I got my Roku streaming system but it keeps asking for me to subscribe to Comcast or other cable network,I thought I would be free from greed of cable companies with Roku.
I had to get a new tv for bedroom when cat killed my other smart tv so I bought a Roku tv and had no idea what it could do. Best purchase I could get for the price. I am still learning stuff. Highly recommend for seniors like myself who think old shows are better than ever. Thanks for all info on cord cutting since I just might do that too.
If you have, or can get, reasonable internet, I think cancelling cable or satellite TV makes sense for almost everyone. The prices have become outrageous and I got sick of their pricing games and contracts.
What do you mean when you say watching antenna live TV or watching roku tv? When you say antenna, does that mean the one on the roof or is it one through the roku
I was hoping you would introduce me to Roku. This is really about different channels I could watch. Someone who's new and a total novice to Roku need the bare basics explained.
A friend was kind enough to give me a ROKU player, to save me $100 a month (& I only watch one channel). So, I started here first, & found this video to be very informative & helpful. I’m not much of a tech, but liked & subbed. Thank you for the info!
What I find most frustrating about Roku is that we got it to get rid of cable. So we only have Spectrum internet. Yet when you want to add/subscribe to a new channel, you have to sign in thru your TV provider . But if you had one then you wouldn’t need Roku 🙀
I love my Roku tv. Have it for over 10 years now. I don’t need a lot of apps. I have about 5 that I watch the most. I have a regular tv antenna to pick up my news channel. I also have a app from my IPad which I can watch on my Roku tv.
me too. except mine is TCL w/roku 32" 720p , it is so slow when FF/RW , scrolling , ect. very slow OS. my 1982 Tandy trs-10 was faster than this tv... but..... its worked exactly as it did the evening i bought it, no problems other than stated above, since 2017. this thing is a soldier
I am struggling to distinguish between a smart TV featuring integrated apps and a Roku TV as both still require a subscription to access desired content. Therefore, I find the concept perplexing unless the complimentary services offered on Roku justify the purchase.
Thank you sir, you had the only video showing exactly what I needed to know. I wanted to know how this tv works with over the air antenna signal (free tv).
I still have cable and several tvs. Roku allowed me to get rid of all cable boxes since I could download the cable company app. I still want cable at least for now but I am not paying $11 for each TV box like before.
This is good info. I will try your advice in my home on my WiFi.. But what I also want to know is how to use RoKu on the road using the data plan on my phone. Can roku somehow pick up the internet from my data, not hotspot but data. Is this maybe done by casting? and how would I do that.
Id be curious that when you show all the apps you give a average cost as to the least amount it can cost per month for the app to the most expensive. TY
On the RoKu ultra remote, what are the 2 bottoms on the left side of the remote? Also I can play Primetime video on on my computer as a “guest” of my daughter’s, although she pays the monthly bill. So, can I activate the Prime video icon on my RoKu Primetime video app by Putting my daughters pass word on? That’s how I’m able to watch primetime from my computer. Also- the directions for using the Remote should be printed out in “large text” so I , at 78 can read the directions. Finally how can I stream from my iPhone onto my Tv?
The problem with streaming is the data caps from the internet provider, you pay when you go over and then you also pay for the streaming service. The service should be free when they play ads just like antenna tv
@@lescaster2179my new isp (moved states) has data caps and it’s killing me. I went through my dads 100gb in like one day streaming TH-cam tv. Tempted to get starlink. Getting a Roku for mlb tv
This is helpful. I moved in to be a caregiver for a disabled family member and Roku was already set up. I've only had cable before and I have no idea how to work this TV. I have no passwords, get invalid input, no signal... I have no idea what I'm doing. I'll have to watch the second video.
Is there anyway on the remote that will lighten up each of the keys so when you don’t have the lights on you can still see the remote. I have to charge my remote, but I don’t know how to tell if I should always leave it plugged in charging or should I once in a while and charge it and if I do that, how do I know when it has to be charged again?
I live in Puerto Rico and years ago in my tcl roku tv,i could see crackle app,now it does not work,only in my apple tablet and my samsung phone. I don't know if you know the reason.thanks for the updates.God bless.
