@SDB55 wrote:
Thanks for the information. It looks like I will have to continue to plug it into my TV because my AVR only supports 1080 resolution and I have a 4K TV, Unless there’s a better way to go about it?
If your AVR only supports 1080, you have no other choice than to connect the Roku 4K player directly to your TV if you want 4K resolution. Whatever method you use to send your TV sound to the AVR should work for the Roku sound as well. But there are TVs that won't send 5.1 audio out of an optical connection for externally connected devices, such as the Roku. So there's a chance you would only get stereo sound. Also, many streaming services use Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) audio, and that too will usually not pass over an optical feed. So don't be too surprised if stereo sound is all you can get.
If you do decide to update your AVR, make sure you future proof yourself as much as you can afford. You don't have to pay crazy amounts of cash for an AVR that supports 4K/HDR/Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/DTS:X. One of my Yamaha AVRs supports all of that, and it was around $350 or so. Even if you don't add Atmos speakers, having an AVR that can process the sound will pretty much ensure that it can process almost any other codec as well. You might even see if you can find one with AC-4 audio support, since the ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast standard will use that audio codec.
By the way, no your Roku 3 is not 4K. The very first 4K Roku was the Roku 4, and it didn't support HDR at all. But all the current 4K Roku devices support HDR, while the Ultra and the latest Stick 4K players also support Dolby Vision.
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