can you watch local news stations with your roku? I am hearing a lot of positive info about Roku but having a hard time finding info on whether or not you can access your local news stations with it. Does anyone know? can you watch local news stations with your roku? I am hearing a lot of positive info about Roku but having a hard time finding info on whether or not you can access your local news stations with... » Read More can you watch local news stations with your roku? I am hearing a lot of positive info about Roku but having a hard time finding info on whether or not you can access your local news stations with it. Does anyone know? « Show Less
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Thank you so much for this information. Very nice of you.Brenda in Virginia
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Streaming quality I have seen can be better than DirecTV depending on your internet connection and the quality the provider loads content at. If the provider only makes mobile quality content available, it will be crappy on a TV. If they make HD quality content available then it may be restricted by your bandwidth. The only way to know is to try.
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Questions- ROKU 3Can I buy channels that don't come with it?Can I get live daytime and nighttime tv? Local Channels both day and night?Is it easy to learn and operate?Trying to convince my husband he will be able to watch what he watches now for less than 1500 per year with Dish. MLB, Football, MMA, Boxing are all must-haves. Help.
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What a quality of streaming, both video and sound comparing to DirecTV? For same channels is the same quality?
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I live in southwest louisiana and I can not pick up my local news. Thats the only thing I do not like about the roku.
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Here is a response I gave to a similar question "As of right now local channels are limited to certain regions. I believe for example that there is a station in Indianapolis that makes some of its prerecord end content available. A company named Skitter TV is starting to get rights to not only show local channels but to broadcast them live. You can go to www.skitter.tv to see if your area is covered. I do believe they are planning on charging a monthly fee for this."
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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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Unless you are on cable or satellite, you will need an antenna for Over-The-Air local broadcasts. Just like any TV. If you have strong local channels, a simple rabbit ears will probably work fine.
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Wish there was some legal device out there that could pick up cable channels; It works on broadcast channels in your area only. I get ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, 3 PBS channels and two more that are a bit fuzzy at times. Happy with the channels I can watch, not a tv addict.
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If the local channels are clear QAM - then it may find them. To determine if the channels are in clear QAM, see if you can use a HDTV to tune to the channels. Sorry, don't have cable to verify if this module can tune in to the cable channels (versus OTA).
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The free Roku "channel", Pod TV can be added to the Roku and in addition to News programming from the major broadcast and cable news networks, it also has many local news channels on it. It looks like there is at least one local station from every metropolitan area of any size in the entire country. Pod TV and many other Roku channels are not even listed on Roku's website, but these "private" channels can easily be added (Just Google a search for Roku private channels to find out how to add them.) Also, the Roku has an excellent weather channel called Weather Underground. Enter your zip code the first time that you use it, and then this channel will give you your complete current weather conditions along with a 5-day forecast. You get all of this information instantly on the screen, any time that you want it without having to listen to an overly-long, boring local TV weather cast. And, you can also see radar, satellite, and webcam images there. When travelling, you can also search for weather by city name on this channel to get a quick travel forecast. Also, there is also a great optional Roku screen saver called LED Time and Weather that displays time and complete current weather conditions.
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Hi . Do you we have free sports channels on Roku? I love NBA, NFL and Soccer from all around the world especially European Soccer clubs and Countries...
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Sorry but no. You can get The Leaf to get local channels in your area. Roku2 XS is a streaming device where you can get Netflix, Hulu Plus , Amazon Prime (with subscription but have free trials to test it out). the higher level Roku's offers more. Apple TV is another streaming device as well.
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There are a number of news stations that have been added to the Roku official channels under the news category of the channel guide. Much of what's available are the video clips that the news stations have available on their websites. Some do have live streams available as well. BBC News is an example of a Large Network that has a live stream available in very good quality. It's a private channel that you can add from https://owner.roku.com/add/BBCNThings are always being added and CNBC was one that just recently went official on Roku with a FREE live streaming channel.CNN International is also available as are some others... There are a number of news stations that have been added to the Roku official channels under the news category of the channel guide. Much of what's available are the video clips that the news stations have available on their websites. Some do have live streams available as well. BBC News is an example of a Large Network that has a live stream available in very good quality. It's a private channel that you can add from https://owner.roku.com/add/BBCNThings are always being added and CNBC was one that just recently went official on Roku with a FREE live streaming channel.CNN... » Read More There are a number of news stations that have been added to the Roku official channels under the news category of the channel guide. Much of what's available are the video clips that the news stations have available on their websites. Some do have live streams available as well. BBC News is an example of a Large Network that has a live stream available in very good quality. It's a private channel that you can add from https://owner.roku.com/add/BBCNThings are always being added and CNBC was one that just recently went official on Roku with a FREE live streaming channel.CNN International is also available as are some others... « Show Less
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Yes u will be able to access it with ur roku. Roku doesnt provide the seevice free it just allows you to stream it from the roku to ur tv. You will need all of your subscriptions.
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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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You can watch on demand content as of right now from some of the major channels. Ones such as lifetime and history, I think still require you to verify you subscribe to cable. We are not yet at a option to pay the network directly for access.
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If you receive local channels at home. You may not get them in other startes
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are you sure that the cable box is HD? kinda sounds like it is SD? the other thing to remember is that not all stations are being broadcast in HD and even then some local channels might not be broadcasting certain shows in HD. for example, my local stations might broadcast a golf game that is in HD, but the local news is broadcast in SD.As for the tv itself, i'm not sure. I'm waiting to get my 4053 delivered and i'm having a hard time waiting! you might want to check your connections again though.
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I did return it, can not receive some of local channels. can not have answer for you sorry
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The answer depends on where you live. This Over-The-Air (OTA) antenna does a fantastic job of pulling in signals that other antennas would struggle with. The best way to find out what local stations are in the area is by doing a web search based on your address. (http://www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx). This will guide you to the local towers and help to determine the best direction for placement.
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There are many channels that are free - if you like a lot of older movies and movies you never knew existed then you will love ROKU. I love movies period and I never run out of stuff to watch - from tech, news, episodes I never knew I would even like, old horror movies (except time to watch them). Keep an open mind and you may be surprised at all the stuff that's available out there ( or ) you may find yourself just wasting time.