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If you look where technology is and headed, WiFi6,7 are slowly becoming outdated.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