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It can sit alongside the TV on a home entertainment cabinet, or just be shoved behind it.
All the changes lie under the hood and they’re all centered around speed.
This means that if you pair this with the right TV, streamed content will look especially nice.
Like theRoku Ultra (2020), the Ultra still features an HDMI 2.1 port.
It also supports Quick Media Switching, which should reduce slowdowns if the refresh rate changes.
Inside isWi-Fi 6for faster streaming, assuming you have the right Wi-Fi access points.
It keeps an Ethernet port for a wired connection as well.
All of the buttons are now backlit, and there are two new ones.
Perhaps the biggest change is the Voice Remote Pro second-edition gaining a USB-C port for easy re-charging.
It still has a speaker built in for easy locating it should get lost in between the couch cushions.
The new Roku Ultra features a dedicated button to ping the remote, as on theGoogleTV streamer.
Roku is taking orders now for the new Roku Ultra at $99 in the United States and Canada.
The Roku app for Android and iOS is also getting a bit more powerful.
It lets you keep your TV controls while browsing for content on the same screen.
