1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Roku has some new players, plus new wireless speakers that 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: connect to their TV. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 2: What's going on, I'm rich tomorrow. 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: This is Rich on Tech with me as Lloyd Clark, 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: director of product management here at Roku. 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for joining me. Thank you for having me. 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: So let's talk about streaming in general. I feel like 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: every single day I hear the term streaming or cord cutting. 9 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: And you guys were doing this a long time ago. 10 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 3: By the way, we have been doing this for a 11 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 3: few years. We were one of the pioneers, and we 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 3: make it easy to stream to your television and if 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 3: you haven't streamed yet, you will. 14 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: And so streaming has obviously gotten a lot easier because 15 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: people are aware of it. Internet has gotten faster, a 16 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: lot of companies have come on board with their apps. 17 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: So do you find that people are still learning about this? 18 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 3: Oh? Absolutely, there's people who have not yet streamed of 19 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 3: their television, which is why we offer a selection of products. 20 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 3: We have a product that is available that has a 21 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: full Roku operating system on it, but sales for only 22 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 3: twenty nine to ninety nine and it's a great way 23 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: to get started into streaming. 24 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: And what makes Roku different in your mind versus these 25 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: other fireTV, Apple TV Chrome casts out there. 26 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 3: Oh, there's a number of things, which first and foremost, 27 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 3: it's an entire company that wakes up every morning thinking 28 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 3: about streaming. We built a lot of our products on 29 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 3: three core ideas. One is, let's get a bunch of 30 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 3: content and a lot of good content available. Let's make 31 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 3: it affordable for everyone, so which is why we have 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: prices as low as twenty nine dollars. And let's make 33 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 3: it easy to get to the show that you want 34 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: to get to. 35 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: So with that in mind, one of the things I've 36 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: always thought of when it comes to Roku's a you're 37 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: kind of like Switzerland. You pretty much have like every 38 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: streaming app represented for the most part. And for the 39 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: second thing is I always think of the universal search 40 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: that you guys were doing long before a lot of 41 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: other folks. So tell me about that universal search and 42 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: what's kind of new with that with. 43 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 3: The free absolutely search was additor a platform a number 44 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: of years ago with the idea that we want to 45 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 3: help someone to get to the show that they want 46 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: to get to. It's now extended to hundreds of channels. 47 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: You can search across many many of the channels on 48 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: our platform, and we just recently added the ability to 49 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 3: for free. So if you want to watch something, let's 50 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: say a comedy movie, you can say search for free 51 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 3: comedy movie movies. It'll come back with search results and 52 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: you can watch it on a number of different places. 53 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: Now that's with voice search, right, So I can say 54 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: search for free comedies, right, or free kids movies whatever? 55 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: Can I do that with my type in search? 56 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: Like? 57 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: Can I type comedies and then free? 58 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: It's probably simpler with your voice. We do find search though. 59 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: Using text, there's only two or three characters that you 60 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 3: need and you usually get to the piece of entertainment 61 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: that you want to So I know that just today, 62 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 3: I was looking for Samuel Jackson. So if I type 63 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: in SA and by the time I get to m 64 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: Samuel's at the top of my list, and I saw 65 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: he had eighty seven movies available on Roku. It's fantastic. 66 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: And also you're organizing things when you search by kind 67 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: of like popularity too, Like you're kind of using some 68 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: secret sauce in the background, right. 69 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 3: Well, there's no secret. It's bipopularity based on what people 70 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 3: are searching for, and then where it plays back is 71 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 3: entirely based on price. So let's say you want to 72 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 3: watch a movie, that movie might be available on three, four, five, 73 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 3: six different channels, and we'll list them in order and 74 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: based on price. 75 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: Okay, very cool, and tell me about the you have 76 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: Featured Free and you've got the Roku Channel. 77 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: What's the difference between those two. 78 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: Roku Channel was added to Roku about a year ago, 79 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: and it's a channel on your home screen and it 80 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 3: gives you quick access to free content, whether it's movies 81 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: or TV shows. It's a great place to find something 82 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 3: to watch at night. It is now so popular it's 83 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: about the top five I think on our platform for 84 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 3: who's using that. Another one that you just mentioned, Featured Free, 85 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: was just added about a month ago, and this is 86 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: straight from your home menu on Roku. You can slide 87 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 3: into that and what you get there is free content 88 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 3: from networks. These are the crown jewels of what's available 89 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 3: playing today in season available on Roku. 90 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: So a lot of times I've noticed with like let's 91 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: say I have like an ABC app, Right, some of 92 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: that stuff on that app is paywall? 