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Roku Express 4K Inbound to UK

Streaming specialists Roku have added the Roku Express 4K to their UK line-up of devices bringing HDR10+ to UK range for the first time. Priced at £39.99, the Express 4K sits between the HD Express and the Premiere which already offers 4K and comes in the same "fig roll" shape as the original Express. The Express 4K comes with dual-band

Fix Rubbish TV Sound with the Roku Streambar

The new Streambar is the latest addition to Roku's range of media streamers in the UK. Unlike the other devices in the range, Express, Premiere and Streaming Stick+, which simply stream channels and programmes to the TV, the Streambar looks to address the problem of poor sound from flatscreen TVs by combining a Roku streamer with a compact soundbar. Is

Roku Express and Premiere (2019 UK) Review

The fight for HDMI 2 is intense these days, with Roku, Apple, Amazon and Google all pushing their streaming devices into the slot. It's a big market with 28% of "people who stream" using a connected device and with Christmas fast approaching, plenty of are going to be under the tree or in a stocking. The team at Roku have

Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote Review

When it comes to media streaming via hardware, it's a four way fight for your eyeballs between Roku, Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV and Google's Chromecast. The most recent entrant, Amazon and the Fire TV, came to the UK in October 2014 and I reviewed one of the boxes back in January 2015. Over eighteen months later, Amazon's Instant Video

Roku Revamps Range with Express, Premiere and Ultra

Roku have announced an almost total revamp of their streaming player range with new products filling five of the six slots in their line-up. The new models are the Roku Express, Express+, Premiere, Premiere+ and Ultra, with only the recently updated (April) Roku Streaming Stick keeping its place. The new entry level, the Roku Express, costs only US$29.99 while providing 1080p

Roku 2 Media Streamer (2015) Review

Media streamers are hugely in vogue at the moment with products from Roku, Apple, Google and Amazon, and good a few of these are going to appear under the Christmas tree in a few day's time. Although hard numbers are difficult to come back, it's generally thought that the market leader by a good way is Roku, with Google, Apple and