Before you call your cable provider to cancel your tv service I suggest you test your internet speeds for a few days prior to making the call. The ISP may try to tell you that you will need faster internet but you will refuse. Then they could throttle back your internet speed forcing you to call back to pay more for higher speed internet. So test your down and uploads, then cancel the tv service. If you notice your computer running slower retest the speeds to determine if the cable provider indeed throttled back your speed.
I didn't watch the entire video so I apologize if you addressed the question I'm posing here. I'd just like to know if this ROKU device needs to necessarily be connected to a TV. I ask bc I don't watch TV much really. However I do watch a little TH-cam on my PC and was wondering if that would suffice. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks.
If the roku streaming device is going on a living room TV, does it offer the feature to create profiles or User accounts? If, say, you live with relatives or friends who you don't share a netflix account with, and/or do not share content, can you easily log into and out of user accounts?
Do you need to reprogram your tv if you have had a cable connection but you want to get rid of the cable? We have had cable for years and I don’t know about disconnecting the cable. Help!
Its not made for tinkerers. It's more like an iPhone, far less like an Android phone, not friendly at all to someone looking to modify it or sideloading apps.
I was hooked up to antenna TV then I had to buy a new TV which has ROKu tv, I can’t get antenna, TV channels can you tell me how to do that? The menu says I have antenna TV live TV but I can’t get those channels I have a TV in the bedroom and I get antenna TV I don’t get the ROKU, which is fine. But in my front room I want to get antenna TV and the others when I want can you help??
Does Roku make a remote that has numbers on it?? I used Roku recently at a friend's house and liked it but for the life of me i can't figure out why the remote didn't have any numbers. So I want to get a Roku stick but then I'll have a smart TV but an idiot remote unless I can get one with numbers.
Silly question. If I get a Roku streaming device, is the operating system going to be fast on pretty much any compatible tv? For example, I have a 2018 Vizio P-Series. It has held up well, but the OS is annoyingly slow. Will a Roku player operate faster or is it limited by my tv’s OS?
I have a new Roku Tv, I signed in…and can not pass the email signing screen for some reason, does not let me continue and can not see anything else…. Any ideas… is the Walmart basic Roku built in …..
U don’t need an antenna. I don’t know anyone who actually uses them. All u really need is internet. Got to Best Buy and get a Roku box and it comes w Roku remote. Thats it. The Roku box is about as big as my palm.
U don’t need an antenna. I don’t know anyone who actually uses them. All u really need is internet. Got to Best Buy and get a Roku box and it comes w Roku remote. Thats it. The Roku box is about as big as my palm.
You forgot to mention that streaming from a Roku TV/device counts towards the data cap, and there's no way to lower the resolution, unless you're on TH-cam, Prime, Hulu, or whatever streaming lets you lower the quality to stay under that cap. I tried streaming stuff in HD 1080 for a month, and 3/4 the way through them month, Comcast alerted me I was nearly at the limit. I just got a Roku TV, and have to be very careful about what I watch. Mostly, it's just for local TV, and a monitor, but it's nice to have a backup means of watching a few movies, when the main screen is down. Thanks for the video.
there sure are a lot of steps with Roku..........I just have TH-cam TV on my phone and then I chrome cast to any tv in the house.........so simple and so many channels to pick from
I have a question , I have a Roku on one of my tv’s, All of a sudden when I’m watching TH-cam the thing is reading to me everything that’s on the screen and it never did that before so how do I make it stop very irritating thanks
i have a roku 4k express streaming player amd a 43 " lg tv and am thinking about getting a roku tv 65" but want a llng wifi range voice control google and alexa options good soind good for xbox and movies also if lose remote say roku wheres remote any thing youd recomend
I have a Roku TV and a fire stick on it. Roku is fantastic for all major streaming platforms but I use the fire stick for the third party apps… I spend way more time on the Roku, but I would miss the Fire stick.
