“I was told that I can eliminate the cable boxes if I buy The Roku and connect to all my smart TV's that I bought at Best Buy Is this true. If so which Roku do I have to buy. Hope I made myself clear, I to get all channels from cable that I pay for.”
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A Roku isn't a straight-up replacement for a cable box. It's a streaming device that gives you access to a majority of the known & effective streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix, and Disney+. It gives you access to services such as Pluto TV & The Roku Channel Live that offer a pseudo-cable experience, but the content found there is a mix of stuff in the public domain & properties owned (or licensed to) by CBS. You can however sign up for a service like Hulu Live or YouTube TV which gets you access to the same stuff as if you had traditional cable service but that's gonna have the same monthly service fee like cable as well. Additionally, you can't connect more than one TV to a single Roku - you'll need one device for each TV you own just like with regular cable. As to which version of Roku to get, that's up to you - you can either get the $30 one that gives you the basic remote & access to services or you could go full-ham & buy the Roku Streambar which gives you a streaming device combined with a soundbar that can be expanded into a full-on 5.1 home theater system complete with subwoofer (which can run you upwards of $600 total when brand new for all the extra speakers). I suggest buying one of the more expanded Roku devices for your living room TV & the cheaper options for any bedrooms/offices.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi, Gardy! Depending on which cable provider you have you can still use it on Roku. If you have Spectrum, Direct TV, or Xfinity there is apps for those providers. You can search on the Roku channel store for anything you are curious about it being on Roku. Here is the link https://channelstore.roku.com/browse. Roku also offers several free channels. The Roku Channel store has free live TV, free TV shows, free movies, and Free Roku Orignals. Any of the Roku devices will work for your TV, they all just have different features.
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