish Roku made the TV manufacturers using the Roku OS also use the nicer remote. I just love the remote, even if first timers always ask how to change the volume!
Finally, using this as a reason to get deep into the TV cabinet and behind the TV, I was amazed how heavy (and dusty) that TV is. The newer TVs are so light and thin! This Sony is a helluva workhorse tho, and the picture is flawless albeit 1080p. I think it will be a while before there is enough 4K or 8k programming out there to make a difference.
This Roku device is a fabulous product that gave new life to my ‘older’ TV.
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No está mal este Roku Ultra, la adición del bluetooth parece buena y útil si vas a comprar los periféricos Roku para audio, yo no los adquiriré pues son demasiado caros, y por ese precio puedo comprar sonido de mejor calidad (por ejemplo el subwoofer está arriba de 4500, la central/frontales desde 2500 con oferta y las pequeñas traseras otro tanto, por $10,000 puedes adquirir mejores equipos de audio bluetooth).
Pros:
- Además de todo lo que ya tienen los modelos anteriores como el 2018 y 2019, el sonido Dolby Atmos y el vídeo Dolby Vision son grandes mejoras si tienes equipo de audio y vídeo que lo soporte.
- Los tiempos de carga son ligeramente mejores, pero nada extraordinario.
- Es un poco más pequeño que los modelos 2019 y 2018.
- Ya funcionan los comandos de voz en México a través del control y por la app (aún se puede dar de alta en USA o en México según sean las necesidades de cada persona, por ejemplo, si deseas Amazon Music, ese no está disponible en México, pero sí si te registras en USA; por el contrario si deseas Claro Video o FreeTV, esos servicios sólo están disponibles si te registras en México, en USA no están disponibles).
- Con la última actualización el Roku Ultra 2020 (y también el 2018 y 2019), ya cuentan con AirPlay, por lo que puedes espejear con cualquier dispositivo o móvil Apple, o cualquier PC con alguna aplicación compatible con Airplay (hay muy baratas para Windows y Android). [Para AirPlay les recomiendo usar su red WiFi de 5Ghz o mejor aún, conectar el Roku por ethernet ~mínimo 100Mbps o preferentemente 1000Mbps~].
- Se mantiene el control remoto por radiofrecuencia y siguen ofreciéndolo con audífonos, aunque no son JBL como los del 2018, pero mejoró un poco el alcance del control.
- Mejoró un poco el receptor WiFi, dicen que aproximadamente 50%, en términos reales con las pruebas que hice, es de 20 a 30% más alcance.
- La calidad de vídeo es igual que los modelos 2019 y 2018, es decir, es excepcional, para mí es mucho mejor que todos los demás dispositivos, hasta el AppleTV que es más caro, es inferior en calidad de vídeo y audio que los Roku Ultra.
- En 4K, este Roku Ultra (al igual que los modelos 2018 y 2019) se comporta de manera excelente y fluida (sólo lo he probado en televisores 120Hz y 240Hz reales, no simulados).
- El cable HDMI incluido es bueno.
- La autodetección del tipo de pantalla es muy rápida.
- Me detectó más rápidamente el tipo de televisor para autoconfigurar los botones laterales (IR o infrarrojos) para controlar el volumen y el encendido/apagado del televisor, incluyendo uno del 2008 que aún conservo y funciona.
- Pluto TV ya está disponible en México (servicio de TV y on demand gratis)
- Noto ligeramente mejor la conexión del Roku por PnP o Samba (mediante su reproductor integrado).
- Muy buena compatibilidad con HomeKit de Apple.
- Operable desde Siri o Alexa.
- No requiere de memoria micro sd como los modelos anteriores.
- Al parecer le harán más actualizaciones de S.O. que a los modelos 2018 y 2019, lo digo porque el Roku 2020 tiene versión 9.4.1, mientras el 2018 y 2019 tienen la 9.4.0
Contras:
- A veces se desfasa el audio en algunas aplicaciones, se elimina eso poniendo en modo passthrough.
- A veces tarda en iniciar y se queda en pantalla morada por bastante tiempo.
- Siento que se calienta un poco más, pero no marca nunca sobrecalentamiento.
