@CableBoy wrote:
Just to set the record straight, I purchased my Roku 3 on 12/28/2015. So that makes it just a bit over 8 years old. The price paid (including shipping and tax) was $102.30.
And yes, I would like to get 10 years out of my TV and Roku before I replace them. Especially if the issue is related to a correctable software bug.
It's immaterial when you actually purchased your Roku. It was released in Apr 2015, so next month it's a 9 year old model. And I am trying to assist you by advising your player has very possibly reached its end of service with at least some channels.
Earlier in this thread I mentioned that Google does a terrible job with making their apps/channels work well on older devices. My first Roku was the model 2 XS, which was released in Jul 2011 and I had purchased sometime in 2012. It became useless with YouTube around 2015, so I updated to a Roku 4. Most other channels still worked OK, just a bit laggy, but YouTube was impossible to use. That was not the fault of Roku in any way, and there was nothing they could do to improve the performance of the YouTube channel, other than bringing out new, more powerful devices. Since the channel developers continue to design their apps for the newer, more powerful devices, it's a sad fact that older devices become unusable with some channels. There are some current channels that are not supported by your device, although I don't maintain any list for that. Once Roku decides a device is too old to support any longer, they move it into Legacy status and no longer provide updates. Sadly, your device will likely be in the next group that gets moved, as every device around it has already been moved there, including the Roku 4 that was released in 2015.
Could your Roku 3 issues be resolved with a firmware update? It's possible, but it really depends on what the cause is, or if it's something within the channel programming. If it's within the channel, then Roku can do nothing to make it better. It would depend entirely on the developer of the channel in question. As for Google, they have already shown they have zero interest in maintaining support for older devices. Remember that Google sells a device that competes with Roku players, so it's entirely possible they will only put the minimum effort in supporting a competing device.
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