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zebra2009
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Is my Roku stick fried???

Periodically, we would get overheating warnings on the screen for our Roku 3800x stick. This particular time there was no warning, but suddenly the screen went to a full grey pattern and the remote was unresponsive. Turning the TV on and off, and the Roku was not found ("no signal" error from the TV). The Roku stick was very hot so I unplugged it and let it cool off; but could not get it back up and running. (The TV and that port are working fine.)

The next day, I can sometimes get to the main menu, but the remote does not respond, and after a minute the Roku shuts down completely. Other times, it locks up in the boot-up process.

The power was from the USB port on the TV, but other Roku devices in our house have to use the wall AC, and they also get hot from time to time, so we've eliminated air circulation as an issue.

So is my Roku stick essentially bricked now?

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renojim
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Re: Is my Roku stick fried???

Have you tried a USB power adapter plugged into the wall?  It could be that you've been overtaxing the TV's USB port and it gave out.

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