Roku should include a gigabit Ethernet port
There are many reasons (present and future) to have a gigabit Ethernet port on the Roku. Just to mention a few: adding channels, updating channels and firmware updates. Not to mention future technolo...
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I am tired of seeing a circular arrow going round and round incircles loading pages. I even added a memory card so that the apps would not have to load every time an app was selected.
Roku needs to upgrade it's equipment. If the issues is not the fact that they don't accommodate 1 GB transmission, then the units need to operate at a much faster rate.
The bottleneck during streaming needs to be removed. Streaming stops periodically to wait for loading. This is on a device which is directly connected to the cable modem, so they can't blame wireless.
Any ideas?
If you have buffering issues, then it is not a Roku problem. 100Mbit is more than enough, as noted many times. I have an Ultra and an older Roku4. I never have buffering problems. Some channels tend to be sluggish, even on the Ultra, but that is an issue with the developers programming and the service's servers.
Just what model Roku do you have?
Roku technology is 100% problem, especially when trig to stream locally. 1 gigabit ethernet is required for large 4K movies.
As has been posted many times before: Roku's are designed for INTERNET streaming. You don' t need much more than 16-25Mbit. The Roku Media Player is about all you can use to play local media (not sure about Plex), but RMP is out of date and seems to be abandonware.
You can add Gigabit Ethernet to a Fire TV or even cheap Walmart Onn 4K Google TV. Plus, the Google TV can add alot of stuff from the Google Play store, and sideload even more. I have a Fire TV Stick, and a UGreen Ethernet/USB Hub on it. I also have an Onn 4K Pro Google TV. Although it has 100Mbit Ethernet built-in, I did the same adapter to it, mainly for the hub. On both, I get about 350-380MBit.
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Ethernet-1000Mbps-Nintendo-Chromebook/dp/B00LLUEJFU/
That's the problem with Roku, instead of being so narrow minded for just "Internet" streaming, they need to think more broadly. Proof: why are the (outdated) Shield and the Apple TV 4k doing so well at their price points?
