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So yay Landbecks, we just got a Roku box. My smarty-pants middle daughter set it up, any words of wisdom from the TT intelligentsia? Channels to add?

Posted by landbeck Aug 3 '12, 10:18

We haven't had broadcast TV for almost four years, so I'm not worried about being disappointed at how it compares to cable/satellite.

Found the NASA channel.

Changed the PIN so no one can spend money but me.

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does pbs have their shows on? -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:20 12
- *frowns at your indecorous nick* PBS has a channel. I don't know how deep the content is. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:22 11
  - Nova, American Experience, Masterpiece (Downton Abbey), Frontline, etc. - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:26 6
    - I think it was Redmond who remarked they were streaming Ken Burns' The War the other day. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:28 2
      - I know Baseball and Jazz are on Netflix. Not sure how long it takes to get on there. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:38
      - it was me -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:28
    - kids? -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:26 2
      - yeah, lots of kids stuff too -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:27 1
        
        PBSKids -- (link) - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:28
  - Their web site carries almost every program they air, including archived material. If their channel is the same... WOW. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:25 3
    - Along these lines, PBS has a *ton* of content available through their iPad apps also. Disney as well -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:26 2
      - Important to know that the Disney apps require a cable subscription. For instance, I get the Disney Channel app, but not Disney XD. - Mop Aug 3, 10:27 1
        
        You need it for access to additional content but I think they still give you the 30 day delayed stuff -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:27
It's really best for Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu Plus - oblique Aug 3, 10:20 13
- This. - spamlet Aug 3, 10:23 1
  - We use Crackle sometimes if we're bored. it's free but they have commercials. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:25
- We are going to have an election within the family to pick a content provider between those three. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:20 10
  - Amazon. I love Netflix but they're not adding new stuff as fast and Amazon gets you the Amazon Prime membership + the kindle lending library too -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:22 7
    - if I have the kindle app for ipad, can I have stuff from the kindle lending library? -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:54 1
      - I think if you have a Kindle, check out the book on your Kindle, that you can read it on the iPad - oblique Aug 3, 10:59
    - My folks have kindles. Maybe they'd go in on it with us for the library. Hmm... -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:25
    - Here's the thing: You should have Amazon Prime already. The only question is: Do you want to add Netflix or not? -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:24 3
      - I have both. This was primarily because Amazon did not have an iPad app - oblique Aug 3, 10:25 2
        
        patryk and I are talking about splitting prime and netflix. we can just share a login. -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:26
        
        If Prime was on the Tivo (series 3), we might drop Netflix. But we're addicted to their Nick shows and Breaking Bad. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:26
  - Not Hulu Plus. You don't pay anyone for *almost* commercial free content. That should be a non-starter. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:21 1
    - *tallies a "no" vote for Hulu+ in the "smart folks who don't live here" column* -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:24
Is there still a Home DLNA channel for serving content from a server? Also, Crackle, Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, Vudu. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:19 3
- Vudu isn't on the Roku, is it? -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:27 2
  - No, it's not. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:34 1
    - Dang. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:37

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