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QUESTION TV: DISH vs INTERNET ROKU
Mar 19, 2013 | Yosemiotest

Posted on 03/19/2013 5:50:23 PM PDT by Yosemitest

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To: Donkey Odious
Beef, it's whats for dinner, and a green salad.
I'm interested in “The Blaze” and Fox News, but as you sere, my internet connection is slow.
Hughes Net is a thought and then I can drop AT&T landline.
Can you watch or get HBO and Starz on ROKU or is it not available?
We watch RFD and Justified, and some other series.
I'm really fed up with paying for a bunch of crap I don't watch.
41 posted on 03/19/2013 11:13:19 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

“The Blaze” works fine in the Roku. Requires a subscription of about $10 a month. You can get some Fox News but it is limited. An HBO service called HBO-GO is available if you are an HBO subscriber, but it is also limited in content. There are many, many other services - news, radio, old movies - available. Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime - both about $10 a month each - are available. I have not tried either but you can test them out for 30 days for free.

All in all, Roku + Netflix is a winner.


42 posted on 03/20/2013 10:37:07 AM PDT by Donkey Odious ( Adapt, improvise, and overcome - now a motto for us all.)
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To: Yosemitest

We dumped DirecTV last August and went with Roku. Saved $100 a month by doing so. We subscribe to Hulu and Netflix for TV and movie content and never have a shortage of quality content to watch.

We also have an OTA antenna that picks up some 100 plus channels, I can turn it towards Springfield, Rockford, Milwaukee, Chicago, south Bend and other locations to pick up Networks and independent stations also.

The hidden secret about Roku are the “private channels” ... If you google Roku Private Channels you’ll see what I mean.

There ARE some shows we missed when we dropped DirecTV at first, but have found other LEGAL ways to watch them. Burn Notice being our favorite is available via USA Networks website the day after it airs. I have a home theatre PC for that purpose.

So if you’re willing to look for other ways to get the content you want or can live wiout one or two shows untol they come out on Netflix or Hulu next season, Roku is a great money saving way to go.


43 posted on 03/20/2013 10:56:58 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Donkey Odious

Thank you.


44 posted on 03/20/2013 11:09:28 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: prisoner6
I just ordered an infinitec kickstart version from Ebay for $85. The production versions are the same but run twice as much. EQUISO is around $80 new and shipping now. There are several manufactures with similar devices with prices below $50 to over $200.

Had to go look up Infinitec Kickstart and Equiso ... very interesting! If I had money to spend on ONE of these devices, which would you recommend?

45 posted on 03/20/2013 4:17:11 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

I am favoring Infinitec. I’ll get mine in a few days and I’ll let you know how it is.

BTW check out the videos of both and several others on YouTube.


46 posted on 03/20/2013 6:14:18 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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Thanks. I've watched about 10 of those video's already, the technology looks very promising. I wouldn't mind one just to have something "safer" to browse the web with in addition to turning my stupid 42" 10 year old LCD TV into a "smart device."

I'd also found one from Rikomagic on Amazon.Com ... it seems to get really good write ups.

47 posted on 03/20/2013 6:17:57 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative
Thank you.
In my research, I've learned that Hughes Satellite Internet for $39.99 per month plus around $%200.00 in equipment might be in the longrun my cheapest way to go with ROKU.
But I'm still learning. What I might do is buy the ROKU 2 XD device for $79.99 and try it on my slow AT&T connection, then up my connection speed while I get the funds to buy Hughes Internet Service.
The only thing I worry about is having both my Internet and TV over the Satellite, because during times of bad weather I might lose them for 10 to 15 minutes and not be able to check the weather on the internet for tracking supercells.
48 posted on 03/22/2013 1:18:18 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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I just looked at the Hughes Satellite offering, don’t think that’ll work with Roku. The upload speed is capped at 1Mb and the monthly total downloads are capped at 20Gb. That’s not alot of data or streaming......


49 posted on 03/22/2013 2:40:20 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

Okay, thanks for the info, and what do you recommend?


50 posted on 03/22/2013 6:33:29 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Errant

Love my G-box MX2 with XBMC.


51 posted on 04/10/2014 7:22:42 AM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and is not afraid of the unlawful.)
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To: Yosemitest

Mark for later reading.


52 posted on 04/10/2014 7:28:45 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (ObamaCare unsubsidized PAID Enrollment Prediction: 66,666)
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To: Yosemitest
I have two fairly old TVs, neither is HD.

Then Roku isn't going to be an option for you. It outputs via HDMI and your TVs won't have that input if they're that old.

53 posted on 04/10/2014 7:39:33 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: mylife

XBMC is the coolest, no matter what device you’re using I on. :-)


54 posted on 04/10/2014 8:06:14 AM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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To: Errant

Damn Skippy!

I am looking at that Ouya device because it is a quad-core processor and is only $89 on Amazon.

Looks like loading XBMC on it is a bit tricky, but can be done.


55 posted on 04/10/2014 9:39:25 AM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and is not afraid of the unlawful.)
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To: Errant

The Mashup addon is fantastic.


56 posted on 04/10/2014 9:40:48 AM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and is not afraid of the unlawful.)
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To: mylife
it is a quad-core processor

I might just have to check that baby out too...

57 posted on 04/10/2014 9:41:01 AM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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To: mylife

There’s lots of add-ons. I’ve got my Raspberry PI loaded to the gills... lol


58 posted on 04/10/2014 9:42:00 AM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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To: Errant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56_nsR5K4TE


59 posted on 04/10/2014 9:42:28 AM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and is not afraid of the unlawful.)
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To: Errant

My G-box MX2 is loaded to the gills too!


60 posted on 04/10/2014 9:43:07 AM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and is not afraid of the unlawful.)
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