I have heard about the Roku. Anyone have time to tell me about it? I am not savvy with these things. I have several flat screen TV's and AT & T uverse. I was told my a friend this would be great for me because I love TV and movies. What does it actually do? How do I use it. Please help me. I am a moron, but it sounds interesting! Thanks I have heard about the Roku. Anyone have time to tell me about it? I am not savvy with these things. I have several flat screen TV's and AT & T uverse. I was told my a friend this would be... » Read More I have heard about the Roku. Anyone have time to tell me about it? I am not savvy with these things. I have several flat screen TV's and AT & T uverse. I was told my a friend this would be great for me because I love TV and movies. What does it actually do? How do I use it. Please help me. I am a moron, but it sounds interesting! Thanks « Show Less
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My wireless router is so slow. I can't get thru a short You Tube video without it hanging and loading every 2 minutes. I have Comcast cable and a Belkin Router. I only paid $29.95 for the router, is that the reason if two of us are trying to use the wifi it will only work for one person. Would I have the same hang with the movies, tv is I used this wireless router? I am not tech savvy at all. Thanks
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You're very welcome. I know your going to enjoy roku as much as we do. If I can be of any help at all please let me know.
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Your son is wrong. I stream programs through my computer that are not available through devices such as ROKU. Example, HGTV, ABC family channel, many others. It's more cumbersome, and you can not use your computer for anything else while streaming through the computer. These devices =such as Roku, do not tie up your computer. My wife can use the computer while I stream movies through ROKU. Since Roku is both wired/wireless, you can watch it from any room. for $ 49, it's a no brainer.
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Roku is "dedicated" and VERY simple to use. The quality is very good and the Roku Store has a lot of channels and is getting more. I think Roku has more offerings than Apple (Hard to imagine) at this time.We don't have cable and rarely watch local TV.Viva Roku!Have fun.
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Yes! if you're into movies this would be great for you. My wife and I took this route to cut the cable and haven't looked back. The roku is actually a small "computer" that attaches to your tv and downloads movies and more through your internet connection. If you are using ATT uverse your in good shape. If you haven't already I highly recommend going with a wireless router and connecting your roku through the router wirelessly. This is super easy to connect and operate. So easy a fool like myself can do it. you will then have access to amazon, Netflix, popcornflix, premier, lifetime, spirit clips, and so many more. Netflix will cost you around nine bucks a month (cost per year is just slightly more than we were paying monthly for dish network-) and you have unlimited access to as many movies as you wish to watch. Same deal with amazon prime. spirit clips is like three or four dollars per month and there are multitudes of freebees on the net where you only have to watch an occasional ad, nothing like the endless commercials on the tube. Do it, you won't regret it.
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Samsung and Amazon work fine on other models, but not this one. Tons of chatter on the net with this. I just went several rounds with Amazon, and they claimed that the hardware (ie processor) won't work with their service. Personally, I find it baloney. , Other models of Samsung before and after work just fine. And other software such as Netflix work without issue. Their answer was to buy a Roku. Personally, I'd skip Prime and stay with Netflix. I'd think long and hard about buying Samsung again too. They both really pissed me off. So sorry.
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This is not a smart tv. It has a very good picture and passive 3d. It does not have any apps or Wi-Fi. If you have an Ethernet cable plugged in you can download software updates and stream movies from your computer via a dlna media server. The tv also allows you to plug in a usb device and play movies and music off of it. It does not have DTS or Dolby digital decoders in the tv so you have to be aware of the audio format of any file you play. For the price this is a fantastic tv . I recommend adding a lg smart bluray player. That will give you the best bang for your buck and give you all of the features you want, including flash support. Hope this helps This is not a smart tv. It has a very good picture and passive 3d. It does not have any apps or Wi-Fi. If you have an Ethernet cable plugged in you can download software updates and stream movies from your computer via a dlna media server. The tv also allows you to plug in a usb device and play movies and music off of it. It does not have DTS or Dolby digital decoders in the tv so you have to be aware of the audio format of any file you play. For the price this is a fantastic tv . I recommend adding a lg smart bluray player. That will give you the best bang for your buck and give you all of... » Read More This is not a smart tv. It has a very good picture and passive 3d. It does not have any apps or Wi-Fi. If you have an Ethernet cable plugged in you can download software updates and stream movies from your computer via a dlna media server. The tv also allows you to plug in a usb device and play movies and music off of it. It does not have DTS or Dolby digital decoders in the tv so you have to be aware of the audio format of any file you play. For the price this is a fantastic tv . I recommend adding a lg smart bluray player. That will give you the best bang for your buck and give you all of the features you want, including flash support. Hope this helps « Show Less
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Mine works great for Netflix, don't use it for much anything else unless I'm bored or curious to see what else is online to watch. For an older unit it still hangs in there with some newer models and plays just about anything, I use the PS3 media server to stream movies that wouldn't otherwise play thru smart media or usb. I haven't seen any updates for the firmware since I got mine, but that may not be unusual since I haven't seen any problems other than some codecs that don't play unless streaming them from a PC.
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Nope mine works great. Actually I love it. wish I would've dropped the extra couple hundred on the slim though. But if you get a new one don't get a "smart' tv for another 80 bucks you can buy a Roku box, if you don't already have one, and it's WAY better.
