At a press event earlier this week, Tom’s Guide learned that Roku will be rolling out software updates beginning June 24th. And the key improvement appears to be support for a faster-loading Netflix channel. The firmware and Netflix updates are earmarked for the Roku 3 and Streaming Stick, with vague references to potential support of other models down the line. While we’re obviously not opposed to a speed increase, I’d say the Roku 3 already provides the fastest Netflix STB experience and is my go-to streamer. For reference, my Roku 3 currently runs version 5.4 build 3340, with the demo-ed model sitting at 5.5 319 – we’ll keep our ears to the ground regarding any additional changes.
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Yeah, netflix loads in under 10 seconds on my roku3. It's not a problem now. Faster is better, though, I guess.
Just installed 5.5 B319. Wow! Netflix app start-up takes 2 seconds on a Roku 3 (down from 8 or 9, IIRC). The first time it started to "Who's watching?" and subsequent times it skipped that. I can't wait to hear how fast it starts on the HDMI Streaming Stick.
I'm getting stream starts in 3 seconds but that was always pretty fast. There doesn't seem to have been any affect on the start-up times of Amazon, Hulu Plus, etc, but I wasn't expecting any. I wonder if there were any other visible changes?
BTW, the splash screen is now black with the "new" Netflix logo in huge red letters.