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Cable TV, what a joke.
jwharding
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You tube videos run without problems so is my DSL good enough to stream for Roku?
How do I know if my DSL will be fast enough for it to stream for 2 televisions at once?
Being in the country with DSL I am not sure my internet is fast enough to run Roku.
You tube videos run without problems so is my DSL good enough to stream for Roku?
How do I know if my DSL will be fast enough for it to stream for 2 televisions at once?
Roku download speed recommendations
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Also, we live in a one story home which makes it fairly simple to drop wiring inside walls. I chose to run ethernet cables into wall sockets through the attic and down to direct connections to my router. The Roku 3 is wi-fi; but, I chose to hard-wire ours. My download speed is about 10Mbs (recently upgraded from 6Mbs from our DSL ISP.)
Roku says they need 3.0Mbps for HD so I think I should be ok.
But if I have 2 televisions and a computer going I bet I have trouble.
Cable and satellite is a thing of the past. Old technology. Streaming from the internet is the "new kid on the block". I just dropped Direct and bought a Roku 3. Over 600 channels (most are free), no monthly charge except premium channels (re: Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.). We enjoyed it so much that I bought another one for the bedroom. Neater than sliced bread! Check it out!
I bet you don't get the local channels on it for local news and alerts. Do you?
quote:Originally posted by beneteau
Cable and satellite is a thing of the past. Old technology. Streaming from the internet is the "new kid on the block". I just dropped Direct and bought a Roku 3. Over 600 channels (most are free), no monthly charge except premium channels (re: Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.). We enjoyed it so much that I bought another one for the bedroom. Neater than sliced bread! Check it out!
I bet you don't get the local channels on it for local news and alerts. Do you?
As Zulu stated above, I use an external antenna mounted in the attic which receives 25-30 local channels in HD. Free of charge. I can switch from the antenna to Roku with the press of a couple of buttons on the remotes.
Cable and satellite is a thing of the past. Old technology. Streaming from the internet is the "new kid on the block". I just dropped Direct and bought a Roku 3. Over 600 channels (most are free), no monthly charge except premium channels (re: Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.). We enjoyed it so much that I bought another one for the bedroom. Neater than sliced bread! Check it out!
So is the Roku like Apple TV?
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
quote:Originally posted by beneteau
Cable and satellite is a thing of the past. Old technology. Streaming from the internet is the "new kid on the block". I just dropped Direct and bought a Roku 3. Over 600 channels (most are free), no monthly charge except premium channels (re: Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.). We enjoyed it so much that I bought another one for the bedroom. Neater than sliced bread! Check it out!
So is the Roku like Apple TV?
Yes; but doing my rearch on the internet, I found that the Roku 3 was a favorite over Apple TV. They're both about the same price.
My download speed is 6.22Mbps and my upload speed is.85Mbps
Roku says they need 3.0Mbps for HD so I think I should be ok.
But if I have 2 televisions and a computer going I bet I have trouble.
Using Wi-Fi, there will be a decrease in signal strength. That is the main reason I chose to hard-wire both of the Roku devices.
I pity anybody whom cable is the only means to get internet.
Howcome?
I have my pipe provided by Comcast and even though I hate their TV service more than I would hate a railroad spike driven into my knee, I have to admit that their internet service is trouble-free and the speed is only limited by how much money you want to spend each month.
I sat and counted Ten Commercials between Shows one night.
Capt. Jack Sparrow.
I sat and counted Ten Commercials between Shows one night.
Then it worked. Don
quote:Originally posted by chiefr
I pity anybody whom cable is the only means to get internet.
Howcome?
I have my pipe provided by Comcast and even though I hate their TV service more than I would hate a railroad spike driven into my knee, I have to admit that their internet service is trouble-free and the speed is only limited by how much money you want to spend each month.
I think you answered your question.
quote:Originally posted by gjshaw
quote:Originally posted by beneteau
Cable and satellite is a thing of the past. Old technology. Streaming from the internet is the "new kid on the block". I just dropped Direct and bought a Roku 3. Over 600 channels (most are free), no monthly charge except premium channels (re: Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.). We enjoyed it so much that I bought another one for the bedroom. Neater than sliced bread! Check it out!
I bet you don't get the local channels on it for local news and alerts. Do you?
As Zulu stated above, I use an external antenna mounted in the attic which receives 25-30 local channels in HD. Free of charge. I can switch from the antenna to Roku with the press of a couple of buttons on the remotes.
Antennae for local channels is not an option around here. There are only 3 and 1 of them is PBS. Not enough towers to cover the countryside so they are just fuzz with some audio.
I have direct TV and every time we have rain and thunder storms the signal goes off like right this minute, storming now for about an hour and no TV[xx(]
You must have a tree blocking or it is not aimed right. Ours will go off it the snow is really heavy but it really had to be thick huge flakes with zero visibility.
Don't remember a downpour every shutting it down except for a second or two.
quote:Originally posted by Onehandude
I have direct TV and every time we have rain and thunder storms the signal goes off like right this minute, storming now for about an hour and no TV[xx(]
You must have a tree blocking or it is not aimed right. Ours will go off it the snow is really heavy but it really had to be thick huge flakes with zero visibility.
Don't remember a downpour every shutting it down except for a second or two.
Here too I've had the satellite loose the signal for a minute or two and if the part you missed was that important you could just re DVR it the next time it came on to watch those precious 2 minutes you lost. On the other side when I had cable the constant pix-elation was even more annoying. Of course you already know that the cable companies feeds come off a satellite as well.
The New World Order bankers have brainwashed you.
You now think you need content to have a fufilling life.
They produce the content. They sell you the content.
They sold you the TV. And the ads you watch.
Walk away. Just walk away. You'll have shaking hands and feel empty for a couple of months. It'll pass.
Go to the library. Get DVDs from them or Netflix. Get a Leaf digital entenna [free return if you can't get a signal].
Start reading. Have you tried the Dick Francis detective series? Dick was jockey to the Queen Mother in the '50sw, and went on to write iuntil he was 90 years old. How about the Jack Reacher series? Good reading. Before you know it, you'll wonder how to find more time in the day to do the things you've discovered that you really enjoy doing.