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Roku Announces All-New Streaming Player Lineup Starting at $39.99Roku, Inc. today announced a new lineup of streaming players with features, prices and performance for every kind of streamer. Setting a new milestone, Roku® launched its tiniest streaming player yet - the new Roku Express offers a fast and complete experience with 1080p HD streaming for $39.99 MSRP. Roku Express and Roku Express+ are a great solution for consumers who want a low-cost way to start streaming or for those who wish to extend TV streaming throughout their home inexpensively. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160926005801/en/ 
Roku Express - on TV (Photo: Business Wire) For those who seek incredible performance through a quad-core processor and the capability to stream 4K Ultra HD up to 60 frames per second (fps), Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere+ offer an amazing value. The Roku Premiere+ also supports HDR (News - Alert) for vibrant picture quality and includes a point-anywhere remote with a headphone jack for private listening. Rounding out the line is the fully loaded Roku Ultra for an ultimate streaming experience which also includes support for HDR, Dolby Digital Plus decode, voice search and lost remote finder. These five new streaming players complement the very popular Roku® Streaming Stick® introduced in April, and offer consumers the most complete streaming player lineup. "Roku stands for streaming innovation and today we're celebrating the biggest player launch in our company's history, including the introduction of the Roku Express player which delivers a complete streaming experience for a shockingly low price of CAD 39.99," said Anthony Wood, Roku Founder and CEO. "Whether consumers simply want fast HD streaming via an inexpensive device or are looking for a top-of-the-line player with advanced features such as 4K and HDR, Roku is an easy choice." Roku devices are powered by the Roku OS and feature a simple home screen with access to 2,500+ streaming channels, including 100,000 movies and TV episodes in Canada. Roku devices feature unbiased search that allows consumers to search across top channels. Search a movie, TV show, actor or director and the Roku OS will display where content is available and serve results in order of price; from what is free or lowest price to the most expensive, exposing the viewer to results they may not have otherwise discovered. Features like Hotel and Dorm Connect make it easy to access public Internet networks to stream when away from home. Consumers can use the simple included remote control or the free Roku mobile app for iOS® and Android (News - Alert)™ mobile devices which acts as a remote, includes a keyboard and offers features like voice search, private listening, and more for this new line of Roku streaming players. Roku Express and Roku Express+ $39.99 MSRP and $49.99 MSRP, respectively - our most affordable streaming players ever launched; Roku Express is for TVs with HDMI® and Roku Express+ supports older TVs and can use a legacy Red/White/Yellow connection
Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere+ $89.99 MSRP and $109.99 MSRP, respectively - powerful performance and stunning HD and 4K up to 60 fps streaming plus HDR on the Roku Premiere+
Roku Ultra $139.99 - our ultimate player that's fully loaded and can deliver powerful HD, 4K up to 60 fps and HDR streaming In addition to everything offered on the Roku Premiere+, the Roku Ultra also features:
Availability Roku Express, Roku Premiere, Roku Premiere+ and Roku Ultra streaming players will be available from retailers such as Best Buy, London Drugs, Staples (News - Alert), Walmart, Amazon.ca and other retailers, and are expected to be in stores in October. About Roku, Inc. Roku pioneered streaming for the TV and aspires to power every TV in the world. As of June 2016 the Roku OS powered TV streaming for 10+ million monthly active accounts. Roku is known for streaming innovation and high customer engagement, offering content providers and video advertisers the best way to reach streaming audiences. Roku customers streamed 4 billion hours of video and music in the first six months of 2016 as compared to 5.5 billion hours in all of 2015. Roku streaming players and Roku TV models are available in 10 countries through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service operators. The company was founded by Anthony Wood, inventor of the DVR. Roku is privately held and headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif. U.S.A. 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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