The new Roku 4 has been officially announced. The device starts shipping on October 21 and is currently available for pre-order via Roku and Amazon.com.

Price: $129.99

“The Roku 4 is our best streaming player ever,” said Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood. “It provides an amazing 4K experience with powerful performance and brilliant picture, at up to 60 frames per second on 4K TVs, and access to the most streaming channels with 4K entertainment, plus innovative features like Remote Finder. Powered by the new Roku OS 7, the Roku 4 gives consumers a new era of streaming performance and control over their entertainment.”

Specifications

CPU

ARM quad core

RAM

1.5 GB

Networking

802.11ac MIMO dual-band wireless

10/100 Base-T Ethernet

Video Outputs

Up to 4K UHD (3840  2160) on 4K UHD TVs

Up to 1080p HD (1920 x 1080) on HD TVs

Up-scales 720p to 1080p HD on 1080p HD and 4K UHD TVs

Up-scales 1080p HD to 4K UHD on 4K UHD TVs

4K UHD 60 fps HEVC Playback

4K UHD 30 fps VP9 Playback (YouTube)

Playback from USB drives

Audio Output

Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound passed through via HDMI or optical output

Storage Expansion

microSD card port for additional game and channel storage

USB port for personal media expansion

Remote Control

Enhanced remote with voice search, point anywhere use, headphone jack, and motion-control for gaming

Player includes IR receiver, compatible with various universal remotes

Speaker for Remote Finder alerts

Power Consumption

12.4W (typical) when streaming 4K UHD video

Power Input

12V – 1A power adapter

USB Media Formats

Video: MP4 (H.264), MKV (H.264), HEVC (H.265)

Audio: MP3, Apple Lossless, WMA, AAC

Image: JPG, PNG, up to 4K UHD resolution

Size

6.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches

Weight

0.9 lb.

Source: Roku