Anyone with Roku Streaming Stick+

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Can anyone with the Roku streaming stick+ tell me if the Amazon app is HDR capable? A mate has just bought one and he's getting HDR fine in Netflix and YouTube but the Amazon app just will not do HDR for him.
I have to admit that Rokus are the streaming device I am least familiar with having never owned one so I can't answer his query and google is telling me nothing useful :(
 
For some reason Amazon don't seem too keen on updating their Roku app so I don't expect it'll support HDR at the moment unfortunately. i guess this is because they'd rather you purchase their own hardware. Similar to the feud they have with Google at the moment.
 
is that conjecture ? can't see anything on google either, was contemplating getting one per 4K player thread -

Besides, amazon have always sold roku and conversely

.... apple tv support for prime video re-starting , so amazon will sell the device

Just my opinion based on how dated the Amazon app is on the Roku platform compared to the other providers who update their apps. Amazon do sell Roku devices but I'm sure they'd rather you purchase their fire TV's so I'm sure are in no rush to update and include HDR for supported devices. But like I say, just my opinion so yes it is conjecture.
 
Just my opinion based on how dated the Amazon app is on the Roku platform compared to the other providers who update their apps. Amazon do sell Roku devices but I'm sure they'd rather you purchase their fire TV's so I'm sure are in no rush to update and include HDR for supported devices. But like I say, just my opinion so yes it is conjecture.

After much research and a crash course in the Roku I've found out that apparently the Amazon app is created by Roku themselves in conjunction with Amazon hence it looking really dated.

maybe this is mightytens' issue ... finding the content is obscure?

Roku Ultra and Amazon HDR not working

No (but thanks for the search and find :)) it is apparently down to the fact that UK Amazon channel is not yet HDR enabled although the US one is :confused:, HDR is coming allegedly but still hasn't dropped yet. One feature I do like after having a play with my mates SS+ is the frequency switching that works across all Channels so Netflix, Amazon and even iPlayer play back content at the correct frame rate although it does seem to cause fairly frequent HDCP handshake issues with OS8.01 at the moment but Roku are apparently working on that. The downside, like the Shield TV, is there is no resolution switching for content so everything is stuck at 3840x2160p with the stick doing the upscaling, which is not ideal.

For a little device though I am extremely impressed and all running extremely well powered by a TV USB socket.
 
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After much research and a crash course in the Roku I've found out that apparently the Amazon app is created by Roku themselves in conjunction with Amazon hence it looking really dated.

Thanks, good to know! I can be hopeful that we might get something with a nicer interface from amazon themselves one day then! But in fairness it is functional and that's the main thing.
 
The downside, like the Shield TV, is there is no resolution switching for content so everything is stuck at 3840x2160p with the stick doing the upscaling
oh that's a bit crummy - had already seen the Chromecast ultra does that too, and now not sure if Vincent said the same for Appletv, so yes you can't use your decent tv scaler, or attach to a 1440p monitor say. - maybe this somehow protects the stream IP courtesy of hdcp 2.2
 
For a little device though I am extremely impressed and all running extremely well powered by a TV USB socket.

Picked one up in Sainsbury's they are selling them 'off' at £50, maybe the market on standalone boxes is declining with tv inbuilt apps.

Before I unwrap it - have you found any further caveats with the stick+ ?
Any problems with plex (hoping it will work fine on utube/vp9 material and hevc|h265 )
Any solution for the resolution stuck at 4k - what happens if you connect it to a 1080p/1440p screen


Thought these rediit articles were interesting
BBC blue planet HLG works
If you have a streaming stick and the remote has a problem staying synced, Roku will send you a free HDMI extender cable. Link in comments

edit : this article suggest manual override of output resolution ?
 
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So tried out the stick+

Any solution for the resolution stuck at 4k - what happens if you connect it to a 1080p/1440p screen
did not work with a 1440p hdmi 1.4 monitor, it drove it at 1080p

Any problems with plex (hoping it will work fine on utube/vp9 material and hevc|h265 )
Have problem playing some hevc using plex, the following media will not direct play.

I suspect the Variable Frame rate maybe the problem

PLEX- Does anyone have a link to a guide for debugging plex codec compatability ????
[seems many people have problems eg https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/273228/playback-hiccups-with-some-video-mp4-h-264-aac]

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Audio

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otherwise - found with plex it will adjust the frame rate according to input media
which is better than the roku3 I had.
 
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