Can I watch TV with a Roku attached without cable box? With a wireless router, can I watch stations from cable, even without the cable box on a 2ndTV?
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I cancelled my cable subscription but I'm still able to watch the free stations (ABC, CBS, NBC, and about 10 others). I use my Roku connected to my wireless router that is in turn connected to my internet provider. I now own two Roku boxes: one in the living room and one in the master bedroom.
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Yes is you have two HDMI ports on your TV. One I attach the Roku and the other an over air (digital) TV antenna which you can buy from Amazon.com for less than $11 and it works great. I do not know about watching cable stations without a cable box because I do not have cable. What you can do is, unplug the over the air TV antenna from the HDMI port and connect your computer (if it has an HDMI port) and watch the programs on your big TV screen.
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I have both cable and Roku, but my brother in law cancelled his cable when he got the Roku. The programs are not the same though. He uses an antenna to get local channels. You might want to check out what programs Roku offers. It isn't the same as live TV.
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yes you can but you can only watch what program is on the main tv. The main tv does not have to be turned on but your cable/satellite box must be on and of course the wireless system. you hook one end to the cable box and one receiver via ygr cable to tv in other room and viola, you have cable.
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It will receive cable signals without the box. The tuner will work excellent on the HD channels and okay on the others
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TiVo Box will NOT connect to a Cable Box. Although a second TiVo Box with a network line (Cat5 or Wireless) will replace the cable box and connect to the other TiVo Boxes on the Network. I record on the main TiVo Box and can watch recorded programs from the second box. With the Computer Program from TiVo I can watch from my PC or a Tablet too. The second TiVo Box shows up on the main display screen and you just 'click' on it to access the stored programs.
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You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I realize it's almost 2 years later that I am answering your question. :-) You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I... » Read More You can also get an HDMI splitter. 1-in and 2 or 3-out. That's what I did with my cable box to split it to 2 TVs. They are available pretty cheap here on Amazon. Also would save you a good bundle of money.As other have said, the Roku is very easy to move also, as it is about the size of a hockey puck and weighs even less. If you're moving it from ont TV to the other, and are in the same WiFi network, its just a matter of unplugging it from one TV and plugging it into another. If not, it takes no more than 2 minutes to change your network VIA setup.Hope that helped. I realize it's almost 2 years later that I am answering your question. :-) « Show Less
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Im not sure! But more than likely there is an external antenna that is made for these tvs! I have the ROKU all my tvs and this one I brought and put in my kitchen (with no cable) and I put the Roku 3 on it because I realy don't care for these cable companies so I just have the basics but with the Roku I watch my Netflix movies, Hulu Plus movies, Big Star Movies, and its cheaper than having cable and in your case, no cable! But Im sure with all the plug in parts in the back there has to be an antenna for it!!!!
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If your TV is not close enough to your Linksys to use a cable then you need to use WiFi. I have heard good things about the Roku - Roku Player. It is a WiFi device that can stream a variety of services including Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand. Very reasonably priced at $99.
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I only have my TV, VCR and Comcast box attached to mine. (The wi-fi and cable router are plugged into the strip on the "always on" side.) [ Not sure this is enough help for you. ]
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If you connect the output of the cable box to one of the inputs, then connect the two remote TVs to the outputs, you will be able to view the cable system on the remote TVs. BUT, you will only get one channel at a time; both TVs will see the same channel; you will have to go to the cable box to change channels (unless you have the model with the remote input and get the receiver / transmitter).
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Wouldn't a laptop or desktop with wireless internet capability be able to do the same thing and more as a Roku if you used your tv as a monitor (simply requires a HD tv with a old PC video pin connector or HDMI/DVI out from the computer?If your a DirecTV subscriber with a DVR, you can also use the computer with DirecTV2PC to play whats on your DVR in another room in very high quality.
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The Roku does not use your computer. It uses your wireless router and your television. The limitation would be the speed of your internet connection, although mine is not particularly fast and I don't normally notice any hesitation in playback of programming. If I were simultaneously using a computer to do something else that was data intensive, there might be a conflict that would slow things down, but that has not happened to me.
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I had a Roku and it was wireless. I sold it and wanted to buy a wired Roku I found out the wired Roku is still wireless. So I bought a Samsung DVD BD-F5100 that does more than the Roku all hard wired so I needed the extra ports the TP-Link worked great.
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One Roku for each tv. You could probably use a splitter and have 2 tv.s using 1 Roku.
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Keep in mind that you cannot get broadcast networks with a Roku (like FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS). This is not a replacement for a digital antenna.
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I have this in a room where I have no cable box. It is in the basement. I didn't want to pay for another receiver. You will need a remote for it or use one from another TV. It works great. You do have to watch whatever is on the TV it is connected to but you can change the channels from there.
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I have a Roku (purchased from Netflix for $99), however I do not have a wireless router, lol. So since my TV is about 25 feet from my PC, I run an ethernet cable between the 2 whenever I want to "stream" movies from Netflix or Amazon. Tricky, but it works.
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Roku needs a wifi connection on the computer & if you have that you could connect to Netflix or other sites without Roku. Roku is really to connect to a TV to be able to download over wifi connection