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Old 11-25-2015, 04:53 PM
 
Location: Eastern Oregon
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Does it have a lot of commercials? More than tv, i mean...
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Old 11-25-2015, 04:58 PM
 
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Does it have a lot of commercials? More than tv, i mean...
It (the Roku) doesn't have commercials. The channel providers determine if there are commercials or not.
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Old 11-25-2015, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Eastern Oregon
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It (the Roku) doesn't have commercials. The channel providers determine if there are commercials or not.
Thank you for your help! We are not big tv watchers and rarely watch movies, so we havent wanted to pay a subscription. This Roku sounds like just the thing for us!
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Old 11-25-2015, 05:06 PM
 
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There are many private channels on a bunch of subjects. Many live cams of animals and wildlife, cooking, hobbies, the list goes on.
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Old 11-25-2015, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Eastern Oregon
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FYI: they have limited edition Rokus available for Black Friday. We just ordered one for $25, with free shipping. Can't wait to try this thing out!
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Old 11-26-2015, 12:08 AM
 
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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An over the air antenna still works without Internet access. In my area, that'll deliver about 30 stations, more than half of which are religion or shopping channels. It wouldn't be a "good" option for many people, but there is no cheaper way to get content to a TV.
We own two Channelmaster DVR's (7000-PAL) that are no longer sold. I love(d) them, and in the SF Bay Area get great reception on many more usable channels than you. Our second DVR just died two days ago, and I'm hoping to learn how to fix it, if possible. I think it may have overheated.
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Old 11-26-2015, 02:49 AM
 
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If you have a smartphone with a substantial data plan you may want to try Google's Chromecast. BUT you need an HDMI port on your TV.
https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/ch...chromecast.com
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Old 11-26-2015, 07:32 AM
 
Location: North West Arkansas (zone 6b)
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Someone mentioned using a USB port (it's the thing that takes the red, white, and yellow plugs, I'm assuming). I have an very old TV I'm using, and it has the plugs; however, it also requires a converter box to work, and that's taking up the plugs, so I don't see how I'd hook up ALL these things at once.


Help?
those color plugs are not USB.

why wouldn't you just kill cable tv and keep internet?

I have internet only through cox and pay roughly $50 including tax for 15mbps down.
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Old 11-26-2015, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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So if we bought a roku player and hooked it to our tv, could we get broadcast tv stations through our broadband? We do not get a tv signal here and we really dont want to pay for cable or dish tv. This sounds like an easy and economical way to get the basic tv channels.

Or am I missing something? Are there extra fees? This sounds awfully good...
You could access selected content from the broadcast networks but not live broadcasts.

Roku Channels - All Channels by Title | Roku Guide
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Old 11-26-2015, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Eastern Oregon
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You could access selected content from the broadcast networks but not live broadcasts.

Roku Channels - All Channels by Title | Roku Guide
So the news broadcasts will be delayed? That is mostly what we care about. We see that our local CBS station is broadcast via Roku - delayed?
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