93 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: Do you have to have a subscription to ABC or whatever? 94 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: And some of it is free? 95 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, So what a lot of people don't realize is 96 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: that exactly what you said, Dan, that some of it 97 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 3: is absolutely free, and that's why we work with these 98 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 3: companies to bring it forward so that consumers can get 99 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: to it right away. 100 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: And again, just to be clear, I mean this is 101 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: ads supported in many cases, so you might be seeing 102 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: ads while you're watching a lot of this stuff. 103 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 3: Well, absolutely, and what we find is that consumers don't 104 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 3: mind the ad as long as. 105 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: They don't have to pay for it, so free is 106 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: pretty important. 107 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: Free is a big driver of what Roku does. 108 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: Okay, let's talk about some of the other things that 109 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 2: you showed me today. 110 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: Spotify is coming back to Roku, and tell me about that. 111 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, we have a number of different ways to listen 112 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 3: to music on Roku. Amazon Music was added a few 113 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: months ago. Pandora Premium is coming to Roku. That is exciting, 114 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: and we're also excited to welcome back Spotify. They were 115 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 3: off the platform a few months working on the user interface, 116 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 3: but they're back on now. 117 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: Okay, and now let's talk about the new speakers, because 118 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: you've got these wireless speakers, which makes getting a good 119 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: sound off your Roku TV nice and easily. Now I 120 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: say Roku TV because I don't want to get people 121 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 1: so excited that they think if they have a Roku 122 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: they can just get like this surround, crazy awesome sound 123 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 1: from you guys. 124 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: So they do. 125 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: Work with your TVs, your TCL branded Roku TV, or 126 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: any Roku it's. 127 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: Any Roku TV that's been sold from one of our 128 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 3: manufactured partners works with these new set of speakers. And 129 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: I'm glad you pointed out it is a Roku TV speaker, 130 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 3: not for the players, and it's because we want to 131 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: give a good sound experience for everything that you're playing 132 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: on the television, whether you've connected something else, whether you're 133 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 3: watching maybe something on the tuner, everything that plays in 134 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: that television will come through these speakers. 135 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: So that's why you can't just necessarily do it on 136 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: the Roku, although maybe if people are accepting of that, 137 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: we might in the future. 138 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 3: If you get a lot of people send comments to you, 139 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 3: we'll take. 140 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: A let let them know it Roku that you want 141 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: these speakers for every Roku box, not just the TVs. 142 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: But they do sound great. You played some demos for me, 143 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: and there's so many games we play with the sound 144 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: on our TV. You got to raise the volume. You 145 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: gott to lower the volume. Sometimes you're talking, you can't 146 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: hear it. You put it really loud, and then you 147 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: have an action. It's too crazy. So this kind of 148 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: you have little tools that will help you level them do. 149 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 3: And it's exactly that was my life before these speakers, 150 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 3: So always riding that volume button. So if I'm watching 151 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: at night and I don't want to wake up the kids, 152 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: I have to turn down the volume, and then i 153 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 3: can't hear the dialogue and I've got to turn up 154 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 3: the volume. Or even switching between pieces of entertainment like 155 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 3: a commercial comes on. Usually those are mastered at a 156 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 3: higher volume level. So you're constantly riding that volume button. Well, 157 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 3: with our speakers connected to the ROCUD television, there's a 158 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: lot of horsepower that we have in there between the 159 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: two different products, and because we run the software together 160 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 3: on both of them, we can do things like volume leveling, 161 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 3: which smooths out the volume between your content. We can 162 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 3: also do things like night mode, which brings down those 163 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 3: explosions and enhances the dialogue. 164 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: And there's a separate setting. 165 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 3: Specifically for speech clarity. This is actually the setting for 166 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: me because I have a hard time understanding a lot 167 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 3: of what the actors are saying. And when I turn 168 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 3: that on, it really focuses on the frequencies, specifically for dialogue, 169 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: enhances the dialogue so I can understand what they're saying. 170 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: Important because I know you're saying this for you. 171 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: But that happens in almost every movie where if you're 172 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: watching in a movie theater, sure you hear everything because 173 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: it's the loudest possible sound in the world. But if 174 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: you're at home, you're a normal person that's not blasting 175 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: your TV in front of everyone, So it is tough 176 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: to hear these actors sometimes, and I'm glad you guys 177 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: did that feature now. Also with these, by the way, 178 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: the speakers connect your TV just by plugging them in, 179 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: So it's a two pack for what two hundred. 180 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 3: Dollars or two hundred dollars You get to see the 181 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 3: two speakers. Also included as a new remote for your television. 