Did you ever find a solution? I’ve been having the exact same issue with both of my Roku Ultras and the YouTube TV app. After I restart my Roku it usually works fine for a bit but always gets pixelated shortly after. Looking at an alternative streaming device.
Hi Conelic,
Thanks for posting here in the Roku Community.
We're sorry to hear that you are also seeing this issue on your end. Have you tried to remove the channel and see if it helps? If you haven't tried it yet, you can remove the affected channel and re-install it. To ensure the process is successful, restart your device before adding the channel back in. We would recommend doing this from the Settings menu by navigating to Settings > System > Power (If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step.) > System restart.
Keep us posted on how it goes.
Regards,
Nimfa
I've tried all of the suggested solutions multiple times, nothing has offered a permanent solution. I also don't understand why it's only happening with the Streambar. I also have two Roku Streaming Stick 4Ks -- one on a 4K TV and another on a simple 1080p TV -- and both are fine. I thought it might have something to do with the television it's connected to, but that's not the case. Frustrating.
jlfurler Interesting that it works fine on the Streaming sticks.. thanks for the additional info. I've been going crazy trying to find a solution for the past couple of months. I may have to go the route of picking up a 4k streaming stick instead. I've been using Roku devices for so long I'd hate to have to switch to something else just because of this frustrating issue.
I've removed the Youtube TV app, restarted my Roku Ultra and reinstalled the app and the issue continues to persist. What's interesting is that this is only happening in the Youtube TV app and not within any other Roku Apps (HBO Max, Netflix, Youtube, etc.). I've also tried several other different HDMI cables, HDMI ports, other TVs and this issue always happens no matter what I've tried. Also changing the display resolution from Auto to Fixed 1080p does not fix the issue either.
Also, this issue does not happen on my cheap chrome cast on the same TV and HDMI-port.
Roku Model: 4660X2
This thread is a few months old now, but posting to add that I have this exact same issue on my 4660x Ultra. Super annoying.
I found a workaround by changing the Roku screen resolution to 4K/60Hz but no HDR. I previously used 1080P/60Hz with HDR, because that was the highest resolution that my TV would allow at 60Hz with HDR (it's a little older). This stopped the pixelation but now I don't get HDR on my Roku which is too bad.
I ended up trying out a Roku Streaming stick 4k and for the past week it's been working great. No pixelation at all on any channels in Youtube TV. I plugged in my Roku Ultra and it's still heavily pixelated, so not sure what it is about the ultra specifically that's causing issues but I'll stick with the Streaming Stick for now.
