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The New Roku 3

I don't really see anything on the 3 that is any better than the 2XS, except now the 2XS will drop and I can grab another for the wife's hobby room tv.
 
ImpulsE69 said:
I don't really see anything on the 3 that is any better than the 2XS, except now the 2XS will drop and I can grab another for the wife's hobby room tv.
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Faster CPU and better remote are the only really big upgrades here. The Roku 2 XS is now discontinued and is being replaced by the Roku 3 for the same price. All Roku 2's will be getting the new interface upgrade in May.
 
I'm debating it, but I'm going to hold out a little longer and read some of the experiences Plex users have. I've only gotten my Roku 2s to work reliably with Plex by forcing transcoding, contrary to what the Plex devs say to do. I am not sure this will change with Roku 3, but I'm hoping it does.
 
Face2Face said:
Faster CPU and better remote are the only really big upgrades here. The Roku 2 XS is now discontinued and is being replaced by the Roku 3 for the same price. All Roku 2's will be getting the new interface upgrade in May.
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Not sure the remote is better except for the headphone thing. It already has motion control and bluetooth. Faster CPU might be nice, but not really necessary at this point since it's only going to affect the browsing of the gui.

IndyColtsFan said:
I'm debating it, but I'm going to hold out a little longer and read some of the experiences Plex users have. I've only gotten my Roku 2s to work reliably with Plex by forcing transcoding, contrary to what the Plex devs say to do. I am not sure this will change with Roku 3, but I'm hoping it does.
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Haven't had this issue at all, however it helps if they are already encoded to what a roku will accept w/o transcoding.

SAWYER said:
Can Rokus run XBMC?
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No.
 
Face2Face said:
http://www.roku.com/why-its-cool?gclid=CImUgJfB67UCFQ2nnQod1kkA5A

Anyone buying one? I may have to replace my Roku HD in my bedroom for this one for the Remote headphone ability alone. My wife gets annoyed when I watch TED Talks or TWIT when she is trying to sleep 🙂
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This feature actually looks awesome for my elliptical machine...I've been putting off wireless headphones because they're so expensive for the good ones - the Roku 3 is cheaper than a new set :biggrin:
 
Well when something comes along that will run XBMC, do Airplay and something similar to Airplay for Android devices I will stick with my jailbroke APTV2
 
Kaido said:
Still no Youtube?
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Videobuzz plays youtube videos, and 1080P plays only 1080P youtube videos. So, while not natively supported, theres channels for it yes.

And it already does things like airplay with android devices...so...I haven't personally used an APTV2, but those I've talked to who use both say Roku beats it.
 
ImpulsE69 said:
Haven't had this issue at all, however it helps if they are already encoded to what a roku will accept w/o transcoding.
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Sorry, I wasn't very clear or specific. To be clear, the issue is with MKV files. The issue I've found is that when I encode them to MPG, they work without issue but the audio is strictly stereo in my home theater. If I use MKV with audio passthrough, the audio comes through as intended (5.1 with DTS, Dolby, etc). The problem is that Rokus crash when trying to play MKVs, so Plex is supposed to detect that and only transcode when necessary. However, I've found it doesn't work so I force transcoding. It works beautifully but I wish I didn't have to. Maybe I'm overlooking something.
 
IndyColtsFan said:
Sorry, I wasn't very clear or specific. To be clear, the issue is with MKV files. The issue I've found is that when I encode them to MPG, they work without issue but the audio is strictly stereo in my home theater. If I use MKV with audio passthrough, the audio comes through as intended (5.1 with DTS, Dolby, etc). The problem is that Rokus crash when trying to play MKVs, so Plex is supposed to detect that and only transcode when necessary. However, I've found it doesn't work so I force transcoding. It works beautifully but I wish I didn't have to. Maybe I'm overlooking something.
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Yeah, the Rokus and ATV are still crap for local streaming. The boxes that are good at local streaming don't have the online capability of the Roku or ATV.

It's a never ending struggle. Can't wait for someone to eventually get them both right. I'll be on that waiting list.
 
smitbret said:
Yeah, the Rokus and ATV are still crap for local streaming. The boxes that are good at local streaming don't have the online capability of the Roku or ATV.

It's a never ending struggle. Can't wait for someone to eventually get them both right. I'll be on that waiting list.
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This is very true. Personally I am done with local streaming for now. I have too may devices that use Plex and some friends and family that pull content off of my server with MyPlex. However, it would be nice if I could put a movie or video file on a flash drive and pop it in and not worry about what file format it's in.
 
ImpulsE69 said:
Videobuzz plays youtube videos, and 1080P plays only 1080P youtube videos. So, while not natively supported, theres channels for it yes.

And it already does things like airplay with android devices...so...I haven't personally used an APTV2, but those I've talked to who use both say Roku beats it.
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I just installed VideoBuzz last night. Pretty sweet if you ask me. It's Youtube in sheep's clothing.
 
I agree, having to run Plex is probably a pain for some. Unfortunately, as stated, almost all media players have a shortcoming or 2. It really is baffling because anyone who actually uses them knows wtf is wanted, but every single one of them negates something. However having said that, Plex is great.
 
Its needs a remote with a keyboard. Maybe something like Tivo's remote with the slide out KB.

-Keith
 
Face2Face said:
Totally understandable. I just happen to have enough parts for a server build and electricity is cheap here. So I figured what the heck 😀
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I have several computers in the house actually, but I just found it to be an extra layer of complexity and maintenance to have a computer-based server. I much prefer just using my NAS.

That said, I wish the thing were faster. My next one must have USB 3, and better transfer speeds. My current one gets around 20 MB/s or so max real world, even off its internal 7200 rpm 3.5" discs. Fine for video streaming but annoying for other usage.
 
I have an original Roku HD, and I will be getting the Roku 3 in a bit.

For local streaming, I use PlayOn and it works great. Yes, it's like $30/yr, but it's more than worth it. It streams Youtube and Hulu standard to the Roku via your PC.
 
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