Who knows their Roku TV?
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So if I buy a Roku Smart TV do I also need to buy the Roku stick device or is that incorporated into the TV? This technology today blows my mind.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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Well, you can buy the stick and hook it to any tv so if they are advertising it, I would assume that it's already equipped. I would ask at the store to be sure.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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Just a bunch of B movies I am watching it now, get shorty.
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If you buy a TV with Roku, there’s no need to buy anything. The Roku devices in the store are to stream with non smart TVs. I have two for my kids, they work well. Also have a Roku TV. There’s little to no difference between the two. Also have a couple other TVs with different streaming platforms, and to me the Roku is easiest to use. Though none are difficult.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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I did the Hulu, Sling, Netflix free trial circuit of the providers and most are just the same thing one did have a guide to look through but most are the same same.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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M magis has your answer. Been Roku here for a while, tried dish, direct tv, then centurylink prism, they all had the same business plan, once u sign up, we will keep raising your bill. No thanks.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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If you buy a TV with Roku, there’s no need to buy anything. The Roku devices in the store are to stream with non smart TVs. I have two for my kids, they work well. Also have a Roku TV. There’s little to no difference between the two. Also have a couple other TVs with different streaming platforms, and to me the Roku is easiest to use. Though none are difficult. Exactly right. My wife and I didn't feel we needed anything for Christmas, so we bought a 50" TV for ourselves. It has Roku built in. Programming the TV was a chore, though.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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if the tv is a roku tv then it is already built in you just put in the wifi password and go.
you have to set up a roku account
bought my first ever tv this last year and it was a roku tv , really didn't think we needed more than the 1 tv in the living room but wife convinced me it could be nice to watch our own tv in the bed room and not fight the kids for the one in the living room.
I admit it is nice and it also does spotify and other music services so I use it like a radio but with my play list in the bed room no commercials and only what I want to hear.
mostly use it for netflix but it does hulu and disney pluss also as well as the dvd player and over the air tv
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You’ll also need an internet connection depending on the tv you may have to have a router for wireless which in my opinion is the best idea.You might want to look into YouTube tv if you don’t get local channels they have all the locals plus fox for about 50.00 a month
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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If you're going to stream video. You have to have at least a 7 meg download connection as HD requires about 7 meg. Standard Analog requires 3 to 4 meg. Otherwise you will buffer a lot. If you're tv and router are close and you can hardwire, do it. A hardwired connection is always better than wifi. Get yourself a good router. We offer 100 meg down in our standard package and managed wifi with a gig router here. There are still customers out there with their own routers though and they buy the cheapest thing they can get. If your router can only squeeze out a few meg it doesn't matter how fast your INet speeds are. And if your like most people, there are multiple devices connected to the router all vying for their own space on your connection. So a good router is a must. Then keep the updates current on your router.
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each roku is it's own device you can have a different thing going on each tv
but you run into a limit with your streaming subscription we can have 4 people on netflix at once 5 on Disney plus 5 on spotify.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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An N600 isn't oversized, but it is a good middle of the road router. It's more than big enough. On the router that Frontier gave you, It's probably a gigabit router already. A provider isn't going to get you a low quality router.Frontier is probably doing the updates for you thru their management system. At 100 meg download service, the only issue you would have is routers or switches. Most quality routers and most switches are gig anymore. Netgear makes a good router. If you find you need another the Nighthawk is one of their best. If your provider has a managed wifi like us, at $10 month(what my company charges) they make sure you have a quality router, keep up on the updates and if anything goes wrong with it, it's their baby. A 100 meg connection would do 10 tv's on different programs easy as long as router can handle it.
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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we can stream 3-4 TVs at once All with the same program or with different programs? It varies. Usually at least two would be Youtube (kids).
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Re: Who knows their Roku TV?
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Thanks for the replies. I used to buy components and have assembled a half dozen PC's but I have not kept up with technology and I have no experience with streaming. My internet provider just changed their name from CableOne to Sparklight.
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