Roku’s top of the line model for TV streaming, with headphones included, is usually on sale at Walmart and Amazon.
Roku is the most popular streaming video player today and is used to stream Netflix, Disney and more channels. Roku makes several different types of players, in both box and stick format.
Usualy on sale at Walmart and Amazon is the Roku Ultra with a voice remote, headphones, and both wired and wireless connections. The Roku Ultra retails for $99.99.
The Ultra comes with headphones that connect to the Roku remote and so is particularly suited for the hard of hearing or those who just want to listen privately. You can also use your own headphones.
When you plug headphones into the Roku remote, you activate Private Listening. The TV speakers are turned off and all sound comes through the headphones. The Ultra remote also has power and volume controls that work on most TVs.
The Roku Ultra also has a voice remote where you can, for example, say “turn on captions” to turn on captions for everything you play on Roku. You can also ask Roku to switch to another channel or to play a specific program.
Note: Our story, Choosing the Right TV or Device to Watch Streaming Video has more details if you’re new to TV Streaming.
Roku Listening Options
Roku offers several alternatives for listening to TV, in addition to your normal TV speakers.
- Using the Roku Ultra, one person can listen privately by plugging headphones into the Roku remote. If two people want to listen, you can get a headphone splitter and connect in two headphones. More details at: Roku Private Listening
- You can install the Roku app on your smartphone and then listen through your smartphone. More details at: Roku App Listening
You can more Roku models on sale at Amazon and major retailers:
Below is an introduction to Roku from the Roku YouTube Channel.
