Hi, I am thinking of canceling cable because I have to cut cost. Do you guys think that Getting Roku 3 is a good way to go? I appreciate any feedback.
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It depends on your local HD antenna reception and high speed internet connection. You will likely lose any local sports programing. For just about everything else though, the Roku is great. Plus if you have Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus you end up with tons od regular TV shows and plenty of movies. Roku offers many news and business channels as part of their package. You do need an internet connection to which to sync them.
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well to much suprise. DirectTV claims that they are not for sale to the general public and if you purchase them and try to activate, they claim ownership of it. If at any point you cancel your service, they want the unit back. So really all you are doing is saving money from purchasing here vs buying from them. And they also put you back into a 2 year commitment....which is total bull.
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The streaming stick works very nicely if you have a TV with the proper port. It has similar functionality to the Roku 3, although the Roku 3 will upscale to 1080 resolution, which the stick will not.
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One of our favorite cable shows is on ABC Family Channel, a cable only channel. It's called "Secret Life of a Teenager." Not available via ROKU. We stream this through the computer to our TV. Great quality. Try it, and see if your bandwidth and graphics card can handle it. Added: Takes a few inexpensive cables to get from the computer to the TV. That's how we handle it. You can also find it through Hulu.
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The Roku 3 gives you the most flexibility but it may have features you don't need. It's best to go on the Roku site and look at the features each offers and see what you're going to use. I have both the Roku 3 and Apple TV. I personally like the features of Apple better although the channel choices are fewer, but I mainly wanted it for Netflix so that doesn't bother me. I find most of the choices for additional channels on Roku not to be of my liking anyway. Many of them are very niche oriented, such things as outdoor cooking, religion, etc. Many of the "free" movie channels play old "B" movies and it seems as if there are few changes in what is offered. Other movie channels require additional subscription fees or in some cases you can watch the movie "free" if you put up with a few commercial interruptions. But, again I find the choices limited and not really of interest to me. You may be different and enjoy the offerings.
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We actually tired both Roku and Apple TV. Roku cuts out every once in a while, was really annoying so we switched to Apple TV. Have absolutely no problems, love the AirPlay with our iPhones and iPads. Don't do Roku, get the Apple TV you will not be disappointed! :)
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Roku 3 have: higher price tag, faster processor speed, USB port, only hd (hdmi only), ethernet port, ... But the same content.Roku 2 works fine only WiFi, no USB, rca sd output, both have headphone Jack in the remote control, for wireless listening. This us a conflict solver at bedroom ;-)
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Well, I just ordered a coaxil cable two-way splitter (listen to the techie here, lol!) The guy at Best Buy told me to somehow get the antenna hooked into the recorder/player AND the tv. He said we didn't need that channel 3. Wish me luck. I just may have something. I'll let you know! - Linda
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If you don't care about TV Live, I would cancel the cable. I have the Roku 2, which seems to have more advantages than the LT. The remote on the LT seems to widen choices, but the Roku 2 suits me fine. I may cancel my cable; I already reduced it to Economy Cable.
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I was up to $265 per month! Cut cable, family is finding much more content via Roku, Netflix, AZ Prime for far less the cost. Only channels we miss is ESPN and Bravo. But I get most football live via a Wineguard $29 antenna that grabs free HD feeds. And I fully agree with all of the answers below. Downgrade, un plug before cutting your service to see how you like it...
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I did exactly what you want to do, I dropped Cox except for my internet saved $100 pcm, use my roku for everything bought a $12 HDTV antenna and get all over the air channels plus Roku and my netflix, use CNBC Europe for CNBC +nowheremanTV, use netflix and an antenna and you;re set
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One of our favorite cable shows is on ABC Family Channel, a cable only channel. It's called "Secret Life of a Teenager." Not available via ROKU. We stream this through the computer to our TV. Great quality. Try it, and see if your bandwidth and graphics card can handle it.Added: Takes a few inexpensive cables to get from the computer to the TV.That's how we handle it. You can also find it through Hulu.
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Mr. Stenberg ~ I'm not equipped to explain techie things, but that's why I've got my (2) Trendnet boxes. The first one was strictly to use my Roku (purchased a few yrs. ago) then I noticed I was getting interruptions a lot, so bought the new, TRW-736 to boost it. Found out later, I can get all I need from my main modem . however, I'm not removing ANYthing!! I've got the 3 on my table, behind my monitor, and that's where they'll stay! I'd hate to upset the apple cart. I wish i could help you more, but I believe going online to one of the help sites might be your better bet in getting assistance. I apologize for being so naive in this area. JMA
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I cancelled my cable thanks to Roku. I'm an avid TV watcher and still get to watch almost all of my shows between Hulu, Netflix and Amazon. One downside is that I don't get my HBO and Showtime shows anymore. However, as much as I like those shows, I don't $136/month like them.
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Absolutely yes ....this is a really good product ....in fact if you want to really save some cash, cut your dish down to internet only, and then buy a Roku HD stick ..... I now spend less than $40 a month....
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It would depend on what you watch. We have basic cable TV, but only because it's cheaper to keep it with our phone and internet service. We get the same channels as we would with just the antenna, plus a few we don't watch anyway. We have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu (for recently TV shows). We watch TV shows delayed by one day (in most cases) but have fewer commercials. If you watch a lot of cable TV shows, then cable may be worth it to you, but if you rarely watch other than your local news station, then dropping cable probably makes sense.
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No, there is no fee. you definitely need high speed internet to watch it. You have the option to purchase channels on it though after you hook it up to your t.v. there a millions of free streaming channels. I pay for Netflix once a month @ 8.99 a month because I watch movies all the time and they have good ones. You still will need cable but you can downgrade it to a lower price.I hardly ever watch my regular cable anymore since I got the Roku 3...hope I answered your question. Feel free to ask me anything else about Roku if your unsure of anything else.....thanks