If my TV has an MHL port, but the vendor does NOT state that my TV is "Roku Ready," does this limit the functionality of this product in any way?
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REFERENCE: Roku Support- posted this on October 05, 2012 11:55 What is the difference between Roku Ready and MHL enabled devices? Roku Ready products are MHL-enabled consumer electronics devices that are certified by Roku to work seamlessly out of the box with the Roku Streaming Stick. These products display a distinctive Roku Ready logo on their packaging so consumers can easily identify them for use with the Roku Streaming Stick. Other products with MHL ports that are not certified as Roku Ready are not supported by Roku for the Streaming Stick. ---------------- Roku will not certify that it works unless it is labelled "Roku Ready". It will probably work anyway, but tou are taking a chance. It may very well be a marketing issue, and not a technical one, but I would make sure the TV can be returned. Only these brands carry "Roku Ready" Certification. Insignia Hitachi Sceptre Hisense Element Haier Proscan APEX oCOSMO RCA There are many brands besides this group that are MHL enabled. MHL's initial and primary use is to mirror what is on your cell phone. It is possible the better known brands prefer to sell you a Smart TV, and not have you purchase a ROKU streaming stick.
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It should be fine because the Roku stick is specifically designed for an MHL port.
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I would go with the roku box, I was unable to use the stick for the same reason.
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The Roku should work fine because that port is strictly for MHL products and this should still function properly. I'm not 100% sure because my tv is Roku ready, but I don't doubt that it will still work. There have been people who've complained because they didn't know that the port was different from an HDMI port, but since you already know what your tv has you should be able to use the Roku
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The streaming stick works very nicely if you have a TV with the proper port. It has similar functionality to the Roku 3, although the Roku 3 will upscale to 1080 resolution, which the stick will not.
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It may be that the salesperson is enthusiastically describing a capability that requires more than the TV. I'm not aware of the 750 having that capability -- and any TV can display your Netflix-streamed movies with an external box like this:http://www.productwiki.com/roku-netflix-player/You might want to check in with some 750 users about this capability. I'd be surprised if it's built-in to the TV, but I've been surprised before...
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The Roku unit that I have only has an HDMI cable. If you have a new receiver. It should have an HDMI input and then on the output HDMI goes to your TV. Then you will have sound and picture I do not have a digital receiver, so I needed the digital to analog converter. I hope this helps you anything else, don't hesitate to write rich
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Definitely not. The adapter converts MHL signalling to HDMI and so connects to the TV via a normal HDMI cable.
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Yes it does support MHL. Any further questions about the device specs should be answered here: http://www.myqumi.com/specs.php
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Thanks for the reply. I received your answer after ordering the Roku unit from Amazon, so installed it anyway. Surprise, it works just fine!
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Probably not simply because this needs to work with an MHL enabled HDMI port. Most older TVs just are HDMI in. Unless the hotel has updated their TVs in year 2013 it's best to bring along the old roku puck. Hope this helps.
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I am not sure just what a Roku is, but is its probably a digtial system using HDMI outputs, this unit handles Analog only, so I don't think it is going to work
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I will have to check on that. I don't believe my tv has any widgets. Looks like the LAN port is just for firmware updates. Thanks for the reply.
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O.K. I can not answer this question but thought maybe I could ask something along this line...I am NOT a tech person so don't laugh at me. What is a Fire/ROKU stick do? Maybe you Kathy can let me know...I get basic cable on it.
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/04/what-is-a-roku-ready-tv-and-why-would-you-want-one/index.htm
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According to Samsung tech support only the MHL port and ARC hdmi port supports HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 and it has built in support for HEVC H.265 as well as a oneconnect port for future upgradeability which Samsung guarantees for 4 yrs. FYI other external 4K devices also need to support HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 to view 4k, if not you get downgraded to 1080p. Oneconnect box not included. As of now you need to make sure when shopping for 4k whether it is a tv, receiver, or any other UHD/4k device that all of the hdmi ports support hdmi 2.0 and hdcp 2.2 or if not at least the ARC port supports it and/or there is an upgrade path. It also needs to support 4k at 24/30/60hz (60 right now is primarily being used by online streaming companies like netflix and amazon) and has HEVC H.265 supoort. Also while most people will tell you that current 10.2 gbps High speed hdmi cables will be good for everything meaning no need to upgrade be aware that current HDMI 10.2gbps high speed cables do not support 4k at 60hz also refered to as 60fps. They max out at 4k@24hz with some managing 4k@30hz. The hdmi.org has raised the the speed to 18gbps for the new hdmi spec. So i recommend getting HDMI cables that is rated at least 18 gbps and supports 4k@60Hz. Don't over pay. Monoprice is just starting to get the 18gbps cables now and others will be too. Keep in mind you only will need new cables just for devices that use 4k@30hz/fps and above which there none right now except for a $299 streaming device that is coming out soon. As of now 4K Blu-ray specs have not been finalized yet so it will be a while before we devices. Cable/sat devices also will take a long while to make the change. So most of your 4k content niw will come from the built in tv apos like netflix and 4k proprietary media players or hard drives with 4k contentent like the samsung one. This tech is really 1 to 2 years at the earliest from fully taking off.
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According to Google an MHL extention cable does exist. I'm not sure why you might need one however. Doesn't your MHL enabled port point downward so the Roku would extend downward instead of straight out the back.
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What if you are already using the TV red,white,yellow inputs for another device but have an open DVI on the TV? Is there a way to connect the Roku via DVI - what cables would I need? Thanks
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The Roku comes with RCA cables packaged with it, so you can hook it up to a standard TV with no problems. I use mine with a HDMI on my office TV and with the RCA cables on the TV in the home gym in the cellar. Works fine.
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It works with my cable box and DVD player but not the Roku. It seems to work fine until you try to play a movie from Netflix or Plex, then it says the video is not authorized.