The company unveiled its new line of streaming players on Monday, ranging from the $129.99 Roku Ultra to the tiny $29.99 Roku Express, which are available for pre-order **w before they hit stores on Oct. 9.
At the top of the line, the Roku Ultra will replace the Roku 4 as the company's flagship offering. It supports 4k and HDR streaming (if you have a compatible set).*
The box itself doesn't look much different from the Roku 4 — it has the same microSD slot, ethernet port, USB port and optical-digital-out port for soundbars — but Roku has added a few tricks to the player. The Ultra comes with a new night-listening mode that automatically adjusts the volume, so quiet sounds are a bit louder and loud ones are slightly quieter. Read more...