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Roku Ultra 2024 Review: The Ideal Streaming Upgrade for Home Theater Enthusiasts
Jan 21, 2025
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE
AT A GLANCE
Plus
Excellent Video Quality with Dolby Vision and HDR10+
Excellent Dolby Atmos Sound Separation
Backlit hands-free voice remote control with mute switch
Minus
No headphone jack on remote
Shortcut button can’t be programmed for specific apps
Search results favor Roku Channel offerings
The Verdict
The Roku Ultra 2024 uses the best video and audio formats for an excellent home theater streaming experience. Its backlit hands-free voice remote and improved Roku OS14 make accessing the content you want to watch easier.
Since 2016, Roku Ultra has been the flagship model of the Roku streamer line. Its emphasis has been on providing the best sound and video experience of any Roku device. This year's model fulfills that promise. What's more, according to Roku, the 2024 Ultra model is 30% faster than any other Roku device.
While Roku does not provide detailed specifications, it has hinted that the improvements are due to an "all-new quad-core processor purpose-built for cinematic streaming." The faster speed is also made possible because the Ultra caches your most-used apps to load them quicker, using advanced machine learning to anticipate which app you will open next.
It's running on the Fall 2024 update, Roku OS 14, with upgrades that make it fast to watch recommended titles and those saved to a global Save List. With faster speeds, you can find something to watch and start playing with minimal button presses before anyone else in the household has time to object to your choice.
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