Both are good only downside I have for Roku compared to the Fire Stick is the ability to connect via bluetooth to portable speakers/headphones. My wife sometimes goes to bed before I do and the rear speaker on the TV goes right toward the bedroom with Roku I cannot move the sound to my portable speaker or headphones via Bluetooth. Firestick does this easily. I believe to do this with a speaker with Roku you have to buy a Roku speaker/soundboard. Other than that both work very well, I prefer the firestick.
Is there anyway on the remote that will lighten up each of the keys so when you don’t have the lights on you can still see the remote. I have to charge my remote, but I don’t know how to tell if I should always leave it plugged in charging or should I once in a while and charge it and if I do that, how do I know when it has to be charged again? Why aren’t any news stations programmed in to the remote that are not mainstream news like network news? It’s all left or mainstream for all the news and I never watch mainstream news. I have to go to my phone if I wanna watch Tucker, Carlson or Jesse Waters I can’t get it on the Roku, there’s only one Republican like News on Fox News that I will watch but someday I have to subscribe and they want me to put in a Google address and I I don’t have a Google address. My address is iCloud so I’m like a lot.
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I got my Roku streaming system but it keeps asking for me to subscribe to Comcast or other cable network,I thought I would be free from greed of cable companies with Roku.
Password for this password for that, I am tired of passwords.
I had to get a new tv for bedroom when cat killed my other smart tv so I bought a Roku tv and had no idea what it could do. Best purchase I could get for the price. I am still learning stuff. Highly recommend for seniors like myself who think old shows are better than ever. Thanks for all info on cord cutting since I just might do that too.
If you have, or can get, reasonable internet, I think cancelling cable or satellite TV makes sense for almost everyone. The prices have become outrageous and I got sick of their pricing games and contracts.
love, love my two ROKU TV’s
Same here
What do you mean when you say watching antenna live TV or watching roku tv? When you say antenna, does that mean the one on the roof or is it one through the roku
Solid video. I’m just buying a smaller telly to chuck in my bedroom and literally didn’t know what Roku tvs were that kept coming up. ❤
I was hoping you would introduce me to Roku. This is really about different channels I could watch. Someone who's new and a total novice to Roku need the bare basics explained.
A friend was kind enough to give me a ROKU player, to save me $100 a month (& I only watch one channel). So, I started here first, & found this video to be very informative & helpful. I’m not much of a tech, but liked & subbed. Thank you for the info!
What I find most frustrating about Roku is that we got it to get rid of cable. So we only have Spectrum internet. Yet when you want to add/subscribe to a new channel, you have to sign in thru your TV provider . But if you had one then you wouldn’t need Roku 🙀
Thanks for the info. For Roku TV users, the OTA stations are neatly integrated into the live TV EPG. The only one time cost is for a good antenna.
This breakdown definitely helped me out. Im ordering a Roku right now. I really just need live news so this device is perfect.
I love my Roku tv. Have it for over 10 years now. I don’t need a lot of apps. I have about 5 that I watch the most. I have a regular tv antenna to pick up my news channel. I also have a app from my IPad which I can watch on my Roku tv.
What apps do u have
me too. except mine is TCL w/roku 32" 720p , it is so slow when FF/RW , scrolling , ect.
very slow OS. my 1982 Tandy trs-10 was faster than this tv...
but.....
its worked exactly as it did the evening i bought it, no problems other than stated above, since 2017. this thing is a soldier
@@marytrapp7363 what 5 do u have I got a 50inch Roku tv
I'm new to Roku, so I am looking forward to finding out whether this 75 year old, tech challenged old lady can pick up any tips. :)
Same here
I am struggling to distinguish between a smart TV featuring integrated apps and a Roku TV as both still require a subscription to access desired content. Therefore, I find the concept perplexing unless the complimentary services offered on Roku justify the purchase.
I have 2 ultras 1 on smart tv to free up processor to handle picture
1 on an old dumb tv to turn it into a smart(streaming) tv
Love them
Left me with more questions than you answered. Watched several vids and they all seem to come up short.
Thank you sir, you had the only video showing exactly what I needed to know. I wanted to know how this tv works with over the air antenna signal (free tv).
