Plex for Roku

The 4.3.0 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Support for SD UI resolution
  • Support for 1080p UI resolution (Roku 4, Roku 4k TV, Premiere, Premiere+ and Ultra)
  • Photo Tags (related photos in photo player)
  • Roku Ultra: Add support to Direct Play video containing 5.1 AAC audio
  • Roku Ultra: Add support to transcode unsupported audio streams to AAC 5.1
  • Use HLS/AAC for transcoded music instead of mp3 (better quality, better seeking)
  • Improve subtitle visibility when background opacity is off
  • Move subtitles in view when the OSD is visible
  • Display disc number for multi-disc albums

FIXES:

  • Improve channel startup time
  • Improve preplay loading time
  • Improve image quality
  • Improve performance moving between preplays (FWD/RWD buttons)
  • Improve Plex Cloud playback
  • Disable Post Play Auto Play after manually stopping playback
  • Misleading verbiage after video playback failure
  • Do not offer Plex Pass purchase options to Plex Home users
  • Improve flyout info for unreachable and unauthorized servers
  • Update Cinema Trailer options (pre-roll only option)
  • Duplicate key presses using universal remotes
  • Refresh Play Queue after toggling repeat mode
  • Photo player OSD shuffle status
  • Better failure messages during photo player failures
  • Include artist, album, and artwork for all playlist tracks
  • Disable Direct Play for mpeg4/xvid
  • Resuming video after changing video settings in the OSD
  • Better handle copying video streams when frame rate is higher than 30fps
  • Retain video playback settings during continuous play
  • Better handle HLS fallback on MKV transcode failures
  • Prefer MKV transcode format for HEVC/VP9 content
  • Always attempt direct play for HLS streams
  • Crash during continuous play using Roku HD/LT
  • Improve indications when media is unavailable
  • Verify media is accessible before playback, for multi-media content
  • Fix a few rare crashes