Roku is launching 4K streaming players that will cost less than similar products by Amazon and Google. The Premiere and Premiere+ cost $39.99 and $49.99 respectively, the latter’s larger price due to Walmart-exclusivity and providing a remote control with voice search capabilities. While it’s not clear if these devices are aimed at consumers or businesses, they could be an important part of Amazon Roku’s offerings do not have Dolby Vision for HDR (using HDR10 instead) but both contain a quad-core processor for responsive performance and support 802.11n Wi-Fi. The players are open for pre-order and will be available this month.
Roku is launching 4K streaming players that will cost less than similar products by Amazon and Google. The Premiere and Premiere+ cost $39.99 and $49.99 respectively, the latter’s larger price due to Walmart-exclusivity and providing a remote control with voice search capabilities. Amazon’s Fire TV and Google's Chromecast Ultra both come in at around $70. Roku’s offerings do not have Dolby Vision for HDR (using HDR10 instead) but both contain a quad-core processor for responsive performance and support 802.11n Wi-Fi. The players are open for pre-order and will be available this month.