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Roku Streaming Stick+ (3810) · Roku, 2 October 2017 US launch attachment; detached Wi-Fi caption removed from hardware-free backdrop, native hardware RGB preserved
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Streaming Stick+ (3810)
A compact 4K HDR streaming stick with a Wi-Fi receiver in its power cable, suited to TVs away from the router.
- Type
- Stick
- Resolution
- 4K
- HDR
- HDR10
- Software
- Roku OS
What reviewers say
Both reviews praised the simple interface, streaming performance and wireless reception. TechRadar criticised the proprietary power cable and occasional slow-loading menus; AVForums found automatic frame-rate matching particularly useful but encountered HDMI handshakes and unreliable mobile private listening. AVForums tested the original UK remote, which lacked the US remote's voice search.
From techradar.com and avforums.com
Specifications
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- Resolution
- 4K
- HDR
- HDR10
- Video
- Up to 4K HDR at 60 fps; AVForums identifies HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2 and tested automatic display refresh-rate matching on the original software
- HDR
- HDR10; Dolby Vision is not supported
- Audio
- AVForums found Dolby Digital Plus Atmos output available, but no UK streaming apps using it at the time; its Plex tests passed multichannel core Dolby Digital and DTS, not Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA. TechRadar's broad claim of no Atmos conflicts with that test, so the main Atmos field is omitted
Performance
- Software
- Roku OS
- Software and services
- Launched with Roku OS 8; app availability and software features vary by country and over time
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Ethernet
- No
- Voice remote
- Yes
- Ports
- HDMI output and Mini USB power connection; no built-in Ethernet socket or USB media playback port
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Dual-band 802.11ac MIMO receiver in the supplied power cable (AVForums); Roku claimed up to four times the wireless range of its 2016 Streaming Stick
- Remote
- US launch bundle includes a voice remote with TV power and volume controls. AVForums' original UK review unit had TV power and volume but no direct remote voice search; later remote bundles differ
Design
- Type
- Stick
- Power
- Proprietary power cable incorporates the wireless receiver; supplied power adaptor, with suitable TV USB power also tested by both reviews
- Size
- 3.7 × 0.8 × 0.47 in; 0.9 oz (TechRadar)
- In the box
- Streaming stick, power cable with wireless receiver, power adaptor and remote; AVForums' UK review bundle also included USB extension cable and two AAA batteries
Pros and cons
Pros
- 4K HDR streaming at up to 60 fps
- Separate wireless receiver built into the power cable
- US launch remote includes voice search and TV power and volume controls
Cons
- No Dolby Vision
- Proprietary power cable is needed for the wireless receiver
- No built-in Ethernet or USB media playback port
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Resolution | HDR | Software | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick | 4K | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Fire OS | Oct 2018 | |
| Box | 4K | HDR10 | Fire OS | Oct 2017 | |
| Box | 4K | HDR10, Dolby Vision | tvOS | Sept 2017 |
Sources
- roku.com/blog/introducing-the-roku-streaming-stick-and-the-new-roku-streaming-p…
- support.roku.com/article/getting-to-know-your-roku-streaming-stickplus
- techradar.com/reviews/roku-streaming-stick
- avforums.com/reviews/roku-streaming-stick-plus-review.14188
- Roku Streaming Stick+ 3810 original 2017 UK box, stick and TV-control remote; cropped exact bundle from dated maker line-up: Roku, dated October 2017 launch line-up; exact supplied box-and-device group cropped without sibling overlap; original crop coordinates recorded
- Roku Streaming Stick+ 3810 original 2017 US boxed stick and voice/TV-control remote; cropped exact bundle from dated maker line-up: Roku, dated October 2017 launch line-up; exact supplied box-and-device group cropped without sibling overlap; original crop coordinates recorded
