Help me fill in Roku model info for sound channels

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Back in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=79302#p470927
It was mentioned that some Rokus can handle two simultaneous sounds playing via roAudioResource
Here is RokuJoel’s sample code:

sound1=createobject("roAudioResource","pkg:/sounds/boom.wav")
sound2=createobject("roAudioResource","pkg:/sounds/laser.wav")
numchannels=sound1.maxSimulStreams()
volume=100
if numchannels < 2 then 
    print "Two channels not supported"
    stop
else
   print numchannels;" are supported"
end if
    channel=0
        sound1.trigger(volume,channel)
    channel=1
        sound2.trigger(volume,channel)

For those of you with many Roku models (looking at you Endless, NewManLiving, BradC), can you help me fill in the info below? I think it would useful for everyone. :slightly_smiling_face:

Ignoring classic models, and listing models listed on wikipedia:
MODEL…maxSimulStreams()
2400…(2)
2450…(1)
2500…1
3000…(2)
3050…(2)
3100…2
3400…(2)
3420…(2)
3500…2
2700…(1)
2710…1
2720…(1)
4200…2
4210…(2)
4230…(2)
TV…(1)

EDIT - With RokuMarkn’s info, it looks like this - is this what others see as well?

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I believe 24**, 27** and the TVs are 1; all the rest are 2.

–Mark

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“RokuMarkn” wrote:
I believe 24**, 27** and the TVs are 1; all the rest are 2.Perhaps 2400 alone should be 2, since it has the guts of a 3xxx?

My (uneducated) guess on it:

model = createObject("roDeviceInfo").getModel()
isDualChannelAudio = (model > "3" and model < "5") or left(model, 4) = "2400"
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Yes that sounds correct, but you wouldn’t actually want to write code like that would you? Why not just use maxSimulStreams?

–Mark

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“RokuMarkn” wrote:
Yes that sounds correct, but you wouldn’t actually want to write code like that would you? Why not just use maxSimulStreams?Because… i am stupid? :mrgreen:
I just copy&pasted that from a code i wrote to discriminate the non-ARM/GLES players.

maxSimulStreams() is better (it was undocumented until an hour ago). Not available on fw3, so (for those who care) will need a guard check the version before trying to call it. Caffè corretto:

isDualChannelAudio = mid(createObject("roDeviceInfo").getVersion(), 3) > "3" and createObject("roAudioResource", "deadend").maxSimulStreams() > 1
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It’s been a while since I visited this issue, but today I fired up my Roku 1 2710 and found that it thinks it now has two simultaneous audio channels (maxSimulStreams reports 2). Is this actually true somehow?

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“Komag” wrote:
It’s been a while since I visited this issue, but today I fired up my Roku 1 2710 and found that it thinks it now has two simultaneous audio channels (maxSimulStreams reports 2). Is this actually true somehow?

Yes. All devices running firmware 7.2 should support 2 audio channels for roAudioResource.

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Well that’s a nice improvement!