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pamdb

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4. Roku
Mon Jan 2, 2023, 05:52 PM
Jan 2023

Ok I may not have this completely right but here goes. We got a Roku last year. You have to have a smart TV. Which we
did have. I think it was a 2003.

Then, a couple of months later we were at Best Buy (my husband was getting a new laptop) and I was wandering around
and spotted a Samsung 52 (or 54 I don't remember) inch new smart tv which has all the different streaming devices on the
tv so you don't have to use a Roku. It was on sale and our 33 inch Samsung was old and I had noticed we were starting to sort of lose sound, we had to have it turned up loud. So, long story short we bought it and gave our old tv to the son of a friend.You do have
separate controls -which I wish were bigger-but didn't need the Roku. Gave it my niece. You can also get an Amazon
fire stick although I don't really know anything about that.

From what I remember in the brief time we had it, basic Roku was free but I think if you want something "special" then
there is a subscription. We never bothered so I don't know what was included. I suppose if you Google Roku subscriptions you
could see.

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Hope this helps.

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Roku is a streaming device. We have an old one yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #1
If it comes with Roku capability wryter2000 Jan 2023 #2
Yes a roku tv has Roku built in. It also has tons of other streaming apps as well as tv tuner bullimiami Jan 2023 #3
What is special about the roku, though? intrepidity Jan 2023 #5
Roku pamdb Jan 2023 #4
ROKU does have its own 'channel' and offers a number yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #8
I like the microphone claudette Jan 2023 #13
Most new TVs have the streaming apps built in. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2023 #9
What Yellowdog said. AndyS Jan 2023 #6
So I have a Vizio Smart tv about cilla4progress Jan 2023 #7
Similar, I think wryter2000 Jan 2023 #10
So, I found a good deal on Best Buy wryter2000 Jan 2023 #11
You do know you're going to have to subscribe to a live tv service Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #16
I have Xfinity for regular TV wryter2000 Jan 2023 #17
I think you may need Xfinity X1 Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #19
Roku is free on claudette Jan 2023 #12
You Folks all are correct. snowybirdie Jan 2023 #14
My Samsung TV claudette Jan 2023 #15
I always check YouTube for news-type stuff yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #18
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