Roku, Google Extend Agreement On YouTube, YouTube TV Carriage
In eleventh-hour fashion, Roku announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Google on a new multi-year extension to an agreement to keep the main YouTube app and (restored) YouTube TV live streaming service available for new Roku device owners in the Roku Channel…
Review: Roku Streambar Offers Great 2-For-1 Value Performance
Roku this week officially released the Roku Streambar as the latest addition to the company’s growing line of affordably priced sound-for-video components with built-in Roku media streaming. Think of the Roku Streambar ($129.99 suggested retail) as a more compact alternative to the company’s longer Roku…
UHDA Members Take Filmmaker Mode To The Next Level
Members of the multi-industry Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA) in association with the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) announced in a virtual seminar Wednesday that its new Filmmaker Mode picture setting control, which preserves in the home the look of film intended by the content creators, will…
Roku Offers Father’s Day Specials On Streamers, Soundbars, Channels
Anyone interested in helping Dad upgrade his smart TV system during the COVID-19 crisis might be please to find out that Roku is offering a variety of limited time special deals on Roku streaming adapters, soundbars, and wireless speakers for Father’s Day. As part of…
‘TiVo Stream 4K’ Adapter To Take On Roku, Apple TV Etc.
Among the slew of new video products and service announcements at CES 2020 was word that DVR-pioneer TiVo was getting into the affordably priced streaming media player game by introducing the TiVo Stream 4K, an Android TV-powered dongle that easily connects to a TV’s HDMI…
Review: Nvidia Shield TV Streams Brilliant 4K/HDR
Last week we received the new standard (tubular design) Nvidia Shield TV streaming media player based on the Android TV OS and what we found was a slick, speedy performer with lots of apps supporting native 4K/HDR content, a fantastic remote, great gaming responsiveness and…
Review: New Roku Ultra Makes Streaming Faster
With the seven-model 2019 Roku media player line shipping this month, we were eager to test the new flagship Roku Ultra model (4670x) and after using it for a couple of days now we weren’t disappointed. The latest version of the Roku Ultra retains the…
Roku Unveils 2019 Streaming Media Player Lineup
Roku introduced Thursday its 2019 U.S. market lineup of Roku streaming players, offering a mix of both broadly distributed and retail-chain exclusive derivative models for consumers looking to add the company’s popularly simple smart TV user experience and huge streaming app library. The new streaming…
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