I still have cable and several tvs. Roku allowed me to get rid of all cable boxes since I could download the cable company app. I still want cable at least for now but I am not paying $11 for each TV box like before.
Thank you for the tip,unplugging the tv was the solution.
Can you do a beginner guide for Hisense Roku tv ....
This is good info. I will try your advice in my home on my WiFi.. But what I also want to know is how to use RoKu on the road using the data plan on my phone. Can roku somehow pick up the internet from my data, not hotspot but data. Is this maybe done by casting? and how would I do that.
new to Roku bought the Roku 4k,thanks for helping the enept out
First of all, Thank you for your valuable time. Question: Is it possible to change the menu format? If so, would tutorial short?😎
they have diff. themes to DL .
free & pay.
Id be curious that when you show all the apps you give a average cost as to the least amount it can cost per month for the app to the most expensive. TY
On the RoKu ultra remote, what are the 2 bottoms on the left side of the remote? Also I can play Primetime video on on my computer as a “guest” of my daughter’s, although she pays the monthly bill. So, can I activate the Prime video icon on my RoKu Primetime video app by Putting my daughters pass word on? That’s how I’m able to watch primetime from my computer. Also- the directions for using the Remote should be printed out in “large text” so I , at 78 can read the directions. Finally how can I stream from my iPhone onto my Tv?
Can i get rid of Dish? Willmy roku still work?
The problem with streaming is the data caps from the internet provider, you pay when you go over and then you also pay for the streaming service. The service should be free when they play ads just like antenna tv
Its 2023 and you have caps? Sounds like you're overdue for a new ISP.
@@lescaster2179my new isp (moved states) has data caps and it’s killing me. I went through my dads 100gb in like one day streaming TH-cam tv. Tempted to get starlink. Getting a Roku for mlb tv
This is helpful. I moved in to be a caregiver for a disabled family member and Roku was already set up. I've only had cable before and I have no idea how to work this TV. I have no passwords, get invalid input, no signal... I have no idea what I'm doing. I'll have to watch the second video.
Is there anyway on the remote that will lighten up each of the keys so when you don’t have the lights on you can still see the remote. I have to charge my remote, but I don’t know how to tell if I should always leave it plugged in charging or should I once in a while and charge it and if I do that, how do I know when it has to be charged again?
Thanks so much for this Roku info! Perfect timing. ❤
what kind of antenna would you suggest to use to plug in?
Can I get TLC, Discovery, Dicovery ID, History, bravo, trutv, Natrional Geographic etc.
Great information for a new comer. Thank you!!!!!!!
I live in Puerto Rico and years ago in my tcl roku tv,i could see crackle app,now it does not work,only in my apple tablet and my samsung phone. I don't know if you know the reason.thanks for the updates.God bless.
Some Roku devices and TVs are too old and no longer supported. For example I can't access the Peacock app on one of my Rokus because it's too old
Do you have to download all the apps? And pay for them separately?
Might as well get rabbit ears for the TV if I can't connect to Roku.
If you have a TV antenna, just plug your cable in and an apt shows up on home page with all channels listed, Ruku tv's are great.
Before you call your cable provider to cancel your tv service I suggest you test your internet speeds for a few days prior to making the call. The ISP may try to tell you that you will need faster internet but you will refuse. Then they could throttle back your internet speed forcing you to call back to pay more for higher speed internet. So test your down and uploads, then cancel the tv service. If you notice your computer running slower retest the speeds to determine if the cable provider indeed throttled back your speed.
How do I plug my antenna into my Roku???! You didn’t expect lain how.
Will it play ad supported Netflix plans? Netflix won’t allow to chromecast those so maybe this a a work around?
Roku TVs only work well with an internet connection. Resists screen casting and usually fails otherwise.
How do you record with roku
This is new to me and I am thinking about switching from Comcast Cable, can you get regular channels like CBS?
Does it work in projectors ? Thank you
New to Roku, how do I put channel #'s beside favorite shows
How do I get the main Roku screen
How do you add antenna free tv channels to my Roku?