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A Roku box is unnecessary, according to my relative who received this TV from me as gift. last year we gave him the Roku box for use with his old set, so I believe he knows from personal experience. Can't help with the how to part. Sorry.
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Well, when Amazon sent me your request for info, I was intrigued, as I was thinking of doing a similar thing. I just did a brief search of the Internet and found lots of discussions of people wanting to do this. The biggest plea was for a ROKU App (which I would favor, as I have two Roku devices) and 2nd was Apple TV. The latest discussion I stumbled on was from Dec 2012. If anyone else out there has researched this and knows if Monsoon ever caught up with the world, let us know. I was under the impression your could connect one Vulkano Lava to another, but now I am not sure. Out of time to research this today. Well, when Amazon sent me your request for info, I was intrigued, as I was thinking of doing a similar thing. I just did a brief search of the Internet and found lots of discussions of people wanting to do this. The biggest plea was for a ROKU App (which I would favor, as I have two Roku devices) and 2nd was Apple TV. The latest discussion I stumbled on was from Dec 2012. If anyone else out there has researched this and knows if Monsoon ever caught up with the world, let us know. I was under the impression your could connect one Vulkano Lava to another, but now I am not sure. Out of time to... » Read More Well, when Amazon sent me your request for info, I was intrigued, as I was thinking of doing a similar thing. I just did a brief search of the Internet and found lots of discussions of people wanting to do this. The biggest plea was for a ROKU App (which I would favor, as I have two Roku devices) and 2nd was Apple TV. The latest discussion I stumbled on was from Dec 2012. If anyone else out there has researched this and knows if Monsoon ever caught up with the world, let us know. I was under the impression your could connect one Vulkano Lava to another, but now I am not sure. Out of time to research this today. « Show Less
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If you really like technology I would recommend it. The TV itself really can do it all. The problems we were having was using the remote and watching our regular TV channels. The guide to use the TV is in the TV which really made things difficult. The remote does not have the basic numbers and arrows, which really confused us and it is very touchy. I hope this helps you.
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I am sorry to say that these questions are over my head. I don't know what any of those things mean. But my assumption is that since all of those things matter to you, this tv is likely not for you. Like I mentioned in my review, the Netflix did not work very well. So I expect that the other smart features are also unimpressive. That doesn't bother me, since I use my bluray player for that. Also, the picture in motion is not the greatest, so that might be an issue for you too. For my basic requirements, I am satisfied with this. I know that this is not the best tv, but the price was good & I like it. I am sorry to say that these questions are over my head. I don't know what any of those things mean. But my assumption is that since all of those things matter to you, this tv is likely not for you. Like I mentioned in my review, the Netflix did not work very well. So I expect that the other smart features are also unimpressive. That doesn't bother me, since I use my bluray player for that. Also, the picture in motion is not the greatest, so that might be an issue for you too. For my basic requirements, I am satisfied with this. I know that this is not the best tv, but the price was good &... » Read More I am sorry to say that these questions are over my head. I don't know what any of those things mean. But my assumption is that since all of those things matter to you, this tv is likely not for you. Like I mentioned in my review, the Netflix did not work very well. So I expect that the other smart features are also unimpressive. That doesn't bother me, since I use my bluray player for that. Also, the picture in motion is not the greatest, so that might be an issue for you too. For my basic requirements, I am satisfied with this. I know that this is not the best tv, but the price was good & I like it. « Show Less
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Questions- ROKU 3Can I buy channels that don't come with it?Can I get live daytime and nighttime tv? Local Channels both day and night?Is it easy to learn and operate?Trying to convince my husband he will be able to watch what he watches now for less than 1500 per year with Dish. MLB, Football, MMA, Boxing are all must-haves. Help.
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I have a Sony Blu-Ray player and it has most of the same stuff as the Roku so I would just compare the line-up of both and decide which would do the job better for you. The Roku does not have Youtube, that is a deal breaker for a lot of people.
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Im not sure I can be very helpful, I am not tech savvy. I first had the Roku angry birds edition, then recently purchased the bundle in question. With both Rokus I purchased a high def cable and connected the Roku to the televisions with that. Then I just plugged the Rokus in to the wall. I have a wireless modem, perhaps that makes the difference? The only connection with my ethernet cable is from my internet oultet in the wall to my router. Im sorry if that doesnt help much. Wireless routers are very inexpensive and make life so much easier. My son has multiple video games, we have a few tablets and laptops, our phones and touch screen compter, and printer all run very well with the router, plus no cords lol. Best of luck, I hope you can enjoy your Roku soon! Susan
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Linn, I currently have an XDS in use (The HD-XR is a "backup"). Essentially, as far as I know the HD-XR specs and "innards" are identical to the XDS (save the extra "real" component cable connections and bigger case; see Roku website for spec sheet page). Speaking of slow internet connections, you've got to have at least 2Mbps speed to get "two dots" viewable resolution (out of four dots; I have &gt;4Mbps to reach "four dots" max resolution consistently). So in a way, it does "buffer", with a "progress bar" on screen...on those unusually rare "slow days" on i.e. Netflix (I am basing it on the identical specs of XDS & XD-HR). James
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It's not a smart tv . So no apps . You can buy a roku stick for approx 50 bucks and you have a lot of apps .