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stitch's avatar
stitch
Reel Rookie
3 years ago

Make ANY device that support 802.11AX (wifi 6)

I would literally buy all new roku devices for my house if you made a wifi 6 (802.11AX + WPA3) compatible device. 

Right now in absence of this, I have to run a dedicated *SLOWER* wifi network in my home specifically to support roku devices. 

I just saw new roku devices released without wifi 6. This means any customer you have that buys modern consumer-grade wifi will not have their Roku devices able to connect with their wifi out of box. Specifically because of WPA3 to my understanding more so than the AX standard itself. However, AX is literally purpose designed for video streaming devices. Not sure why its getting slept on.

6 Replies

  • ErikG28's avatar
    ErikG28
    Newbie
    3 years ago
    • Yes!! Yes!!! Wifi 7 is already out!!! I love Roku. I have 3 sticks and 4 smart tvs with Roku. We need wifi 6. I would totally replace all my Roku sticks to a wifi 6 model. My phone and laptop are wifi 6 and their is a noticeable difference in performance. I'm already planning on swapping my tvs to wifi 6e models.
    • andyross's avatar
      andyross
      Roku Guru
      3 years ago

      WiFi support is based on the media chipset Roku uses. There haven't been major Roku player changes for awhile. I'd assume the Ultra is due for an update, and that would probably support WiFi 6. I doubt WiFi 7 would be supported for a long time, as currently, there is virtually nothing outside of a few ($$$$$) routers and maybe high-end ($$$$$) phones.

  • phermi's avatar
    phermi
    Reel Rookie
    2 years ago

    ROKU Guys: Has anything changed in the last 2 years? We need Roku devices with better devices ... here is my reason why:

    I have a Synology NAS, DS1621+ with 20 GB RAM with 4 x 1 Gbps NICs bonded together in 2 x 2 Gbps pipes with managed switches. I also have a 10 Gbps NIC on the NAS, with a QNAP 10 Gbps router and a TP-Link Deco with support for 10 Gbps Ethernet to the LAN. I do have a 1 Gbps symmetrical Internet connection.

    I ran Plex on the NAS.

    Even the door locks have better Wi-Fi than my multiple Roku Streaming Sticks 4K.

    I use the Roku's Plex app, and it is the only case in which playback is slow, interrupted and throws error like the ones attached .... my connection to the server is fast enough and powerful enough all around, except from the Rokus.

    It is time for Roku to accommodate to the user needs. I assure you that if you offer Wi-Fi 6 or better, people like me will pay for it.

    • phermi's avatar
      phermi
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      TYPO:  ROKU Guys: Has anything changed in the last 2 years? We need Roku devices with better WI-FI.. here is my reason why: .....

    • trentv11182's avatar
      trentv11182
      Streaming Star
      2 years ago

      You can have a trillion dollar networking system and still stream sh*t quality content. All streaming services have their own QC for streaming. Does Roku support 8K? Yes. But at a cost in quality for streaming. Roku has I think a max bitrate of 40Mbps/VBR (Content). That's low grade, a light load, but very streamable.

      I'm paying for 500Mbps. Cable Modem DOCSIS 3.0/800Mbps/1Gbps Wired. Wireless Router has 480Mbps/2.4Ghz and 1.3Gbps/5Ghz. My PC is connected by WiFi Adapter 5Ghz and showing 975Mbps-1.1Gbps. That's in-house speed/Local. Am I going to pull all 500Mbps from my service provider? No. On a good day I may reach 200+Mbps. Is my cable modem/wireless router old, yes.

      PC. I can stream 4 1080p/24 without lag across my four monitors. But their are wtf days.

      Also, I don't have a lot of devices on my network. Mentioned before, my TV has dual bands, but never pushed passed 50Mbps. They said it was hardware limitation. So no reason to have it on 5Ghz.

      https://www.cablelabs.com/technologies/docsis-4-0-technology

      https://developer.roku.com/docs/specs/specs-overview.md

      https://www.roku.com/blog/8k-roku-tv?srsltid=AfmBOoqoBxodcdAgNyt5FvsaTKyaZfPdM4zTATmWvsHQjIuPX3XblD24

      Also, Roku is software, not hardware. Their not trying to be a dedicated AVR or trying to be NVIDIA or Intel, AMD etc. Could they? Sure. Are there other wireless brands out there, better then Roku? Yes.

      If you look where technology is and headed, WiFi6,7 are slowly becoming outdated. 

      Roku is like fastfood.