Customer Reviews for Roku - Refurbished Excellent - Ultra | 4K/HDR/Dolby Vision Streaming Device and Voice Remote Pro with Rechargeable Battery - Black
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Does Not Work With AVRs
on July 10, 2023
Posted by: oldbuzzard
from planet earth
The 4802 doesn't work with AVRs and this is a known issue documented on Roku's own forums. It Doesn't play 4K HDR or Dolby Vision content and just reverts everything back to 1080. It isn't my receiver or connection as I used the same one (same cables/input) to connect my old Roku 4660 and it works fine - even in 4K HDR. This is a product for a very simple setup with nothing more than a simple soundbar. For anything else, the 4802 won't do the job.
Roku support has been somewhere between torture and comedy. I gave up trying to get my unit replaced after almost 8 hours on the phone.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from roku.comBy Roku Customer Advocate, Roku Customer Advocate, July 13, 2023
Hi there, thanks for taking a moment to share your feedback with us. Unfortunately, this isn't a known issue at this time but rest assured that we've located your support ticket. We can see that a member of our team has reached out to you directly to assist, please refer to your inbox for next steps.
As a quick tip, we'd recommend bypassing the AVR, trying a different HDMI port, and trying a different TV in an attempt to isolate the issue. There are many different factors that can affect playback display and we recommend visiting our article online here: https://support.roku.com/article/211194548.
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