Sound glitches after some time - high/low and distorted
It seems to be an older thread and I can't reply. I am having the same problem as https://community.roku.com/t5/Discussions/Roku-Ultra-Volume-glitch-after-some-time-Volume-glitched-high-or-low-and-distorted/td-p/867899 I can see the user reports it was not solved. I have this problem on both of my Roku ultras on an LG TV with earc soundbar and a Samsung TV using the built in speakers and in various apps - Netflix, Hulu, peacock, max, etc. So it's not the TV, it's not the app, the Rokus are rebooted and fully updated. Unfortunately as this other poster wrote it is random - it might happen after a few minutes it might not happen at all it might happen after watching for a few hours. The only fix I've found is to hit back to stop whatever is playing and resume it. I had a thought last night while trying to Google this problem and not finding much other than the post above. Could it be a bug in the Roku sound leveling feature? I absolutely have that turned on both my TV's because I feel like everything is practically unwatchable without it. I will try watching with it off to see if it repeats but again unfortunately it is not intentionally repeatable. I was wondering if anyone else has thought about this or if Roku can consider reviewing the sound leveling function for problems? edit: fixed typo
we can't connect to any Bluetooth devices
It's completely bull that we can't connect to any Bluetooth devices other then Roku. There was a lot of money spent on this sound bar for a gift and I'm can't even use it for my TV. I can't hear the TV from across the room and wanted to connect to a speaker closer to where I sit and it won't let me. Even if it was a roku speaker it still has to be right next to the TV. How is this fair? I payed a lot of money for my TV and can't even use it the way I can with other tv's. Why would I want to spend almost 200$ on a speaker that I can't even have where I want it. I don't have a table bellow my TV. This makes me very unhappy. Roku is trying to be like apple and that's why I don't have an apple device in my home. I might end up not having roku either if someone can not explain why I can't connect a simple speaker to my TV. onn. Roku Smart Soundbar because I have an onn sound bar and it still won't work.The lack of any .2 or more option is a total dealbreaker
Going through the settings on the new tv, found the audio section and tried to Bluetooth my existing audio. Following the link I discovered Roku brand audio, and the short version is - I was going to buy a 5.2 setup but I’m not ordering anything - RANT MODE : [ON] OFF I considered 7.2 but thought to double check a few things before making the purchase. I’m surprised to discover .2 or more isn’t even an option? I admit I have no experience the development of televisions, audio hardware, wireless technology or anything else involved; but as an end user or even just a casual observer, i wonder “how hard is it to add the lines of code or soldering a second antenna or whatever it is they do, doing it a second time in order to sell subwoofers or subwoofer pros?” I understand that the reality of implementing the option is more complicated than that statement. regardless that is my first thought. I was going to make a purchase, now I’m not. Trying to find whether or not I could use multiple subwoofer pros lead me to the forums where I see several other people asking the same thing. Clearly there are a bunch of subwoofers that could be sold, but sit unsold on warehouse racks because the option to use more than one at a time doesn’t exist. there is no adapter to purchase, no type of product available to give you the option(s), no premium tier sound bar that has the built in option, you simply cannot do it. People want to spend the money but are told they can’t I suppose there are third-party options available that allow you to split a wireless subwoofer signal into two or more speakers. however, without checking the compatibility, I already to know that it’s beyond what I was willing to invest in all this. I’ll just stick with the hdmi arc passing thru sound before screen and assume that Roku will one day implement the .2 option. or maybe they don’t. Whatever they do, I won’t be waiting to find out. Instead of spending time checking into the problem, I’ll just go with a dif solution that’s already available. It’s safe to assume that I’m not the average customer though. Reason would dictate that Roku has done the math and had meetings where this topic was brought up, discussed, weighed and the decisions that were made were based on logic. So I guess I’ll just see myself out and spend that money elsewhere as intended RANT MODE : ON [OFF] Oh well.