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Big fan of Roku as it is the most independent of the options to stream. Thousands of channels are available and easy to add including Prime and Apple.
If you are buying a TV then you may want to consider one with Roku preinstalled. It means one less remote to deal with. Roku |
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We cut the cord about a year ago and decided on Roku. I think the choice is a personal one. One may not be right for everyone. It depends on what your TV likes and dislikes are. For us, we don’t watch any news, so Roku works for us. There are no news stations on it. We get the channels we like most, so it suits us well.
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This has been very informative for me, a new Villages owner about to by a new television and streamer of some type.
Sort of reads like the posts on my Village is better than your Village, but very helpful to me. I am going to like the Talk of the Villages. |
We started using Roku six years ago when we cut the cord. That Roku device was killed in a lightning strike so we bought a new one a couple years ago. They've improved much in features and ease of use. We only pay for Netflix, locast.org for news, the Amazon prime membership once a year, and PBS Passport membership. It's easy to subscribe to Roku pay channels like Acorn and Smithsonian, for example, and just as easy to unsubscribe when you are done with them.
Like OBB, I also believe in paying for what we view, and not view so-called "free" content. |
We have 2 Roku units and they serve us very well. I find them very user-friendly. Be sure to get the remote with the volume control.
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Yes, it comes with Amazon, but I also have that on my Apple TV (up North)... |
Ok, one more country heard from. I had Roku up north and it was fine. Here I cut cord, have Comcast for Wifi & Chromecast for all else. I use my smartphone like a controller, have all the apps I want (Netflix, Prime, PBS, Hulu) loaded on my phone and cast from it. No prob. $25 a month, plus the cost of subscribing to the apps.
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How did you all get started with any of these things? Seems so confusing
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So to make things easier for all, we decided to turn in the boxes to Comcast and pay them for internet only. (We looked at CenturyLink but they could only bring 10 mbs to our location). We installed a Roku, subscribed to Netflix, and had an attic antenna installed for local stations. Upgraded the router so all areas would get a decent signal. The antenna became undependable after a few years so now we pay Locast.org $5.50 per month for local channels for news and weather. The only cable channels we miss are Turner Classic Movies and occasionally C-Span. And life is much simpler without cable news. |
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