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CharlieJade's avatar
CharlieJade
Streaming Star
7 months ago

Roku broke Roku 1 with latest "update"

I know Roku dropped support for the Roku 1 in October of 2022, but it was still useful for watching a few channels that still worked and for using the Roku Media Player. Unfortunately, Roku didn't have the good sense to exclude the Roku 1 from the ridiculous "channel" updates that are no more than annoying advertising or seasonal sites that pop up on the home screen. The latest one, late last week, caused both of the Roku 1 devices I was still using to hang.  Nothing works now.

Thanks a lot, Roku!😡

10 Replies

  • JackDemus's avatar
    JackDemus
    Reel Rookie
    7 months ago

    Same issues with both my roku 1 devices as well...if you go to SEARCH and type in the channel you want, then it will send you there. I use CRTs and wish the roku people would simply add RCA OUTS to their devices...my Roku 3 still works great, but if I use a hdmi to rca converter, the aspect ratio is always wrong, so I am forced to only use it on my hd monitor. Hope the issues get fixed as I love the roku 1 for my radio stations, you tube, and other channels. At least the Roku 1 and 2XS still work great as stand-alone media players (usb and sd cards) without even needing to be connected to the net.

    • CharlieJade's avatar
      CharlieJade
      Streaming Star
      7 months ago

      JackDemus 

      "a hdmi to rca converter, the aspect ratio is always wrong" -- So true. I tried connecting a Roku Ultra using a converter and had to guess when trying to get to menu options on the left part of the screen.

      My Roku 1 does not have slots for USB or SD cards. How does that work? Do you use some kind of adapter with your Roku 1?

      • renojim's avatar
        renojim
        Community Streaming Expert
        7 months ago

        CharlieJadeand JackDemus , if you have the issue with not being able to navigate the Home Screen, try going into Settings->Home Screen and hiding anything that was recently added.  In my case it was something like "All about food" that caused the problem.  Hiding it restored normal operation.

  • andyross's avatar
    andyross
    Roku Guru
    7 months ago

    The only Roku 1 I see in the Wikipedia article on models is the Roku 1 SE. It is over 11 years old, released in September 2013. It may be time to update to a newer model. There are alot of good sales going on right now.

    • CharlieJade's avatar
      CharlieJade
      Streaming Star
      7 months ago

      andyross 

      As for "it may be time to update to a newer model", I do have newer Roku devices -- both a Roku Ultra and a Rolu Streambar -- but the Roku 1 was great for TVs that only had RCA input.

  • JWS9518's avatar
    JWS9518
    Roku Guru
    7 months ago

    Unfortunately, that is the nature of electronics today, with planned obsolesce.  With that being said, most apps have evolved quite a bit since the Roku 1 and it most likely doesn't have the capacity to handle what apps are doing today.