Can I use Roku just for streaming apps that is no longer compatible with my TV?
do you need one for each tv? do you get to watch live tv?
What if I have basic cable now, no MTV, No movie channels except for a few no so big ones. I want more channels. Do I Roku or not?
What kind of antenna can I buy for my Roku tv?
I didn't watch the entire video so I apologize if you addressed the question I'm posing here. I'd just like to know if this ROKU device needs to necessarily be connected to a TV. I ask bc I don't watch TV much really. However I do watch a little TH-cam on my PC and was wondering if that would suffice. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks.
If the roku streaming device is going on a living room TV, does it offer the feature to create profiles or User accounts? If, say, you live with relatives or friends who you don't share a netflix account with, and/or do not share content, can you easily log into and out of user accounts?
Why don’t local channels, (abc, nbc, cbs) live stream their content with commercials, instead of requiring an antenna?
So when u turn your tv on, it goes to this menu automatically? And the Samsung menu doesnt show?
Do you need to reprogram your tv if you have had a cable connection but you want to get rid of the cable? We have had cable for years and I don’t know about disconnecting the cable. Help!
How do I change the audio on Roku to English
Very difficult to sideload apps on roku.
Its not made for tinkerers. It's more like an iPhone, far less like an Android phone, not friendly at all to someone looking to modify it or sideloading apps.
I hate this thing. Ripping it out this weekend.
Can you watch the Young and the restless
I have the Roku TV with the Roku device do I still need the Internet or Wi-Fi
How do I watch local channels
I was hooked up to antenna TV then I had to buy a new TV which has ROKu tv, I can’t get antenna, TV channels can you tell me how to do that? The menu says I have antenna TV live TV but I can’t get those channels I have a TV in the bedroom and I get antenna TV I don’t get the ROKU, which is fine. But in my front room I want to get antenna TV and the others when I want can you help??
Does Roku make a remote that has numbers on it?? I used Roku recently at a friend's house and liked it but for the life of me i can't figure out why the remote didn't have any numbers. So I want to get a Roku stick but then I'll have a smart TV but an idiot remote unless I can get one with numbers.
Can you address the additional storage on the roku.?
Silly question. If I get a Roku streaming device, is the operating system going to be fast on pretty much any compatible tv? For example, I have a 2018 Vizio P-Series. It has held up well, but the OS is annoyingly slow. Will a Roku player operate faster or is it limited by my tv’s OS?
I don't have that TV but I will say Roku works very fast.
Does Roku have the WETV channel?
I turned my Roku TV on this morning and I have no picture. Any thoughts on that
Will the roku ultra work with my dumb TV. It has an HDMI port.
I prefer a wired internet connection and do not want a smart TV.
I have a new Roku Tv, I signed in…and can not pass the email signing screen for some reason, does not let me continue and can not see anything else…. Any ideas… is the Walmart basic Roku built in …..
My Roku picture on my tv is going dark with a little bit of a foggy look. Can I fix this?TIA
Wish I could find someone to put up a outside antenna.
I went on Nextdoor..neighborhood ap. Found someone.
U don’t need an antenna. I don’t know anyone who actually uses them. All u really need is internet. Got to Best Buy and get a Roku box and it comes w Roku remote. Thats it. The Roku box is about as big as my palm.
U don’t need an antenna. I don’t know anyone who actually uses them. All u really need is internet. Got to Best Buy and get a Roku box and it comes w Roku remote. Thats it. The Roku box is about as big as my palm.
You forgot to mention that streaming from a Roku TV/device counts towards the data cap, and there's no way to lower the resolution, unless you're on TH-cam, Prime, Hulu, or whatever streaming lets you lower the quality to stay under that cap. I tried streaming stuff in HD 1080 for a month, and 3/4 the way through them month, Comcast alerted me I was nearly at the limit. I just got a Roku TV, and have to be very careful about what I watch. Mostly, it's just for local TV, and a monitor, but it's nice to have a backup means of watching a few movies, when the main screen is down. Thanks for the video.
