and I'm someone with very good knowledge of this tech. For the average consumer it is laughable to think they could do it without spending a fortune and a lot of time in trial and error. First I had to buy a new Roku that supports 4k and got the Roku Premiere+. Plugged it in and tried to go to 4k but it didn't work. After looking around I realized my HDMI switch only supported 1080p. So I had to buy a new switch. Researched it and found that the vast majority of switches on Amazon and Monoprice that are labeled as supporting 4k really don't. They just do passthrough and don't support HDCP 2.2 which is needed to use it with a Roku or PS4 or Xbox One. It also needs to have a transfer rate of 18 gbps. Found one decent switch that was straight from China that was $50 (name brand ones are very expensive). Swapped it out and then still had a few blips in and out and realized that the HDMI cable wasn't truly a "high speed" HDMI cable. Swapped that out with another I had and it worked fine. Went to Netflix and still no 4k/UHD was listed. After some digging (it isn't stated anywhere) Netflix will only stream 4k to a TV that has a 4k 60fps connection. So yeh, not all the HDMI ports on your TV are created equal. Most of them on 4k TVs only support 30fps. Most TVs also use HDMI 5 as the "high speed" HDMI port. Mine was on 1. Problem is my HDMI cable doesn't reach to HDMI 5 as it was through conduit the perfect length. Just had to buy an HDMI extender so I can reach.

Anyway, many days longer and more $ than I expected just to get 4k to my TV. I could use the built in TV apps but I have a Harmony remote setup and don't like the TV interface.