182 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: And then there's a brand new remote that we've included 183 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: called the Roku Touch. And this remote is really meant 184 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 3: to be used away from your television somewhere, so maybe 185 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 3: it's in your kitchen or your desk, maybe the entryway, 186 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: and it gives you quick control. Probably use mostly for music, 187 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 3: if you want to start a podcast or if you 188 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 3: want to start a piece of music. It's a great 189 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 3: way to control from a distance. 190 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 2: So it looks like a hockey puck kind of thing. 191 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: It's got your basic controls on it for you know, 192 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: playing things. And the main thing about this is any 193 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: voice come that you can do on your TV. 194 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:03,119 Speaker 2: Or is this you separate voice command. 195 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 3: It's the same operating system here, and so when you 196 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 3: press that mic button, it gives you the same control 197 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 3: that you would have from when you're sitting on your couch, 198 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 3: but you can use it from anywhere that you can 199 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: hear your speakers from. 200 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: You've got a mic button, you've got volume up and down, 201 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: you've got play pause, forward back, and then you've got 202 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: these two preset buttons. 203 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: Oh they're great and we use them a lot as 204 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: we've been testing out their product at home. It's like 205 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: a radio preset button. You press and hold it, it 206 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 3: will save the last command that you gave to the television. 207 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: For example, let's say I want to play jazz on Pandora, 208 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: Press and hold that number one and it saves it 209 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 3: for later use when I come back later on the day, 210 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: I want to get access to that, I just press 211 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: that button and I get to my music. 212 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 2: Interesting. 213 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: So the way I could describe this as kind of 214 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: like it's almost like Roku's answer to a Google Mini 215 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: or a almost like. 216 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 2: A smart speaker, but just for your Roku. 217 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: So it has some functionality that's built in, but it 218 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: sits somewhere outside of your TV. And speaking of Google, 219 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: you guys are also doing some integration with them now too. 220 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 3: We are. We're excited to open up the platform for 221 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 3: compatibility to those devices that have Google Assistant built in. 222 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 3: So if you've got a Google Home or a Google 223 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 3: Mini or another Google product that has Google Assistant in it, 224 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 3: you can control your rokud player or your Roku Television 225 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 3: through the voice on that product. 226 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 2: And so what will I be able to do with 227 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 2: that integration. 228 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 3: Everything you can do with the Roku today, the same 229 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 3: examples that we just gave with the Roku Touch, except 230 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 3: to be hands free through the Google Assistant. 231 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: Okay, so sort of the same things that you would 232 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: command for the TV or the Roku Player, but using 233 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: the Google kind of interface and the hot word too. 234 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 3: And what you said before you know, Roku really is 235 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 3: a switcherland of streaming. So we open up our platform 236 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 3: to multiple different kinds of content, and now open up 237 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 3: a platform to multiple different kinds of devices. 238 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: Okay, and tell me about the new devices you've got, 239 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: So to lower priced four K these are the kind 240 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: of your least expensive four K yet it is. 241 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 3: So with the launch of the new Roku Premier and 242 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 3: the Recup Premiere Plus. These are the lowest price four 243 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 3: K players that we've launched ever to date. And it's 244 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 3: really building on the trend of four K in the home. 245 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 3: There's a lot of four K TVs being sold, a 246 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 3: lot of them. Of course they're going to be Roku TVs, 247 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 3: but some of them aren't. This is why our streaming 248 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 3: players business exists. That's why it still keeps on growing. 249 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: And these two new products starting at thirty nine to 250 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 3: ninety nine for the Rokue Premiere and then forty nine 251 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 3: ninety nine for the Premier Plus, are a great add 252 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 3: to any television. 253 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 2: Okay, and let's just go through the differences. 254 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: So the Premiere you get basically your standard kind of 255 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: four K streaming player. 256 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: Yep, what is the plus add on top of that? 257 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 3: The Plus is really a difference from the remote, so 258 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 3: both the players are exactly the same. They'll work with 259 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: regular high def televisions or work with four K televisions, 260 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 3: whatever television you have. The difference on the remote is 261 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: the Premier Plus offers the ability to use voice, so 262 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 3: it's good a voice button on there. It also will 263 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 3: control your TVs power and volumes no matter what TV 264 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: you have got it connected to. Will be able to 265 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 3: get rid of want to be remotes as you're watching Rocan, so. 266 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 2: You have a volume on the remote. We do actually 267 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: and power. 