Do you ROKU?

Kelt · 03-24-2013, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Amante

LOVE my Roku.

Had several of them until my ex moved out, now just have the one.

Most were connected wirelessly, never a problem. The one I have now is connected directly just because it's right next to the router.

I mostly watch Netflix and Amazon (streaming/Prime), and occsionally use it for Pandora. I'd love suggestions on other stations though -- cooking channels?!?

I have a question: Is there a way to get a full list of all possible channels that can be searched by genre? I haven't tried in a while, but the last time I tried to look for channels the only option was to just look through every possible channel. I'm very interested in checking out some of those cooking channels, and would LOVE to find a dance channel that I was TOLD was available but I've never been able to find it.

Yes, things are searchable by genre, you can't really filter down but general categories are available like "cooking", "news", "most popular", etc.

Since I just went over to verify this and it has been a while since I went through things, I now blame you for having me add 20 channels while only deleting 8.

Sparkle · 03-24-2013, 01:24 PM

I have a roku and I love it, I got rid of my cable television and replaced it with roku for the same reasons Kelt mentioned.

Admittedly, I use only a fraction of its functionality.

I use it for netfix, amazon prime streaming and hulu plus.

Mine is hooked up wifi.

Great tip about using your phone as a remote, I had no idea.

I'm going to keep my eye on this thread for more tips and tricks, thank you Outlaw.

Scuba · 03-24-2013, 02:43 PM

I have two ROKU units and I love, love, love them. Netflix, Hulu and Pandora

The JD · 03-24-2013, 02:51 PM

Is Closed Caption available on the ROKU channels? it's spotty on Netflix streaming, and worse on Amazon/Prime... otherwise I would have dumped the cable company already. But maybe things have improved since the last time I looked into it. Anyone know?

pinkgeek · 03-24-2013, 03:20 PM

I loved my Roku - the Mr. wants a BlueRay that streams Netflix etc. We can't agree so neither has been purchased.

maryam · 03-24-2013, 04:24 PM

I lurves my Roku and want to get a second one for the bedroom for when SU wants to watch post-apocalyptic weirdness and I'm not in the mood. Then I could watch all the Netflix in stead of Mad Max for the bajillionth time.

Outlaw · 03-27-2013, 03:55 AM

I've added Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, Hulu+ and a few private channels (terra, Smithsonian, woot, iTunes podcasts and nowhereman. The remote stinks, it won't sync, it will however blink methodically. I'm hoping they just send me a new remote.

Hollylane · 03-30-2013, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The JD

Is Closed Caption available on the ROKU channels? it's spotty on Netflix streaming, and worse on Amazon/Prime... otherwise I would have dumped the cable company already. But maybe things have improved since the last time I looked into it. Anyone know?

When I use it on Amazon Prime with my Roku, the captioning works well, though I'm not sure if it is available with every video.

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