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Roku Introduces its Best Streaming Player Ever - the Roku 4 for 4K UHD and HD TVs; Offers Top Performance, Entertainment and Features, Plus New Remote Finder
Roku
Inc. today announced the highly anticipated Roku® 4 streaming
player. Designed for entertainment-loving streamers, the Roku 4 features
superior streaming performance and brilliant picture quality for both 4K
Ultra HD (UHD) and HD TVs. With access to one of the biggest streaming
channel lineups including 300,000 movies and TV episodes and the
industry's most comprehensive and only unbiased universal voice search,
finding what to stream is simple with the new Roku 4. Plus, now
consumers will no longer need to look for their remote control with the
new Remote Finder feature.
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The new Roku 4 streaming player. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Roku 4 runs the new Roku OS 7 that the company also announced today.
Roku OS 7 is filled with new discovery features that give consumers more
access to entertainment choices. With a major update to the Roku Feed
consumers can now follow movies, TV shows, actors and directors to
receive automatic entertainment updates about pricing and availability.
Those at college or who travel and want to stream will now be able to
use the new Hotel and Dorm Connect feature for quick wireless
connectivity in locations that require log-in credentials to access the
network. In addition, the redesigned Roku mobile app brings more control
to the Roku experience from a mobile device, and soon will feature an
on-the-go mode that allows for access to features such as the Roku Feed
while away from home.
"The Roku 4 is our best streaming player ever," said Roku Founder and
CEO Anthony Wood. "It provides an amazing 4K experience with powerful
performance and brilliant picture, at up to 60 frames per second on 4K
TVs, and access to the most streaming channels with 4K entertainment,
plus innovative features like Remote Finder. Powered by the new Roku OS
7, the Roku 4 gives consumers a new era of streaming performance and
control over their entertainment."
The Roku 4 - A Streaming Player unlike Any Other
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Brilliant (News - Alert) picture and stunning performance for both 4K UHD TVs and HD
TVs
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Quad-Core processor, up to 60 fps 4K streaming, HDCP 2.2 and Optical
Audio Out
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Sleek 1080p home screen and user interface
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802.11ac MIMO Wi-Fi for optimal wireless
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Access to more streamingchannels for 4K entertainment than any other
streaming player with selections from Netflix, M-Go, Amazon Instant
Video, ToonGoogles, Vudu and YouTube (News - Alert)
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Curated 4K Spotlight channel exclusive to Roku 4 offers instant access
to 4K movies, TV shows and more
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4K UHD category within the Roku Channel Store to make finding
streaming channels with 4K entertainment quick and easy
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Remote control with voice search, headphone jack for private
listening, and Remote Finder
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Roku mobile app for Android (News - Alert) and iOS offering full device control,
personalized screensavers for the Roku 4 and soon, on-the-go access
for following entertainment when away from home
Built for Streamers - Unprecedented Level of Entertainment Search and
Discovery
In March, Roku introduced the Roku Feed, a first-of-its-kind discovery
feature that lets consumers know when favorite entertainment becomes
available for streaming - and at what price. At that time the company
debuted Movies Coming Soon, which allows consumers to "Follow" box
office movies they're interested in and receive automatic updates when
the movie becomes available for streaming, from what provider and at
what price. With Roku OS 7, consumers can now follow movies, TV shows,
actors and directors to receive automatic updates in their Roku Feed
from select partners. Consumers will receive updates when a movie or a
new episode of a TV show becomes available, or the price changes.
Notifications on the Roku Home Screen help consumers easily discover
when they have new updates in the Roku Feed. Additionally, new updates
within the Roku Feed are clearly marked so consumers can quickly
identify new information about the entertainment they follow.
New Mobile App Offers Companion Experience
Roku is also releasing a major update to the free Roku Mobile App for
iOS and Android making it easier for consumers to access key features
including Roku Search, Roku Feed, Remote Control and Play on Roku. Now,
with just the tap of the screen, consumers can instantly access Voice
Search, view and add to Roku Feed, launch Play on Roku to display their
photos and videos on the big screen and much more. Similar to the Roku
Home Screen, the Roku Mobile App also displays notifications to make
consumers aware of new updates in the Roku Feed. Additionally "Pinch to
zoom" capabilities let consumers view every detail of their personal
photos. Consumers with 4K photos on their mobile device can cast their
photos and even create new screen savers that play when Roku 4 is idle.
Connecting Away from Home Just Got Easier
Hotel and Dorm Connect is a new feature that allows consumers to connect
their Roku player, Roku TV and Roku Streaming Stick®
to Wi-Fi networks that require sign-in through a web browser like those
commonly found in hotel rooms, college dorms and other public locations.
Consumers simply connect their Roku device to the password-protected
network, sign-in with their login credentials using the browser on their
mobile phone, tablet or laptop, and they're ready to start streaming.
Now consumers have TV on their terms anywhere they go, whether it's
after a long day of classes, on a family vacation or in the hotel on a
business trip.
Availability
The Roku 4 is available for pre-order today from www.roku.com
and major retailers for a MSRP of $129.99. It will be available in
October. Roku OS 7 will be rolled out to current-generation Roku players
and Roku TVs through a software update beginning in mid-October and is
expected to be completed in November.
About Roku OS 7
At the heart of the Roku streaming platform is the Roku OS, a powerful
operating system purpose-built for the TV screen. Designed to run
on affordable streaming players and TVs, the Roku OS gives consumers a
superior entertainment experience while enabling channel developers to
effectively grow and monetize their audiences through advanced
development, billing, and advertising tools. Using Roku Scene Graph,
content providers can quickly develop custom streaming channels and
deliver content to millions of devices worldwide. Roku Billing offers
seamless, one-click subscription to certain Roku channels, streamlining
users' access to content, while accelerating developers' user
acquisition efforts. Roku's Ad Framework enables advertisers to reach
Roku's large audience of TV streamers with sophisticated advertising
tools, while helping developers bring more, free, ad-supported content
to Roku users.
About Roku, Inc.
Roku is the creator of a popular streaming platform for delivering
entertainment to the TV. Roku streaming players and the Roku Streaming
Stick® are made by Roku and sold through major
retailers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., the Republic of Ireland and
Mexico. Roku licenses a reference design and operating system to TV
manufacturers to create co-branded Roku TV models. Under the Roku Powered™
program, Roku licenses its streaming platform to Pay TV providers around
the world who want to use the Internet to deliver entertainment services
through streaming players. Roku was founded by Anthony Wood, inventor of
the DVR. Roku is privately held and headquartered in Saratoga, Calif.,
U.S.
Roku and Streaming Stick are registered trademarks and Roku TV and Roku
Powered are trademarks of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.
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