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Rgarner

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Does anybody on here have that? Does it work ok? How is it for movies and sports? I have a friend who's thinking of getting it. He wants to watch the games, movies, and Joe Kenda, who has a detective show. I hope it's easy to hook up because he's not good at that stuff.
 
A Roku needs a hdmi port and a USB port to plug into.
It needs to connect to your home wifi network.
You will need to create a Roku account also, it will prompt you for it.
There are free streaming apps that you can download onto the Roku that you can watch, and there are apps that you need to pay for, such as Hulu, Netflix, YouTube TV, Playstation vue, etc.
Basically, it's just a streaming stick, same as a Firestick, Chromcast. They all do the same thing
 
Have 2 of them. Only thing I don't like is the tiny remote. There is an app you can download for the phone to use as a remote though. No other issues and love both of them.
 
I guess it'll work with that Samsung tv that has the white bar. It probably won't fix that. I've never used streaming but I suppose I can learn how to use that.
 
Rgarner said:
I guess it'll work with that Samsung tv that has the white bar. It probably won't fix that. I've never used streaming but I suppose I can learn how to use that.
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Streaming is usually quite easy, as long as you have a fast enough internet connection, and have the whatever it is streaming services you want to use, some of which you may need to pay for. Of course I don't know for sure what streaming services are available to you, Netflix?
 
I see where the hdmi hole is on the back of the tv, but where's the usb? By the way, if my friend ordered roku directly from them and they are sending a refund instead, what does that mean? We tried to get more information from them but there was nothing.
 
He finally ordered it from amazon and got it set up with help from a friend. Now all we have to do is figure out how to get just plain regular local channels. What's the trick?
 
You can only get your local channels by using an antenna, which has nothing to do with using a Roku, OR by signing up with a streaming service that has local channels in their plans.
 
Dannydet said:
You can only get your local channels by using an antenna, which has nothing to do with using a Roku, OR by signing up with a streaming service that has local channels in their plans.
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...or by getting basic cable, or by getting DirecTV, but then we're talking paying for it (plus having lots of channels to watch).

Any relatively modern TV should have the built-in ability to scan for local channels, which are all digital now. But an external antenna may be necessary if you're in an area that doesn't get strong signals.

Use the TV's remote and menu, and find its 'scan for channels' feature. Then decide if an antenna is needed.
 
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