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Old 04-28-2015, 11:47 AM
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If you have a "smart" TV, most people don't require a Roku box as it provides essentially the same functionality. For most people this means Netflix, Hulu+ and Amazon. A Roku box will provide access to many more internet "channels" than the typical "smart" TV but most people probably don't need or want the huge Roku selection. Hisense and TCL make LCD sets with the Roku functionality built in if you really like Roku and would like to avoid the external Roku box.

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Originally Posted by gap2415 View Post
get a smart TV, one of the new antennas, and computer internet. No more cable TV.
With this you can add Roku, thousands of channels and stream TV wirelessly. No more monthly contracts. The university kids have been doing it for years. Wish we had known sooner.
The new antennas gave us 80 channels, most crystal clear....better than cable.