Roku simply opened pre-orders for its revised Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus gamers. These upgraded streaming units, which begin at $30, are “over 35% smaller” than Amazon’s Fireplace TV Stick and could also be a useful possibility for frequent vacationers.

These new Streaming Sticks provide the identical performance as Roku’s earlier Express and Express 4K Plus players (and have changed the Specific units in Roku’s lineup). So, the usual Roku Streaming Stick delivers 1080p video, comes with a voice distant, and helps DTS Digital Encompass audio. The Roku Streaming Stick Plus presents a 4K video decision with HDR enhancement, however in any other case, it is similar to the usual Roku Streaming Stick.

Those that need 4K video with Dolby Imaginative and prescient can improve to the Roku Streaming Stick 4K, which prices $50. However if you’d like Dolby Atmos audio, you need to spring for the $100 Roku Ultra—the one set-top field in Roku’s 2025 catalog.

On that word, Roku now sells simply 5 exterior streaming units. There’s the brand new Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, the older Streaming Stick 4K, the flowery Roku Extremely, and the Streambar SE streamer-in-a-soundbar. Three of those units are super-slim “sticks,” that are a extra handy possibility for wall-mounted TVs, at the very least from a cable administration perspective. Roku additionally desires to push its Streaming Sticks as a transportable answer for journey, events, and such—these are the smallest brand-name streaming units accessible immediately, so it is a affordable gross sales pitch, though it is a barely area of interest concept.

Since we’re on the subject of portability, I ought to level out that these new Streaming Sticks nonetheless require USB energy. I do not know why Roku omitted energy cables from its product pictures and announcement video, however yeah, the portability gross sales pitch is a bit more difficult than Roku is making it out to be. To be honest, the corporate says that these units are extra environment friendly than earlier Roku streamers (the most affordable Streaming Stick runs at simply 2.2 watts), so they need to be appropriate with the USB ports on virtually all TVs.

Together with these new Streaming Sticks, Roku has introduced a trio of new smart TVs with sizes as much as 85 inches, an upcoming sports activities highlights system for the Roku OS house display screen, and a few beefed-up smart security cameras.

Plus, Roku OS is lastly coming to good projectors. A “Roku TV Good Projector reference design” is now accessible to associate manufacturers who will (presumably) start promoting Roku projectors throughout the subsequent 12 months or two. I am blissful to see that Android TV is lastly getting some actual competitors within the good projector market, however I even have a lot of complaints about good projectors, so I’ve combined emotions about this explicit announcement.

Roku’s new Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus can be found for pre-order immediately. They price $30 and $40, respectively, and launch on Could sixth. If you wish to save a couple of bucks, I recommend that you simply purchase the now-discontinued Roku Express or Express 4K Plus, as they’re virtually similar to the brand new Streaming Sticks and are presently on clearance at Amazon.

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