Roku Premiere - HD and 4K UHD Streaming Media Player

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Product Specifications

Perfect for HD and 4K Ultra HD TVs, features fast quad-core processor and 802.11ac dual-band wireless.
4K Ultra HD with four times the resolution of 1080p HD, delivers crisp detail and brilliant, life-like images.
Easy access to 450,000+ movies and TV episodes across 4,500+ paid or free channels, including Netflix, Video, Hulu, and PBS KIDS.
Unbiased search across top channels. Find where it’s free or cheapest to watch.
Free Roku mobile app on your iOS or Android phone for handy voice search, sharing photos, private listening with headphones, and more.

Product Description

Get powerful streaming performance and stunning 4K* resolution at an amazing value. The new Roku Premiere is perfect for HD & 4K Ultra HD TVs. It comes with a fast quad-core processor for ultra-smooth streaming. Brilliant 4K Ultra HD picture quality immerses you in the action with crisp, life-like images that practically jump off the screen. There are no monthly rental fees for owning a Roku Premiere, so you can watch just about anything with access to 450,000+ movie and TV episodes across 4,500+ paid or free channels. Use the free iOS or Android Roku mobile app for voice search, sharing photos, private listening with headphones, and more. TV Compatibility:HD TVs – Up to 1080p (1920 x 1080) with up-scaling from 720p,4K UHD TVs – Up to 2160p at 60fps (3840 × 2160) with up-scaling from 720p and 1080p *The 4K experience requires a compatible 4K TV and 4K content. 4K content will not be available on all channels.

Product Reviews

They are both good but there are some differences

I own the Roku Premiere and the Roku Premiere Plus. They are both good but there are some differences.Both could use improvement in being able to customize remote buttons, back light remote and so forth.OK….Here are the big differences.Premiere Plus has an Ethernet port and micro SD card slot.Also, Premiere Plus is HDR (High Dynamic Range ) TV ready.The Premiere has none of the above listed capabilities. Both are 4K ready.The Premiere Plus remote is thicker, has a better feel to it (my opinion), and requires 2 AA batteries.This remote appears to be a Radio Frequency (RF) remote control.This remote has the headphone jack for private listening.The Premiere remote is thinner and utilizes 2 AAA batteries.This remote is an infrared (IR) type remote.No headphone jack.If your WiFi internet is spotty in your house, I would definitely buy the Premiere Plus, because it has a wired Ethernet port.Personally, I like the Premiere Plus better due to the fact of differences listed above.

A great streaming device and easy to use

I’ve been really happy with my Roku media players! I bought my first one a couple years ago when I wanted to try out streaming on my TV. My brother and I went with the streaming stick because of the price and because it was small and we didn’t have to find a place to set up the console, it just plugged in to the back of the TV . Very easy to use and set up, and personally has everything I need. This year I talked my parents into cutting their cable and just paying for internet in order to stream their shows. We bought a Roku Express and they tried it out for a week and ended up liking it so much, we bought two more for the other TV’s in their house. Recently I decided to buy the Roku Premiere because of it’s 4K capabilities in case I ever want to upgrade my TV to a 4K monitor. Would definitely recommend to others!

that’s pretty much all you need

This my third Roku. Bought my first long enough ago that it is no longer supported. Still gets Netflix though.I bought this to replace a Roku 2, which I moved to my bedroom TV. Setup gets easier with each model, and this one was up and running in minutes. I had to reauthorize all my apps (channels), which was the most time consuming, but not Roku’s fault.I don’t find much difference between this model and the Roku 2. It has less connections - solely HDMI - but unless you have legacy equipment, that’s pretty much all you need. It is 4k capable, but my tv and avr are 1080p. So I can’t really comment on the 4k. However it works fine with 1080p. The premiere also boots much faster than the Roku 2, but really, how often are you booting these things?Many of my friends and family are going with smart tvs these days. Personally I think that is a mistake. I’d save the money differential for a smart tv, and use it to buy a Roku. The reason? Apps! Nobody is rushing to develop new apps for the myriad brands of smart tv’s. They are all developing apps for Rokus, Apple TVs, Fire Sticks, etc. For example, I just cut the cable cord and went with Playstation Vue. Downloaded the Roku channel for it, and was watching it in 20 minutes or so. To my knowledge, you can’t get Playstation Vue on any smart tv.Plus, the technology changes so fast, this stuff becomes obsolete fairly quickly. Do you want your $1000 TV to become obsolete in 3 or 4 years, or your $79 Roku?

Not made for surround sound.

My home theater computer is showing its age, so I figured I would listen to the suggestion of a coworker and get a Roku! The Premiere was on sale and appeared to have features that I’d find valuable and useful, so I went for it. I connected it directly to my Marantz SR5011 receiver, running 7.2 channels. I ran the setup wizard (very easy to do) and linked my Amazon, Google Play, Plex, and Netflix accounts. After trying to figure out why I have so many media sources, I sat down to watch a movie and was sorely disappointed. Through a series of tests and troubleshooting, I determined that the Premiere cannot handle surround sound decoding without showing visible A/V sync issues. Regardless of source via the Roku, if I had any level of audio greater than ‘stereo’, the audio would by out of sync by as much as 3 seconds. If I switched to stereo, the problem was gone. After my own testing, I turned to the web and found that this has been a known issue for Roku with no fix in sight; not only does it affect the Premiere, but also the Premiere+ and the Ultra. I finally reached out to Roku support and explained everything. She gathered my info and said she’d escalate the ticket…As we were chatting, I ordered the Roku ‘Streaming Stick’. I ran the same tests on it and guess what… Flawless! The less expensive version (currently) out performs the more expensive, better speced device. I’ve got the Premiere boxed up and ready to ship back to Amazon for a refund.

but I do believe the Premiere has better resolution and I like the layout better

Have older, bottom of the line Roku units but when I added a new subscription I learned they were not compatible so I purchased this model. Had I not been required to upgrade I don’t know that it would be worth it, but I do believe the Premiere has better resolution and I like the layout better. I have noticed the old units seems to lag and struggle these days but the Premiere is much more smooth and has a nicer looking GUI.

OK!

I like it but I like the Roku3 more because with the Premiere I have to aim remote straight at it to change stations or get out of a program!

I really think Roku is worth its price

This is my third, I am a repeating customer. Seriously this is a great alternative to cable. Greatly improved since my last buy.

is working great, the first for my folks

It’s the second one that I have, is working great, the first for my folks, this one for me. I will be testing it more deeply

Five Stars

A whole new way to watch TV

As expected.

As expected.

Five Stars

We love it! Lots of free tv now!

Roku Premiere Poor Purchase

Two stars only because I don’t like the purchase even though I read a lot of reviews on the Roku. My husband is happy with it but I do not feel it is worth the money spent.

Better than, expected and easy to

Better than,expected and easy to install

Five Stars

it works wonderful

Cable No More!

Love it! I have cut the cord with Cable TV.

Almost like a laser

Works OK. However you must aim the remote directly at the unit. Almost like a laser. 15 degrees off and it won’t work. It also has no real way to side load additional apps.