Bump 11/2021. Any POE or at the very least a micro USB or 5.5x2.1mm power jack rather than the odd sized 4.75x1.7mm jack currently used so that standard 3rd party POE splitters could be used. I mean seriisly, 3.5w of power is hardly a challenge for USB or POE and a built-in power transformer could easily adjust 5v USB to 12v or 48v POE to 12v.
Here are 2 POE Splitters that could be used with the right jack on the device even if the feature isn't built in:
https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Compliant-Surveillance-5-5x2-1mm-PS5712TG/dp/B08HS4NT13/
https://www.amazon.com/UCTRONICS-802-3af-Splitter-Ethernet-Raspberry/dp/B01MDLUSE7/
Very valid point. Being compatible with a POE splitter would work as well!
POE is something that you don't ever see in some bigger businesses let alone homes. A POE adapter still needs to be plug in an external power supply. POE switches cost a lot of money.
OwnerofDevices Maybe not in average homes, but easily within the realm of the prosumer. I know people that spend 5 digits just on the control systems for their AV setup in their homes.
Businesses use Roku devices as well, many of which POE for their phones if not other devices.
POE switches can be rather inexpensive, I can get smaller switches with POE for under $100. I own 3 POE switches in my home and power 4 $100 Wifi access points and other devices with them. I currently have 14 active POE Ports in my house and are really useful to power all manner of home security devices and IOT devices. I use several POE splitters as well to power lower powered hardwired network devices that aren't near power and/or that I want powered through my network UPS.
Yep! I myself have a Unifi 8-port PoE+ switch (US-8-150W). That's the most expensive part: it was $200. That runs to some peripheral rooms, where I have PoE-based 4-port switches ($20 a pop) to split the signal. The beauty of these is that unlike a typical 4-port, there's no power brick. Same PoE switch also powers a nice AP via PoE as well. All of this is very solidly in the realm of prosumer. The only thing I would need to do if the Roku was PoE-enabled is swap one of the 4-port switches that powers my AV stuff for a more expensive PoE pass-through 4-port switch as the little guys won't to do that.
OwnerofDevices wrote:POE is something that you don't ever see in some bigger businesses let alone homes. A POE adapter still needs to be plug in an external power supply. POE switches cost a lot of money.
This is not true any more. More and more people are moving away from the standard **bleep** router provided by their ISP and putting in a system like Unify. Are enough people doing it to justify Roku building it into their devices. I doubt it however it'd be good if they could at least help those of us that do want it.