- (Agregado 14/enero/2021): El Roku a ser desconectado y enfriarse, por alguna razón se escucha como si sufriera contracción térmica, muy parecido a cuando la madera "truena" por cambios de temperatura, esto no afecta su funcionamiento pero sí es molesto si lo tienes instalado por ejemplo en la TV de alguna recámara.
Por el momento es lo que puedo describir, apenas tiene un día que lo pruebo, aunque tengo experiencia con los dispositivos Roku pues los he usado desde hace ya varios años, si encuentro más detalles que comentar iré actualizando.
Nota extra: para quienes sean nuevos con este dispositivo, tomen en cuenta que siempre está encendido, no se extrañen si no pueden apagarlo, está diseñado para estar siempre online, la única manera de apagarlo es desconectarle la alimentación eléctrica. Y para quienes gustan de hacer jailbreaks y similares, es un poco más difícil hacerlo con estos Roku (y supuestamente pierden garantía), en lo personal no he tenido la necesidad de hacer esos procedimientos con la oferta que tienen y los servicios que contrato ~Prime Video, Netflix y PLEX~ más los gratuitos (Pluto TV, FreeTV, Butaca, Algunas series de Roku Channel que no está soportado en México, y espejeando aplicaciones y sitios de películas y TV desde mi móvil) me basta y sobra para tener opciones que ver.
Nota extra 2: No tengo android, pero sé que dispositivos android con capacidad de hacer "espejo" o "compartir" a tu pantalla de TV se puede espejear o compartir la pantalla como Airplay, aunque hay que hacer más pasos:
- Ir a la configuración de tu dispositivo Roku.
- Opción “Sistema”.
- Ir a “Reflejo de pantalla” y entra a la opción “Modo reflejo de pantalla”.
- Seleccionar “Permitir siempre” o la opción de “Indicación” (te pedirá autorización para compartir la pantalla del dispositivo a tu Roku).
- Desde tu teléfono buscas la opción “transmitir” en "ajustes rápidos" al deslizar el dedo de arriba hacia abajo.
- En teléfonos Samsung es en “Smart View”, y en equipos Xiaomi es “Emitir”.
- Desde ahí, seleccionas tu dispositivo Roku y tu pantalla será "espejeada" al mismo.
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Extra 3 (muy largo): No pude responder a alguien que preguntó si se le podía conectar a un HDD, porque me marcaba error al intentar responder, lo pongo aquí:
Aclaro que no soy vendedor, sólo usuario entusiasta:
Tienes dos opciones para ello:
Opción 1 [Directa a ROKU ULTRA]: Le puedes conectar un usb o un hdd que no consuma más de 1 Ampere si es directo a su puerto USB ~puerto azul~ (NO mayor a 0.55 Amperes si es para Roku 2018 o 2019), o puede ser un HDD con alimentación externa, así tendrás acceso al contenido multimedia de tu disco (vídeo, audio e imágenes), a través de su reproductor integrado (Roku Media Player), tarda un tiempo en reconocer todo el contenido si tienes miles de archivos (al parecer les hace una "indexación"), por lo que hay que dejarlo conectado un par de horas o todo un día (en mi caso tenía más de 100,000 archivos multimedia y tardó cerca de dos horas en leer todo el disco al entrar a la app de Roku Media Player, también debes tener cuidado con los archivos de nombres muy muy largos, o que están en muchas subcarpetas, porque pasa lo mismo que en windows o apple, si la dirección del archivo es muy larga, a veces no los puedes reproducir).
Opción 2 [POR MEDIO DE TU RED CASERA]: Si tienes un modem/router con puerto USB, como ya casi todos los modem/router la tienen, puedes conectar tu disco duro ahí (si es modem con USB2 ~puerto negro~ hasta un HDD de 0.55 Amperes, y si es USB3 ~puerto azul~ o superior, hasta HDDs con consumo de 1 ampere).
(Op2 cont.)
