For some services it is possible to pay directly through Roku when you add a payment option in its Settings, but for others such as Now TV it will alert you to the fact that a subscription is required. What makes Roku's operating system different to others is a channel-wide Search function, allowing you to search for any film, TV programme or actor, returning a list of results that covers every service on which that content is available, along with price comparison so that you don't pay any more than you need to. You can view the full list on Roku's website, but note that one thing you won't find and we'd love to see added in future is a web browser. Other apps you can find on Roku include UK catch-up TV services such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 and Demand 5, news channels such as BBC News and Sky News, music services such as Box Plus, Deezer, VEVO and TuneIn, video platforms and players such as YouTube, TikTok and Plex, and all the big movie subscription services, with Rakuten TV and Google Play Movies & TV joining the big three (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Now TV). ![]() The beauty of Roku is it opens up the service to otherwise non-Apple users, though if you do own an iPhone or iPad you can also use the app for accessing your iTunes library. One of the most recent additions to the Roku service is Apple TV, through which you can access the brand-new Apple TV+ service, a paid platform that offers access to content you won't find anywhere else, such as See and The Morning Show. If you have more than one Roku device in your home, a free Roku account can sync them all, so if you add, for example, Sky News to one, it will be available on them all. There is a huge catalogue of more than 4,000 "channels" (better described as apps), which can quickly be selected and added to Roku. Roku Express is a media-streaming device that can in essence make any TV smart, allowing you to access everything from Netflix, Now TV and Amazon Prime Video to catch-up and on-demand TV services, YouTube, music- and media players, even some basic games. If you opt for one of the 4K HDR10 options instead, do consider that to enjoy this content you will need a TV that also supports 4K HDR10 content, and access to 4K streaming services, such as Netflix's top-tier package. If you're stuck choosing which Roku to buy, know that there are three options available in the UK: this £29.99 Roku Express, which can stream 1080p content and comes with an IR remote the £39.99 Roku Premiere ( reviewed), which adds 4K and HDR10 streaming and the £49.99 Roku Streaming Stick+ ( reviewed), which has 4K HDR10 streaming and an enhanced Bluetooth remote that can control some additional TV functions and supports voice search, plus support for dual-band Wi-Fi. You can also mirror content from a compatible smartphone, or cast directly from within mobile apps. It's also a penny cheaper than Chromecast, and much more user-friendly with the Roku OS making it easy to add apps and browse content from a variety of services, even from those to which you do not subscribe. ![]() ![]() Roku Express is £10 cheaper than the Amazon Fire TV Stick, and though it doesn't have a voice-enabled remote voice control is possible through the free Roku smartphone app for Android and iOS. If you don't care for Ultra-HD content, it's the best budget media streamer out there, offering better value for money than any other. It's one of three Rokus currently available in the UK, lacking only the 4K and HDR10 streaming capabilities and enhanced remote of its more expensive siblings, instead maxing out at full-HD (1080p) resolution at 60fps and supplied with a simple infra-red remote that works only in line of sight. It now comes in a 10% smaller chassis, and is supplied with an adhesive strip for mounting it to the side of a TV. Roku Express, the smallest and most affordable streaming device in Roku's line-up, has been updated for 2019.
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