Will the Roku 2 connect to a regular TV (non-Hi Def TV)? My TV is 10 year old. If it does, what connections/jacks does the back of my TV needs ?
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Yes, you can use the Composite connection (standard definition) it's the Yellow, red/white cable. HDMI input for HiDef. Some older TVs may have HDMI, but don't support audio. You will need to research the model of your TV.
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It connects by HDMI so that may be the limiting factor on an old TV..... not the lack of HD. It also has the three prong video cable connections mentioned in the other answer.
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Yes it will. It comes with the cable you need to hook it up to an analog TV. Hook it up just like you do a VCR, matching the color of the connector to the hole with the matching color.
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Hello Alicia. I'm confused that you state that your tv is standard definition but capable of high definition. As far as I know, there is no such television. A high definition tv can display standard, but not the reverse. At any rate, I don't think that matters to answer the question if the Roku will work with the Sabrent and your tv. I don't have a Roku, but if it has an HDMI output it should work. Plug the Roku into the Sabrent with an HDMI cable, then plug the Sabrent into the back of your tv with either the RCA (3 plugs) or the S-video (one plug) connectors depending which inputs your television has. S-video is best of the two if it has both. You'll still may need to plug in the L/R sound if you use the s-video.
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I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love... » Read More I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! « Show Less
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You need to pair your remote. The easy way is to unplug your ROKU from the wall plug then plug back in. The ROKU will pair the remote in the process of starting back up.
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The XD/S is the original Roku, and does have component as well as HDMI connectivity. You would not be able to use a Roku-2 as it only has the HDMI connection. Also, there are numerous problems with the Roku-2 which is why the Roku-3 was released. I would not hesitate to purchase the XD/S version, it has been running in my house for over 2 years. I did purchase a new Roku-3 and it does fix most of the issues of the Roku-2 but it still resets itself at least two to three times per week.
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I have my Roku hooked into my home theater receiver with the RCA connections. If that doesn't work for you, you have 30 days to return the Roku (when purchased from Amazon).
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I don't know how the Roku Streaming Stick attaches to the TV. What kind of input does it require? We have an original Roku hooked up to this TV with an HDMI cable, so if the stick attaches through the same kind of input, then I would say yes.
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The Roku 3 uses an HDMI cable, sometimes included. Just plug into one of your TV's HDMI ports. Easy set up!
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Man! This is an old thread. You could buy one of the Roku devices and stream audio/video. They're rather inexpensive and highly reviewed. Hookup either wireless or through ethernet cable. Then connect via HDMI input on the Sony and you should be good to go. And yeah, to cruise the internet you'd have to go through your computer.I no longer use this set in my main room but my son still loves it.
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It does come with the old school rca composite. My suggestion is if you haven't already bought this unit go with the Roku 2. It also has the rca composite but the difference being it goes up to 1080 hd where the first one only goes up to 720 hd.
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Totally forgot it had that capability Sonya..I also need to connect my Roku to my TV and figure out the wifi situation. Let me try working on that soon. I'll post a review as soon as I can. If you do yours first let me know. :) Thanks! Good luck! -Frank
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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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Your player should have a mhl port on the front for you to insert the Roku, I believe. The port on the rear is the USB port only. Hope it'll help.
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No. I connect my Roku to the TV. You use a different cord or wireless through your routor.
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Connect the soundbar to the HDTV using the optical cable. Anything playing on the TV will use the soundbar as the output. You will need 2 HDMI cables to connect the ROKU and your cable box. Helps?
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You must go through the Denon in order for it to recognize the Roku. If you want to attach it to the Television, then you will need to connect the audio out leads from the television to the Denon and just turn down the volume on the TV when you switch to the input that you have used. It is much easier to just connect the Roku to the Denon and leave the TV functioning as a monitor. Good Luck
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I believe you should connect your Roku directly to your TV. Then use your TV remote to switch to either HDMI 1, HDMI 2 or HDMI 3 (just depends on how many HDMI inputs you have on your TV).