Monday, December 5, 2016

Roku fuckme

Roku streaming players are great but.. I thought I would say they are really good but you have to watch that the updates take and work fine.. Why is this important??  I recently had an update for the UI or OI.. And it seemed to not even be noticed as usual but this time like an earlier time the update didn't fully take.. How did I know??  This is fairly simple.. This past week I got an update, or a screw up of some sort.. How did I know??  This hasn't happened in a while, since like April when we upgraded to a faster internet and I got n our ISP and started ridding them regularly and finally they changed the internet settings..  We were supposed to have 5MBS and we would have that and more, until about the time school got out and then suddenly we would go from fast to as slow as there could be.. It seemed unregulated..  Well this past week there was an issue and instantly I thought our internet was going to shit, you start going through the different what could be wrong and the one thing I thought of was is the router going to shit, nut completely out of the realm of possible.. But here's the thing, we have another roku and it wasn't being interupted at all so what does that leave me with??   The router could still be the issue but I thought this likely isn't the issue...  So they have ways to check parts of the system and so I tried the first setting.. : Quality Settings Screen (Bit Rate Adjustment Screen)
Press [Home:5x] [Rewind:3x] [FF:2x]
  • This sets the bit rate of video downloads to your device. If you are experiencing stutters, try changing the bit rate to the max 3.5Mbps setting.
  1.     Automatic
  2.     3.5 Mbps
  3.     2.5 Mpbs
  4.     2.0 Mpbs
  5.     1.5 Mpbs
  6.     1.0 Mpbs
  7.     0.6 Mpbs
  8.     0.3 Mpbs
  9.     Enable/Disable playback debugging

What does changing the quality do??  Well it changes the amount of the internet you use, Or at least I think it does, on the Neflix setting I set it to the lowest setting, I don't have a high def tv and so I am more than happy to change from high def to low def.. I really am not up to having the GREATEST NETFLIX 4K  because we don't have that ability and it would be a waste of time for us.. So I set the setting to 3.5 which is not much.. and it went along and played alright.. Until it had to load again.. This sucked, went to the speed test and thought well the speed was down a little.. This was expected, our internet is likely going down and I expected it.. I'm happy at the 5MBS setting because We don't need the fastest, everything is standard def... So I thought try another setting.. Initially I thought a lower setting, maybe 2.5 maybe even lower...  Then I thought try another setting ... 

Debug Options:
Press [Home:5x] [FF:3x] [Rewind:2x]


  • In this screen you can perform a full factory reset which clears all setting and channels from your Roku.
  • Cycle channel store server which is useful to load newly installed channels.
  • Cycle software update server
  • Update software to latest version.
  • Enable/Disable debug logging. Note: This requires Developer Mode be turned on.
What this gives you is the ability to check to make sure to check the "update software to the latest version in the software"  and all it really does is update to the latest software.. It gave me the choice to go from the latest to the latest meaning just in case it didn't  take.. Which had happened before.. And that is what it did, checked the update, installed and rebooted..  This seemed to fix the issue as it stopped the buffering issue for the night.. 

What other screens are there?? Check Installed Operation Software Version:
Press [Home:3x] [Up:2x] [Left] [Right] [Left] [Right] [Left]
  • This screen shows software version and which channels are installed.
Turn On Developer Mode 
Press [Home:3x] [Up:2x] [Right] [Left] [Right] [Left] [Right]
  • This is used for Roku channel developers and also to enable logging.
The developer mode is associated with a certain app, develop mode.. Making a channel work.. 


Reset Command 
Press [Home:5x] [Up:1x] [Rewind:2x] [FF:2x]
  • Please be patient, it takes a while to reboot. All your Roku Channels and Setting will be preserved.
This I've never done and I think this is a new screen... 

Factory Reset Clear All Memory 
Perform a factory restore or "Hard Reset" by removing all cables except for power. Use a paper clip and hold the reset button on the back of the Roku for about 15-20 seconds. Reinstall all the cords and the Roku will ask to do a guided setup just like when it was new.

This will completely restore your Roku device to factory new state. Do this if you want to quickly clear all Roku channels and settings for troubleshooting, or if selling your Roku.


Reset to the hard rest which is done in the set up screen and can be in another work screen but isn't all together needed..   Setting your Roku to square one is the most drastic thing you could do to fix something.. More often than not it is to sell the box to make room for a new version of the Roku.. 

What is a good one to get?? 


In all honesty he best one to get is whatever fits your need... The one that will support 4k which means your internet better be able to support that.. To me I am so pleased with what I have, it is the composite cord and that is the lowest video but.. Remembering cable tv over antennae is something I always compare..   There are those that swear by the highest setting but high def just never interested me.. To each his own.. 

Badge Henry 
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