The Roku Ultra isn't receiving any significant upgrades from its previous iterations. But it will now include a pair of JBL headphones for free, usually priced at $40.
Those headphones will come in handy, too: One of the main differences between this model and the cheaper devices is that users can plug headphones into the Ultra's remote. That allows them to quietly listen to streamed shows or movies without bothering or waking anyone else in their home.
here's also a "lost remote finder" feature, which plays a sound from the remote after you press a button on the Ultra device. Like the Premiere+, the Ultra features voice control via remote.
Aside from a nicer remote, the Roku Ultra also supports 1080p and 4K streaming, additional storage through micro SD cards or USB, and a "night listening" mode that levels out the sound by lowering high-volume moments and raising low-volume moments. You can also connect the Ultra to the internet via an ethernet port, if the wifi in your home isn't optimal for streaming — a feature that the Premiere lineup lacks.
All three Roku devices are advertised as having access to more than 500,000 movies and TV shows.