ROKU questions

[JessB320]

Ok, so we do not have cable. We have Hulu plus and Netflix. Every TV we use already has a device connected to it to stream the Hulu and Netflix (wii, playstation, bluray player) What, if any, use would I have in buying a ROKU? Does it do anything other than stream paid services like Hulu and Netflix to your tv?

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

The Roku may offer channels your other streaming devices do not. You can check roku.com and find out.

 

[Nayan]

The only thing it would add, in you're case, is news. Roku offers CNN International, BBC World News, Al-Jazeera, NHK (Hong Kong news in English) and Russia Today (in English). If you have Amazon Prime, it will stream that (but I recommend not getting Prime just for that!) and it has a 'channel' for really old movies. That's pretty much it.

 

[eeyorethegreat]

There are lots of channels out there that are free. Look here to find some
http://streamfree.tv/apps/roku-private-channels/

 

[Tree]

roku does have a ton of channels but most of them really don't offer anything really good. They do have an mlb channel and some clips for nbc/cnbc but you don't get full newscast.

 

[Nayan]

But the MLB pass is a pay one and usually runs around $130 for the season.

 

[DawnM]

We don't like streaming through the Wii, the quality is quite poor (480p) Roku has the 1080p quality if you purchase that device. Otherwise, you really don't need one.

Dawn

 

[BadgerGirl84]

We used to stream Netflix over our XBox and it was SO SLOW. It took so long to load a show...

My husband got me the Roku for Christmas last year and I wasn't too jazzed about it to begin with because we already had Netflix streaming on the XBox. However, my opinion changed when the shows loaded and started playing in 2-3 seconds vs. 2-3 minutes.

Other than Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix, most of the channels are junk.

There is a Fox News channel that says it plays Fox News during the day, but it's some weird internet version of the channel.

The one channel my husband and I do enjoy is the LifeChurch TV channel. We are inbetween churches right now, so it's nice to turn on the sermons from this church every week.