I have a 50 inch roku tv
When do you actually tell how to hook up Roku???
There are some other videos on TH-cam with that information that guides you step by step.
Are local channels free?
So ROKU is a streaming service APP manager?
Thanks
Hi my question: If I have the Roku app on my tablet does that mean I have an up-to-date Roku software? TY.
I would check the app store to confirm there is no updated waiting for you.
Thank you great idea...!
@@CordCuttersNews
there sure are a lot of steps with Roku..........I just have TH-cam TV on my phone and then I chrome cast to any tv in the house.........so simple and so many channels to pick from
How much do you pay for TH-cam TV? I have it now and think it's expensive.
My daughter LOVES Roku because she doesn’t have to pay extra for stuff. Those are her words.
I have a question , I have a Roku on one of my tv’s, All of a sudden when I’m watching TH-cam the thing is reading to me everything that’s on the screen and it never did that before so how do I make it stop very irritating thanks
I don't want TV---I just want a way to show a continuous loop video of my products for trade shows. How do I do that?
I would like to know, could you Watch your story
what does the roku TV remove look like
How do you pay ..?.? When do you use ur credit card......is it safe ???? I just want free apps.....
You don't use your credit card unless you want to.
Many of the apps are free or have free sections. I only pay for Netflix and Viki.
Why do i have to enter my credit card info to set up tv?
What does the word "STREAMING" mean? All the time new words!!! Geeeesh!!!!
Roku TV after latest software update the streaming EPG all the channel numbers are missing. Any idea anybody ?
ROKU : 50,000+ channels, 500,000 tv shows and movies
my roku tv doesn't has a ant box so how to without that
i have a roku 4k express streaming player amd a 43 " lg tv and am thinking about getting a roku tv 65" but want a llng wifi range voice control google and alexa options good soind good for xbox and movies also if lose remote say roku wheres remote any thing youd recomend
Do you get access to prime and Hulu without paying for each stream service, anyone? 😊
I have a Firestick is Roku better??
I have a Roku TV and a fire stick on it. Roku is fantastic for all major streaming platforms but I use the fire stick for the third party apps… I spend way more time on the Roku, but I would miss the Fire stick.
@@robtucker6303 Thank you
Both are good only downside I have for Roku compared to the Fire Stick is the ability to connect via bluetooth to portable speakers/headphones. My wife sometimes goes to bed before I do and the rear speaker on the TV goes right toward the bedroom with Roku I cannot move the sound to my portable speaker or headphones via Bluetooth. Firestick does this easily. I believe to do this with a speaker with Roku you have to buy a Roku speaker/soundboard. Other than that both work very well, I prefer the firestick.
am new ROkus
I went into search for Yoga. That came up but I don;t know how to go further and choose yoga for beginners on top of screen
It's been a couple months my free Roku app on the fire stick don't play
I just bought a Roku 3 days ago. I hate it. I'm going to sell it and buy an LG TV.
i do not get it.
need the cable to connect to anything.
most of the “channels” require a monthly FEE.
were is the savings?
Rhett Plaza
I have a Roku player but I don’t know what to do with it. Do you need a cable box or connection to have a Roku?
You need internet and a wifi box/router
Roku sucks. They don't tell you it requires an internet connection to cast to screen. Waste of money.
Roku support has no solution
Is there anyway on the remote that will lighten up each of the keys so when you don’t have the lights on you can still see the remote. I have to charge my remote, but I don’t know how to tell if I should always leave it plugged in charging or should I once in a while and charge it and if I do that, how do I know when it has to be charged again? Why aren’t any news stations programmed in to the remote that are not mainstream news like network news? It’s all left or mainstream for all the news and I never watch mainstream news. I have to go to my phone if I wanna watch Tucker, Carlson or Jesse Waters I can’t get it on the Roku, there’s only one Republican like News on Fox News that I will watch but someday I have to subscribe and they want me to put in a Google address and I I don’t have a Google address. My address is iCloud so I’m like a lot.
Yes, if you go buy their new pro remote it has lights on the buttons.
My Amazon fire stick keeps rebooting...