Luego hacer los siguientes pasos (también debes dejar tus discos durante bastante tiempo conectado para que reconozca todos los archivos y carpetas, los modem/routers son más lentos para este proceso, aunque sólo es la primera vez que conectas el disco y abres la app de reproducción en Roku, es recomendable comprar un HDD exclusivo para este fin y dejarlo conectado permanentemente):
(Op2 cont.)
A.- En el portal de tu modem/router (ver instructivo para ver cuál es su dirección, comúnmente es escribir en el navegador de cualquier PC conectada a tu red 192.168.1.254 donde te pedirá nombre de usuario y contraseña que comúnmente vienen en el sticker pegado al modem/router cuando el proveedor de internet te proporciona el aparato).
A.-(continuación): Vas a la configuración de "USB" o "Almacenamiento" de tu modem/router y le das la opción de "Compartir Multimedia" o Multimedios (ahí mismo puedes seleccionar si compartirás todo el disco o sólo algunas carpetas, así como si permitirás lectura escritura o grabación de archivos, también puedes crear nombres de usuario y contraseña para acceder a tus archivos).
B.- Buscas en tu modem/router la opción llamada UPnP y la activas (hasta aquí es suficiente en la mayoría de los casos, esto combinado con la opción anterior de "compartir multimedia o compartir disco o compartir USB" permite que únicamente se compartan los archivos multimedia como default, sin necesidad de hacer nada más, ni siquiera necesitas crear usuarios ni contraseñas).
C.- Opcional para usuarios un poco más avanzados: en tu modem si existe la opción "SAMBA", la activas y creas ahí mismo un nombre de usuario y contraseña (también puedes seleccionar un puerto ~cuatro dígitos~, sólo cuidando no seleccionar los ya ocupados por tu modem, por lo regular te dice cuáles no usar en la ayuda del modem), también puedes configurar si tienes conocimientos que la conexión sea FTP o PLEX.
D.- (Opcional si tienes un disco NAS): Activar la opción UPnP del disco NAS, (o FTP, o PLEX, o SAMBA, como en el paso C opcional)
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Después dela opción 1; o 2 con sus pasos A y B (opcionalmente el C o D), lo único que tienes que hacer es encender to Roku, lanzar la app "Roku Media Player", selecionar el dispositivo que conectaste (respeta el nombre que tenga tu modem/router o disco duro), seleccionar el tipo de archivos que quieres ver (video, audio o imágenes), o si no quieres que tarde el leer todo, le das a "browse folders", entras al folder deseado y le das reproducir al archivo que desees (sólo te mostrará los de video, audio e imagen), y eso es todo disfrutarás de tus vídeos, y debo agregar, que el "Roku Media Player" mejora mucho la calidad del vídeo.
Soporta la mayoría de los formatos más comunes de video, audio e imagen, el único detalle es que el reproductor integrado, no tiene capacidad de reproducir bien los subtítulos con "estilos", es decir como los que llevan subtítulos no "pegados al vídeo" como karaokes, cambios de colores y fuentes, carteles hechos el substation alpha, subtítulos animados mediante comandos, etc., reproduce los subtítulos como texto plano (es decir sólo un estilo, un color y un tamaño que puedes seleccionar tú previamente en los ajustes de Roku, también ahí puedes seleccionar el idioma de default de los subtítulos para los archivos con multisubs).
Ventaja de la opción 1: La más sencilla, rápida y privada para ver tus videos, música o películas.
Ventaja de la opción 2: Los archivos multimedia estarán disponibles para TODOS los Roku que tengas conectados a tu red WiFi o cableada doméstica, también para TODAS las TV que estén conectadas a tu red y tengan capacidad UPnP (casi todas las smartv lo tienen), también para TODOS tus dispositivos móviles con WiFi ~teléfonos, tabletas, laptops, PCs, etc.~ que tengan instalados un reproductor con capacidad UPnP (el más comúnes el VLC Media Player basado en la versión de Vetinari, el cual es compatible con casi cualquier plataforma y este SÍ acepta subtítulos animados por comando y cambios de fuente, excepto en la versión para teléfonos celulares, los toma como texto plano; en su versión VLC para celulares se entra a los archivos por la opción "Red" y en la versión PC por "plug'n'play universal").
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Reviewed in India on March 24, 2021