If You Own These Roku Streaming Players Its Time to Upgrade to a New One

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Many older Roku devices have now reached the end of their lifecycle and major streaming services like Netflix, have ceased providing software updates and support for these older models:

If You Own These Roku Streaming Players Its Time to Upgrade to a New One
By Luke Bouma, Cord Cutters News - May 28, 2025
https://cordcuttersnews.com/if-you-own-these-roku-streaming-players-its-time-to-upgrade-to-a-new-one/

The following Roku models are no longer supported, meaning they will not receive new Roku OS updates, firmware patches, etc:

Roku HD (pre-2011)
Roku HD-XR (pre-2011)
Roku SD (pre-2011)
Roku XD (pre-2011)
Roku XDS (pre-2011)
Roku LT (Model: 2700X)
Roku 1
Roku 2
Roku 2 HD (2011)
Roku 2 XD (2011)
Roku 2 XS (2011)
Roku Streaming Stick (Model: 3500X)

antdude

What about the ones included TVs like old 28″ TCL Class 3-Series Simply Smart LED (28S305)?

Andyross

antdude Who knows. It depends on the chipset used, and if the manufacturer is supporting it.

Yet one reason to not rely on built-in streaming for more than 2-3 years.