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Roku has been making my favorite streaming devices for years and in 2017 the company's new lineup looks better than ever there's only one entirely new product but it's a doozy the Roku streaming stick plus delivers the highest quality streaming video content 4k HDR for a rock-bottom price of just 70 bucks that's less than half of the new Apple TV 4k for example and the same price as Google's chromecast Ultra for that price you get an incredible amount of functionality packed into this tiny convenient stick one of the coolest extras is its included cable which functions as a Wi-Fi boosting antenna if your stick is in a place with poor reception Roku says the antenna will help the signal which is especially important with 4k video also new this year is a revamp remote it has voice search built in so you can easily find TV shows like this but the biggest improvement is the ability to control your TV volume and power buttons are available on the remote and roku says programming the clicker for your TV is a cinch of course the new stick enjoys all the stuff found in previous 4k Roku s-- including the industry's best selection of 4k HDR palatable apps the 4k spotlight app gets an update the categorise available shows the movies and even breaks out HDR separately from standard 4k still no Netflix however beyond the new stick Roku is updated all of its streaming players of this year the $30 Roku Express gets a new processor that was super zippy in my hands on preview and it seems like a big improvement over its pokey predecessor the $40 Roku Express plus is exactly the same but aimed at older TVs with an included analog cable the $50 Roku streaming stick was my favorite streaming product last year and the new version adds that improved remote with TV control and voice search at the top of the line is the hundred dollar Roku ultra as the same 4k streaming as the new stick plus but an improver mode with a headphone jack for private listening and a remote finder it's very similar to the 2016 version except there's no optical output on the back anymore and once again no Dolby vision Roku sticking the standard HDR 10 for its 2017 streamers from what I've seen so far Roku's new devices look like some of the best streaming values ever check out seen it in the near future for full reviews