268 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: To me, that's worth the ten dollars, but it's an 269 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: exclusive to Walmart, right right. So my advice, if you're 270 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: gonna get one of these two, you gotta go with 271 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: the one that's ten dollars more. Find a Walmart because 272 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: just having that one less remote in your house is 273 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: so much easier. And the voice command too, I mean, 274 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: now everything's done with voice. So I like the fact 275 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 1: that you're offering them to and the thirty nine and 276 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: nine is a nice price point, but go with the 277 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: extra ten dollars and get the one with all the 278 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 1: features that you. 279 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 2: Can for that price. 280 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: And you also mentioned something I thought was interesting about 281 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: the kind of you guys live in this world of 282 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: every day you wake up at Roku trying to make 283 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: streaming TV better and people always ask me, you know, 284 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: should I get a smart TV? I always say no, 285 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: with the exception of something like a Roku Smart TV, 286 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: because the software in there is updated and it's made nice. 287 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: Right other manufacturers you're getting kind of random stuff. So anyway, 288 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: my point is to you guys listening, is I always 289 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: say get a box and add it to your TV, 290 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: or go with a TV that has smart software that 291 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: is from a company like Roku. 292 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 3: It's a problem that's existed with so called smart TVs 293 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 3: up until now that they create a wireless updateable product, 294 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 3: but they don't update it. And this is something that 295 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 3: Roku's done from the very very beginning. Everyone of our 296 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 3: products gets updates on a consistent basis, including our televisions. 297 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: They run the same operating system as our players, and 298 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 3: when we roll out a feature, we roll it out 299 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 3: every the recup TV while the speakers work with every 300 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: one of our televisions. This is something that we think 301 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 3: is very important and glad you're pointing out. 302 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 2: Okay, good, so you're on board. 303 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: With me, but I agree because it's like your company 304 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: that your entire goal is to make streaming better every day, 305 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: which means the apps, all the apps I'm looking at 306 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: the screen, the Netflix, the Pandora, the Ihearts, the Hulus, 307 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: they're updating those. 308 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: Whereas you buy. 309 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: Smart TV from one of these manufacturers that could be 310 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: a big name. Yes there's a Netflix app on there, 311 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: but you might not get it updated as often as 312 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: you'd like. And I'm a tech person. I want my stuff. 313 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: I love app updates as like one of my favorite 314 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: things on my phone, my TV. 315 00:12:59,400 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 2: Anything. 316 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: Love app updates because that means I'm getting new features 317 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: and things are getting better. So is there anything I 318 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: missed that you that I failed to mention to you? 319 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 3: You know, I'm glad you're pointing out. The agnostic view 320 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 3: of Roku is that we just want you to watch 321 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,479 Speaker 3: a little bit more television. We don't really play favorites 322 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 3: of where you watch it, so that's why we order 323 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 3: things in price and we play well with others. We 324 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 3: just want you to watch a stream a little bit more. 325 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: And one more future I forgot to mention I do 326 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: like is the private listening, which means you can plug 327 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 1: some headphones into your remote control. And that's a big 328 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: deal because when you have your first kid, you realize 329 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: just how important it is to watch TV in silence 330 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: because you don't want to wake them up. 331 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 3: It's fantastic. So on the Roku Ultra, we are including 332 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 3: now some premium headphones from JBL. It's a great value. 333 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 3: They're valued at thirty nine dollars. We're putting that together 334 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 3: with the Roco Ultra at its consistent price of ninety 335 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 3: nine dollars. But for those people who don't have that 336 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 3: remote with the headphone jack, this is fantastic. Through our 337 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 3: mobile app, you can do private listening through the mobile 338 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: app on any one of our players. 339 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: Oh wow, that's huge. 340 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: You just plug a pair of headphones into your phone, 341 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: listen through the app. 342 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 3: And if both you and your wife want to listen 343 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 3: at the same time, you can both open up the 344 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 3: same app and both listen at the same time. 345 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: Wow, that's great. Okay, and give me some times on 346 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: these things. So when of the speakers come out. Speakers 347 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 1: are available for pre order now. They're gonna start shipping 348 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: in November. 349 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 2: Okay. 350 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 3: The players will start taking pre orders at the end 351 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 3: of September. They're gonna get to stores in. 352 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: October, okay, and Spotify. 353 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 3: Spotify is coming. I think it's somewhere in October. It 354 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 3: takes a while to roll out to all the different platforms. 355 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 2: Okay, so Spotify October. All right. 356 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Lloyd Clark, director of product management 357 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: here at Roku, thanks so. 358 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 2: Much for joining me. 359 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: And if you like the podcast, do me a favor 360 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: and take a screenshot of you listening and share it 361 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: with your friends on social media. 362 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 2: I'm Rich jamiro You can. 363 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: Find links to everything I talk about here in the 364 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: show notes or on my website, rich on tech dot tv. 365 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 2: I'll talk to you real soon.