Media player won't work for my roku 3 after the last update
My media player won't work for my roku 3 since the last update.
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atc98092 Thanks for the response. My model is 4230X-Roku 3.
you are right about the OS. Apologies for my error.
As for the dlna, i can set that up at home but the issue i am running into is we are traveling soon in an RV and i was going to take the roku 3 to use on the tv in the RV. plug the hard drive in and we have the kids shows. No i am looking to spend money on a work around for the trip as most of it we will not have access to wifi.
Looking for something that can create its own network without the need to connect to wifi. That way we can set up a server of sorts in the RV. Not sure if that all makes sense but that is the route i am currently headed. Just need to find the device.
No, it makes perfect sense. I completely understand your need. While your Roku is still "officially" supported, it is now seven years old, and some channel providers no longer support it. Still, you're stuck with finding a solution for your travels. If you have any sort of Internet available wherever you are, you could connect to Plex from your home system. I use a Roku Stick for that exact purpose when I travel. But if you don't have a connection, that's no help.
The only player that I have personal knowledge would work is the Nvidia Shield Pro, but that's $200. I did a quick look on Amazon and found this player. It's less than $40, and being Android based it should run any of the freely available player apps in the Google Play store. Kodi is a bit of work to configure, but is an outstanding player. VLC is a great player with a less than stellar user interface. It has the following listed for video media support: Video: MKV, AVI, TS/TP, MOV, VOB, and M2TS files using H.264/AVC, VC1 or MPEG2/4 codecs, up to 1920x1080p resolution, 30 fps, and 10mbps. MP4 and M4V files are supported up to 4GB file size. NOTEļ¼ 4K and H.264/HEVC videos are not supported! You would have to determine if your media is supported, but if they played fine on a Roku, the only issue might be the file size for a MP4 container. From the description, it doesn't even appear you need to install any separate media player, as it seems to have one already. However, I just scrolled down to the comments, and there are some less than satisfied users.
The only current Roku player with a USB port is the Ultra. It's currently on sale for $70, and you can probably get that price at a local Best Buy or other retailer that carries Roku. There are several other Roku models that have mini-USB ports for power, but I have no idea if any of them would support connecting a USB hub and a connected hard drive. The same goes for the Fire TV: I don't know if the mini-USB port is also capable of being a data source. And unfortunately, there's no way to roll your Roku 3 back to the previous OS version. There is a hidden menu that sometimes permits a single rollback, but it's less than reliable and unless you then immediately take it off any network it's going to self-update back to 11.0.
