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jimisbell
Reel Rookie
3 years ago
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is 4 better than Express 4k+

I succumbed to the advertising but now even before it arrived, I dont think the Rocu Express 4k+ is an upgrade to my Rocu 4.  Have I missed something?
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    jimisbell
    3 years ago

    Great!  Better picture was why I bought it but I was surprised to see that it was considered a benefit that the remote had an earphone jack and voice search because my Rocu 4 has that!  I use a NEC Projector on a 100" screen and am quite happy with the Rocu 4 but any improvement in picture is welcome when projecting to 100".  I need everything the source is sending and I dont need "simulated HDR"  its not a benefit in my opinion.

    I am also hoping it runs cooler because the Rocu 4 would get VERY hot when running continuously and I liked to leave it ON 24 hours a day so it would start instantaneously.

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atc98092
Community Streaming Expert
3 years ago

If you have a Roku 4 (model 4400), then yes the Express 4K+ is a huge improvement over that player. The Roku 4 is 7 1/2 years old, and is no longer supported by Roku. If it gets the new version of Roku OS (12.0) it will be the last version it ever gets. 

The Roku 4 did support 4K, but it did not support any form of HDR. The Express 4K+ supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. It does not support Dolby Vision. The Roku 4 had a processor that was never used by any other Roku, which is likely why they are discontinuing support for it. The Express 4K+ uses the same processor as all of the current models of Roku players. 

The Roku 4 had an Ethernet jack, which the Express 4K+ does not have. But the WiFi is quite good, and there's really no loss of functionality with no Ethernet. 

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jimisbell
Reel Rookie
3 years ago

Great!  Better picture was why I bought it but I was surprised to see that it was considered a benefit that the remote had an earphone jack and voice search because my Rocu 4 has that!  I use a NEC Projector on a 100" screen and am quite happy with the Rocu 4 but any improvement in picture is welcome when projecting to 100".  I need everything the source is sending and I dont need "simulated HDR"  its not a benefit in my opinion.

I am also hoping it runs cooler because the Rocu 4 would get VERY hot when running continuously and I liked to leave it ON 24 hours a day so it would start instantaneously.