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Comments (28)dedtired- Some new, flat panel tvs already have the electronics built-in to stream without needing to get an accessory box like Roku. If you do get a flat panel tv that doesn't have this capability, then you buy a Roku box. The Roku box is just one more device hooked up to the tv: think of it as a DVD player, except it streams the movies rather than plays them from a disc. Basically, what it does is pick up a signal from your Internet router and streams a movie from the router to your tv. On the back of the tv are a number of inputs, so you have a cable that goes from the Roku box to one of these inputs. When you are watching regular cable tv, you use your regular remote; when you want to watch a movie with the Roku box, you switch your tv over to the appropriate input source and then use the Roku remote to navigate, select a movie, and to start and stop it. The Roku remote is very basic. When you are done with the Roku movie, you use your regular remote to select the input that puts you back on regular cable. Does that answer your questions?...See MoreYour Favorite Roku Channels?
Comments (18)You really have not much to use to try it for your family -- it's cancellable at any time. But you have a limited number of channels (I'm not a big sports fan, so I didn't add those); and you have to wait to load each episode separately -- not easy to switch channels, for instance. Just clunky, apart from the delivery speed. I think it's a decent service; I just didn't think it was worth it for me in the end for the amount I was watching it....See MoreDo you use a streaming device for movies - especially old classics?
Comments (11)I have the basic Roku.. have had it for (probably close to 10?) years and it works fine. That said, when I replace my tv one of these days, I'll update my streaming device also. I prefer Roku to apple tv and amazon fire because it will also stream Acorn.tv and Spotify. Yes, you will need to have a streaming device on each tv. I don't know that you need the super processing power of the ultra for old classic movies which aren't in high definition. I would think you'd be fine with a premier even the model below that. I am not an expert on these things though. I just know that my original Roku is running fine. I am surprised that you found a 4k tv that isn't a smart tv with either Roku or some other proprietary streaming software installed....See MoreRoku Advice Needed
Comments (11)I have two and have used Roku for years and will never go back to cable. They have a lot of free channels that have public domain movies/shows, and a variety of pay channel subscription options. We primarily use Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, You Tube and the Roku channel. Thinking of adding Acorn. Everything we need/want for less than $25 per month. Whatever I can't get through those channels I stream online. One caution, though - if you must have current streams of shows, you may need subscriptions to many of those channels, e.g. CBS All Access....See MoreRelated Professionals
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