Roku Express 4K+ | Roku Streaming Device 4K/HDR, Roku Voice Remote, Free & Live TV

My favorite streaming device
Rokus are arguably the most affordable and easy to use streaming devices on the market. If you don’t have a Roku TV or any kind of smart TV, or want to use this with a projector or something else, this is a no brainer investment.I’ve purchased many of the older Express 1080p units and this 4K+ unit is basically the same with some added perks. The remote included with this unit is a voice remote and allows power control of the TV/display device all within the same remote. The old basic 1080p units did not come with this so it’s a great upgrade. If you use an external audio amplifier that integrates to your home theater via HDMI, CEC control can be used to allow the volume control to control that as well.All necessary cables and batteries for the remote were included. Also includes VHB tape (command strip) to adhere the Roku to your TV if you choose to do so.My application for this was a very early gen smart TV from 2013. Although it’s only 1080p it has a higher refresh rate than most TVs at that time, the picture quality is amazing, and it still works great so I saw no sense in replacing it.My only complaints are with the Roku design and platform, not this unit in particular:- Specific to the remote, there are a number of channel based services that would benefit from a number pad for direct dialing channel numbers. Roku does not support this, so OEM and aftermarket remotes will never be able to utilize this.- I’m a huge fan of the purple arrow buttons. Unfortunately they are rubber, not plastic. Easier on the fingers however they get gooey and degrade over time. I’ve had to replace a handful of Roku remotes over the years because of this- Dedicated streaming service buttons should be programmable. If I don’t subscribe to a service, I don’t want it as a remote hotkey. Interestingly enough, different remotes from different vendors all provide different variations of streaming buttons. There’s no consistency. At that rate, just get rid of them.Despite the small issues that bother me I still would not steer away from Roku as a platform. It has a lot to offer and an excellent price.

Great little streaming device – bye bye cables
Finally bringing our TV watching into the 21st century – ditching cable boxes and getting 3 of these little guys. Setup is ridiculously simple, devices work perfectly with no problems to date. Can’t believe we waited so long to switch to these devices. Excellent value for the $$

Good Value, Fast, But A Few Issues With The Voice Remote Control
Purchased in June 2024.The Express 4K+ player is good- fast and responsive and the YouTube Roku app works well. The main reason I purchased this Express 4K+ player was to replace a 10 year old Roku 3 which had trouble with its YouTube app, and a few other apps that apparently were becoming Roku 3 incompatible. The Express 4K+ voice control remote has locked up a few times, however. (Just take out the batteries, and reinsert.) One thing that I had hoped was that the Roku 3’s radio gaming remote would allow me to plug in headphones for use with the Express 4K+. But that DOES NOT work. The basic functions of the Roku 3 remote DO WORK on the Express 4K+ player, but the headphone feature DOES NOT. I believe the Express 4K+ player and Voice Control remote are IR optical only. Oddly, there is no obvious window on the front of the remote for the IR light to exit.One last thing- try to use the USB power adapter that comes with the 4K+ Express. I assumed that any old sugar cube type USB power supply would do, and some did not not. Apparently, the Express 4K+ needs quite a bit of power (it does run pretty warm), and the cheapo low current USB cubes may not be able to supply the player with enough power.

Delivery time was great. Set up was straight forward, it works great for easy access to all our subscriptions.

Leider war keine Sprachfernbedienung wie beschrieben, sonst noch die alte.Auch hat die Fernbediung keinen Ein/Aus Schalter wie besprochen. Sehr schade.