If I was to ditch cable what sort Mbps plan should I look for? Also what about local channels any recomendations for that?
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Wifi must be high speed. To make sure I connected with Ethernet cable...As to channel streams, there are a lot. As you will choose. Just click 'x' (for xbmc) after switch on, and make up your mind. Hope this helps.
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Sky stream is an excellent product.i still wouldn't get rid of cable.skystream is a big plus ,plus.hope that helps.
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The Mbps you choose depends on how many devices you'll be using within your home. Local channels can be accesed through a HD antenna
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I am told you need 10 Mbp for streaming to work well. We get out local channels with an OTA (Over the air antenna).
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If you ditch cable I would recommend 18 Mbps or higher. For local channels I use a hd over the air antenna, for fox , cbs , etc. also buy from ez media experience, they offer tech support, good luck oh also YouTube ez media experience they have a video on there box
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"Cable"? As in, pay a provider for TV?NO!A strong internet connection would be nice, but not necessary. Depends on how you wanna use it
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I use mine indoors and got rid of cable. I get local news and weather along with the PBS stations. I'm not a big T.V. watcher so the 14 stations I pick up that speak english work out well for me,
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i have charter cable and it works for me. you might want a docsis 3.0 because they are phasing out docsis 2.0. hope i helped.
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I am desperate to reduce my monthly expenditures and I think Roku may be a great option for a cable service replacement. However, I'm a still a bit foggy on the specifics of it. When I turn the TV on, it's not going to be a just an array of channels like I have now but the channels that I "subscribe" to, correct? And I won't be able to watch live TV for news, awards shows, etc.?
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I tried different outlets around the property to see which worked best. Never did figure out why one place worked better than another. Suggest you experiment as well until you get your desired end result - in our case, that was 5 bars and the ability to watch TV and/or Netflix over the internet with no drops or slow downs.
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I live in Massachusetts and I don't have cable, I purchased an indoor antenna from Radio Shack and I get the local ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox plus quite a few more channels and two shopping channels, QVC and HSN. The channels come in great. If you were planning to use an antenna on your roof, I can't comment on that because I'm using a very small indoor antenna. I tried the indoor antenna and it worked for me, but from reading comments about antennas, some people have tried a few before finding one that worked the best. So price wise, I went small, in case, I needed to purchase another one. I love this TV, and I'm amazed at how good it is. Best of Luck.
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If you're a big sports watcher, you're going to have a bad time with the Roku, there just isn't much available unless you are a cable/satellite subscriber. The only thing you can do is get an HD antenna and watch sports on your local channels. If you don't care about that, then you should totally feel good about ditching cable. We did it, and if we want to watch a new show, we just buy it on Amazon, Vudu, Google, or you can pay for Hulu and get a lot of stuff. We cut the television bill in half (looking at the entire year) by going this route.
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Not sure on quality of streaming sites and types of sports. Might be an app around. Supplement it with basic cable.
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It depends on your home internet provider. I have Time Warner Cable's standard internet and I max out at 18.4Mbps. First do a speed test on www.speedtest.net. if you aren't getting a minimum of 10Mbps, then talk to your local provider to upgrade your internet speed. I can view YouTube videos in full 1080 p and download a 25MB app in about 5 seconds.
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Can you not get the HD channels on the cablecard because they are on high-number channels? I am worried about that too, since our HD channels are all up near 290 - 320, and the TV specs say it can get CATV channels from 1 - 125 only. I am about to give up on trying to find a cablecard TV. I may go ahead and rent an HD box (and keep the regular digital box attached to my Dual TiVo).
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I had Comcast triple play for years. When I bought my first Roku, I scaled back to basic broadcast TV. It gives me only 11 local channels in SD, but that's enough for local news. I kept my internet service as-is, and I have local phone. By scaling back, I am saving about $50/mo. I am looking into some indoor HDTV antennas to see if I can pull in local channels so I can cancel my basic TV service altogether, thereby saving $60/mo. My suggestion to you is to downgrade your service first before eliminating it altogether. For me, the Roku offers plenty of content. I don't miss cable. Remember, you still need a good internet connection to use Roku. I had Comcast triple play for years. When I bought my first Roku, I scaled back to basic broadcast TV. It gives me only 11 local channels in SD, but that's enough for local news. I kept my internet service as-is, and I have local phone. By scaling back, I am saving about $50/mo. I am looking into some indoor HDTV antennas to see if I can pull in local channels so I can cancel my basic TV service altogether, thereby saving $60/mo. My suggestion to you is to downgrade your service first before eliminating it altogether. For me, the Roku offers plenty of content. I don't miss cable. Remember,... » Read More I had Comcast triple play for years. When I bought my first Roku, I scaled back to basic broadcast TV. It gives me only 11 local channels in SD, but that's enough for local news. I kept my internet service as-is, and I have local phone. By scaling back, I am saving about $50/mo. I am looking into some indoor HDTV antennas to see if I can pull in local channels so I can cancel my basic TV service altogether, thereby saving $60/mo. My suggestion to you is to downgrade your service first before eliminating it altogether. For me, the Roku offers plenty of content. I don't miss cable. Remember, you still need a good internet connection to use Roku. « Show Less
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I just did this same thing. Canceled my "standard" cable and kept BASIC for now. It will save me $60 a month. They tried like hell to get me to keep what I had or get a package. They must be desperate to REALLY push like that.
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I had to use a directional antenna to get my local channels. I live 15 miles from the TV tower. I never used this TV on cable.
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You should ditch Time Warren and try Direct TV. The picture quality on the SD channels alone is worth the change. I had Time Warner HD cable until this past April when I switch, and Direct TV is a far superior product. And in case you are wondering, I do not work for Direct TV or in the television industry.
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As long as you have wireless internet you will be fine. You do not use cable at all just plug in and register with your wireless password.. Super easy
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Thanks arrowhead, That's what I thought-from the few posts I could find -I already ordered a TRENDnet 10/100, 8 port switch, as I now need more ports to connect a new BD player by wire for updating its firmware. The 25 Mbps when streaming was mentioned in a few reviews of the switch. Thanks for confirming.