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The setup was very easy and all I had to do was connect to wifi. I cannot believe how well the autofocus worked to correct the picture and keystone without me having to do anything. No more manually focusing constantly. If this gets bumped, it automatically adjusts and focuses precisely within a few seconds.
The picture quality, color, and brightness are excellent. Even with the lights on, the picture shows up well. The Home Screen and menus are also very easy to navigate. The projector this replaced was only a few years old, but I cannot believe how much the interface, picture quality and brightness, and focus have improved!
I've owned several projectors typically in the 600-1200 dollar range, at least that was the norm for 5-10 years ago. The value proposition on this projector is actually very impressive. The image quality is perfectly fine for playing console games (excellent for local co-op like smash brothers or mario kart). Watching movies or netflix shows looks superb. The auto-focus feature works very well out of the box, I never had to adjust the focus myself. I did find that the preferred keystone effect was better for me when I adjusted it manually.
For the price on this projector I would have no qualms about setting it up with a roku stick and watching Netflix, Hulu, or Youtube endlessly. It's very easy to use, has a convenient carrying backpack that it comes with, and the speakers can actually stand on their own if you're taking it on the go. The only caveat I would add is that it's best in a dark room. I wouldn't put this in a room that has full daylight coming in. It's functional but not great with too much ambient light. If you are using this at night time or in a room with blinds/shades then it'll absolutely shine!
This projector is fantastic. Much more sleek and compact than my old projector and comes with better functionality. Barely any setup required - just plug in the power cord and streaming stick, and its good to go. Picture quality is the sharpest of all the projectors Ive ever had and the audio sounds amazing in our bedroom (no external Bluetooth speaker required). The auto focus and auto keystone functions are a huge time saver as I move the projector all the time (I put it away when not in use). Been using it for over a week now and so far no complaints. Great purchase - thinking about getting another for the guest room.
Can someone confirm if Roku is capping bandwidth? I have 6 Roku's connected (2 ethernet / 4 wifi) and I was always able to hit around 200 mbps ethernet and up to 120 mbps wifi now all of a sudden at best I only get 50 mbps max on all of my roku devices. Is it the Roku test site that's not testing accurately or are they actually limiting bandwidth? I have Xfinity's 1200 meg package and my desktop that's hardwired reaches those speeds anytime throughout the day, my PS5 speeds are in the 800's and my mobile devices hit in the 400-500's. Everything connected to my network is always stable except for my Roku devices.
Roku devices with an Ethernet jack are Fast Ethernet. This is 100 Mbps, with real world speeds around 92 Mbps. The WiFi radios/chips they use are not particularly high speed either. The highest WiFi speed I've recorded on any of my Roku devices is my Ultra 4800, which I've seen reach about 210 Mbps. You were never seeing 200 Mbps on a wired connection. If that was the reported number, it was inaccurate.
But you need to remember what Roku has designed these devices for: streaming from an Internet source. At the present time, there's no online provider that streams at more than 25 Mbps, so there's no demand for higher speeds. Yes, those of us that stream from local media servers would like higher speeds for our UHD rips. But I've also tested my 4800 using the USB port, so no network bottleneck. Even the most powerful processor in the 4800 can't process video bitrates above about 160 Mbps. Even that speed I saw some video stuttering, so not a smooth playback. For this use, a Roku simply isn't the best device. But for any currently available online source, their network connections are more than adequate.
One last comment about the network speeds reported by the Roku device. Virtually all of my devices older than the 4800 have never reported the speeds I measured on the 4800. I don't know if the networks were that much slower on them, or if they were finally reported more accurately in the newest Roku devices. But regardless of the reported connection speed, I still never had any issues with online streaming sources. Only with my local media, and even then only with UHD movie rips.
Hardwired with my 4k 2021 Roku Express (2) I was easily ranging between 180-220. Once I positioned my router my Roku wifi sticks easily were in the 100-120 range. These were my readings every time I would test the connection up until I'd say about 3 weeks ago. Seems to me after the latest update speed slowed down dramatically but I don't know how accurate the Roku connection test really is. I wish they had a speed test app
Sorry, those weren't accurate numbers. Fast Ethernet is rated at 100 Mbps, and with packet overhead real world bitrate is around 92 Mbps. There's no way your wired connection was that fast. Again, I'm referring to Roku devices with an Ethernet jack built in, which currently is only the Ultra and most Roku TVs.
Now, let me clarify something. The Roku Express 4K doesn't come with a wired connection, so you must be using a 3rd party USB Ethernet adapter. It's entirely possible the USB adapter you are using is rated at Gigabit speeds, so that would explain the speeds you're seeing. But topping out at 220 Mbps would be in line with the best WiFi speeds I've been able to register, and as I mentioned the Roku itself isn't capable of displaying video at rates that high anyway. So you're losing nothing.
Netflix has a speed test built into their channel that is reasonably accurate, and as I mentioned the Roku network test reported speed is much more accurate with the latest models. Vudu also has a speed test, but I can't recall if it actually reports the value or simply rates the speed for supporting various resolution streaming.
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