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So got Roku the other night. What channels are actually worth adding to main screen? (Clarification: I'm thinking of the Roku channels.) -- nm*

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Nov 22 '19, 10:06

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I have: - David Nov 22, 10:21 30 1
- That's a lot more porn than I was expecting :) -- nm - oblique Nov 22, 10:40 5
  - I did some cursory searching (on my phone, since I'm at work) for that A&E TV thing, but not finding it. - JaxSean Nov 22, 11:41
  - Really? A lot of people have 5+ porn apps. -- nm - David Nov 22, 10:42 1
    - I haven't owned a Roku since Gen 1 - oblique Nov 22, 10:43
  - are you new?! - Pippy -skinny mocha latte ya ya Nov 22, 10:41 1
    - L3 - budice Nov 22, 10:48
- Just curious, how much is that a month? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 22, 10:30 14
  - Off my head, $190, but we're about to ditch ATT Now, which we've been getting for half off. - David Nov 22, 10:34 13
    - Noice -- nm - Amoxy Nov 22, 11:40
    - For posterity's sake... - David Nov 22, 10:41 10
      - Isn't that the same as before cord cutting? - SyrDragon Nov 22, 10:55 1
        
        Believe it or not, no. Our bill was always about $350. - David Nov 22, 11:04
      - Beachbody is actually $99/year. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 22, 10:49 7
        
        I've never talked to anyone signed up for Beachbody who didn't absolutely love it. -- nm - Pippy -skinny mocha latte ya ya Nov 22, 11:04 3
        
        What is it? Home work outs? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 11:08 2
        
        Yes. I do love it. There are a bunch of different programs for any fitness level. - Dark Callisto Nov 22, 11:12
        
        Sounds like more porn -- nm - oblique Nov 22, 11:09
        
        I say you look hot, and you correct me over $1.75 a month??? -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 22, 10:50 2
        
        L3 -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 22, 10:56
        
        *$1.74* per month! -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 22, 10:52
    - that last sentence is amazeballs. -- nm - Pippy -skinny mocha latte ya ya Nov 22, 10:40
- Got DAZN, so covered for NFL already (and added). I'll be checking out a few of these though some aren't available (or are modified) up here. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:26 8
  - Yeah, I figured. That's why I mentioned underlying rationales. You can find equivalent stuff for anything that interests you. - David Nov 22, 10:29 6
    - It's sorta platform by platform. Handmaids airs on what used to be Canadian Bravo. Veronica Mars ended up on our HBO/Showtime/Starz platform. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:38 5
      - Man, I bet that gets bloody to figure out. -- nm - David Nov 22, 10:42 3
        
        Crave is the main competitor to Netflix up here. If it isn't Netflix it is Crave essentially (except for Amazon and Disney+). Netflix gets a lot of -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 22, 10:51 1
        
        the new Picard show will also be on our regular cable, Pennyworth is another one that was on regular cable up here. Doom Patrol is another one on Space -- nm* - Beaker Nov 22, 10:52
        
        I'm fortunate in that I've become pretty HBO heavy in my tastes in the last decade so between it, sports and a handful of PVR'd network shows,... - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:47
      - Which by the by, Crave, said platform, is pretty damned worth it in my opinion. (Except not on Roku so I have to figure out a hack.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:38
  - Was just about to mention DAZN. Also, if you have a sub, NHL. -- nm - Shaun Nov 22, 10:26
All the side load pr0n ones. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 22, 10:16
Any of the services you subscribe to. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 22, 10:08 1
- Yup. It's more a question of the svcs you already use, cuz they all prolly have their own Roku channel -- nm - con_carne Nov 22, 11:24
Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ for sure I'd think. -- nm - Shaun Nov 22, 10:07 6
- Right. Removed Netflix. Have the other two. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:11 5
  - But basically, what Strongbad said. -- nm - Shaun Nov 22, 10:17 4
    - Are there any of the "Free" ones that are in the channel store worth watching? Like, it does seem to be swimming in crap. -- nm* - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:19 3
      - It is. After Roku unlocked advertising for all channels, enterprising folks have published bunches of channels with public domain content. -- nm - David Nov 22, 10:22 2
        
        Noticed that and was instantly envious at the idea. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 22, 10:23 1
        
        Yeah, I was asking bery a few days ago whether he thought he could build channels. We really ought to program ST in all available social forums. - David Nov 22, 10:25

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