I am considering dropping Direct TV HD dish service for Roku $100 box. I have 20+ MBPS coming over my Apple WiFi will I get as good a picture/sound?
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I am not using Apple. I have cable internet from Time Warner with a wireless router. My Roku is hooked to that. I have the router in the basement and the Roku is hooked upstairs . I am streaming it on a non- HDTV. It is crystal clear with beautiful sound. I could not ask for better picture quality.
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Roku worked well with anything over 6Megs, in my house with up to 4 players going. I have upgraded to 12 megs, and see no quality difference, just able to run more items in the background without any pauses.
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Depends on your distance from your Apple router and Roku box. I have found that a distance of more than 30 ft gives lower quality experience with Roku. This is due to Roku having small size and small wi-fi antenna or lower quality wi-fi chip. The fix is to use a Cisco-Linksys WET610N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter to use the ethernet port of roku device instead of its internal wi-fi. If you are not comfortable with bridge, then go with powerline kit like this one Linksys Powerline AV Wireless Network Extender (PLWK400)
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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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I'm waiting on my roku, so take this advice with a grain of salt. From what I've read on the reviews, it seems that you can hook it up via A/V RCA cables, so no HDMI is required if you have a SD TV. A lot of folks on here seem to have SD TV setups, so I think HDMI is an option not a requirement.
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I use it with my Roku 2 XS but am going to get a 5ghz version, we have over 20 routers on 2.4ghz in our neighborhood.
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I chose to take the cheapest one and use the RCA cables. I have a 42 inch plasma tv, and with the exception of a few really old black and white movies, everything I've watched so far is as good a picture as I could want or need. I don't see how HD would be that much better, and I think it also depends on what kind of WIFI you have. My internet is through DSL. At any rate, I have the the $40 Roku, and have never loved any gadget as much as I do this one.
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The Roku is so simple that it can't be much more "user friendly". We never have wireless connection problems and the router is on another floor of the home."You [seldom] get what you pay for" really.No offense intended, but we really like our Roku HD.Have fun.
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I have not had any problems with speed use laptop / I-pad while streaming movies thru roku box with no problems. I would make sure your Internet provider speed is acceptable.
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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.
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This is a direct connection between your device and your television. This isn't a wireless HDMI connection... if that's what you're looking for.Roku will connect through your WiFi network but you'll still need the HDMI cable to run a signal from the Roku to the TV.
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I don't know for Direct TV. I have u-verse and all the functions work well. I also use Apple TV and again, all functions are good. After using Harmony for over 6 months I am absolutely delighted with its performance.
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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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I have our roku3 in an up stairs bedroom and it streams faster than the wifi blue ray player that we have down stairs closer to our router. I suppose it depends on the strength of your wifi signal but ours works just fine at quite a distance
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I would not know. I returned this sad little box of unbelievable technical folly less than a week after I bought it. The UI is confusing and poorly laid out, the antenna is so weak that the unit cannot be more than 3 feet from your wireless transmitter, and if you call in for "support", you get none whatsoever. I was told basically "it is what it is" and then hung up on. I cannot advise against purchasing one of these things more strongly. Buy a Roku 3 instead. That is a fabulous product, which is well designed, easy to use, and hasn't had nary a hiccup since we bought it.
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Havent tried dishworld.... BUT HD channels resolution and movies in hd are great. 720 or 1080 looks really nice on my 40" JVC
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All the antenna transmissions are HD. My picture looks better then cable or any choice of dish. A guy came to my door trying to sell Directtv and I invited him in to see the picture and he couldn't believe it. He had no idea that HD could be received with an antenna.
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I would think so. I Don't have DirecTV, I have Xfinity and I spit the signal from the cable box with out any problems. I have split to another tv(samsung), xbox one, ps4, macbook pro, and dvd recorder. My only suggestion is to use proper HDMI cables and not the $3 china crap.
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I have connected my Dish Network box to my HD TV w/ this length with no picture or sound drop. I do not use the internet or download to it but I still think with the cable boost is fine.