Category: Roku
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The TCL 2017 55″ 4K HDR Dolby Vision Roku TV is Just $499.99 Today Only
Now that the 2018 Roku TVs are on sale Best Buy is clearing out their 2017 models. Today only Best Buy has the TCL 55″ 4K HDR with Dolby Vision Roku TVs just $499.99! Here is everything you need to know: Dolby Vision HDR Provides images with superior color, contrast and brightness, so all your…
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Amazon Updates Their Roku Prime Video Channel to Make it More Like The Fire TV
Yesterday Amazon quietly updated their Prime Video Channel on Roku. (Formally called the Amazon Video Channel.) This comes after Amazon has recently started to rebrand their Amazon Video service as a Prime Video. Well, Amazon is calling it Prime Video you don’t need to be a Prime member to use the channel. You can still buy…
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Roku Beats Wall Street Expectations As Roku TV’s & Roku Ad Sales Take Off
Roku just announced their 1st quarter 2018 earnings and they beat what the analysts expected. Roku generated $61.5 million in hardware sales and earned $75.1 million with their advertising and licensing fees. Roku also reported that half of all Roku’s new users now come from Roku TVs. In total Roku had $136.6 million in revenue…
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Roku is Reporting Their First Quarter 2018 Earnings Today; What You Need to Know
Later today Roku will announce their first quarter 2018 earnings. Here are three things you should know about Roku’s earnings report. #1 Active Users At the end of 2017 Roku had 19.3 million active accounts. That was up 2.6 million from the fourth quarter of 2017. With the holiday season over it will be interesting…
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DIRECTV NOW Updates Their Roku DVR Beta Adding New Features
Earlier this morning DIRECTV NOW rolled out an update to their Roku beta channel. Now with this update, you will be able to see upcoming recordings allowing you to better manage your DVR. DIRECTV NOW also added a new banner indicating new episodes in your DVR library. This lets you quickly know when new shows have been…
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Expired: Roku’s Mothers Day Sale Has The Roku Stick For Just $39
Roku is celebrating Mothers Day with a great deal on the new Roku Stick and voice remote with TV power and volume. Right now you can get the newest Roku Streaming Stick for just $39. You can see our full review of the Roku Streaming Stick here: About the Roku Streaming Stick from the Amazon listing: New 2017…
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Live News Is Now FREE on The Roku Channel
Back in April Roku announced plans to bring free live news from services like ABC News, Cheddar, and Newsy to The Roku Channel for free. Now as the 8.1 Roku update starts to roll out Roku has turned on their new free news service. “We built The Roku Channel so it’s easy to navigate, offers…
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Hulu is Ending Support For Older Roku Players
Yesterday Hulu started to email owners of older Roku players notifying them that Hulu is ending support for some Roku models. The Roku players Hulu is ending support on are mostly Roku’s sold in before 2014. So all current and most recent Roku players will still be supported. Here is the email sent out by…
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TCL 5 Series vs 6 Series Roku TVs – Is the 5 or 6 Series Roku TV Right For You? We Break Them Down
This week TCL officially released their new line of high end TCL Roku TVs called the 6 Series. Yet many are asking why they would buy the more expensive 6 Series when the TCL 5 Series Roku TVs look very similar. Both have similar specs including 4K HDR Dolby Vision. So what makes the 6…
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Roku is Rolling Out an Updated Screen Saver
If you use Roku’s default screen saver, you may have noticed a fresh new look. Imagine a city as dense in population as New York and as bright as Tokyo. The new “City Stroll: Movie Magic” screen saver feels like you’re driving by a cityscape with dozens and dozens of popular movie and TV references.…