Sudden poor Wifi signal?
Pretty sure my device is just dying. I have Roku express streaming player which is only about 18 months old and is suddenly not connecting due to poor wifi signal. It's been trouble free up to now an...
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I have the same issue with a Roku Premiere. It was working perfectly, but now it has a very poor WiFi signal. I have factory reset this device and switched locations with another device i have both with the same results. I wonder if this a Firmware update that is buggy.
Are there any moderators on this community from Roku that watchs these threads? This seems to be an issue for many people so far and it looks like it started about 4-5 weeks ago. That is when mine started acting up as well.
Been happening for over 6 MONTHS. No responce on this forum from any Roku staff. I don't see the issue as a software update, there have been plenty since mine died, looks more like the WLAN chip has fried.
For what its worth if you're in the UK and only using Roku for NOW TV you can now receive NOW on Amazon Firesticks. No hacks, just search and add the app...
I ran up my Roku Express again and ran up the hidden menu so I could monitor the temp. Within 10 mins or so it was up to almost 90degs C. (in a cool bedroom) You can see that the hardware is throttling like crazy. On mine the core frequency is bouncing about between 200Mhz and 1000Mhz. The core voltage is also dancing between 800-950mv. This looks more and more like a hardware failure to me. I suspect the components are being "cooked" due to running hot 24/7. Likewise because of the price point I doubt component quality is the best either.
I'm still running 2X Roku Premier devices at the moment. (touchwood still good so far, even though they also run hot) However as they fail will hopefully be at the point where the home TV's will be updated to "Smart-TV's" by then. Should I need another streaming device prior to that I will be looking for an alternative device manufacturer. Having said that Amazon Fire sticks are not without overheating problems. I guess they think that these devices are so cheap folk will just go out and buy another. As they say, buy cheap, buy twice.
