I have cable and a DVR, and I love the DVR, being able to tape shows and watch them later. Excuse what may be a dumb question, but I’m not tech savvy. Can you use a DVR with Roku? Or does Roku eliminate the need for a DVR because you can just call up any program any time? Cable is so expensive, I’m looking for an alternative. But I don’t want to give up the ability to set the DVR for a show and then watch it later, or over and over again. Thanks for any help!
I’m sorry, but that question is above my pay grade. By the time it was learned how to program our VCR, it had already been replaced by more sophisticated equipment.
Perhaps others here can share their expertise with you.
Play Station Vue is an app for streaming devices, including Roku. PS VUE streams LIVE TV. Plans are $30 to $65. DVR service included, no need for DVR equipment. No contract. One week free trial offered. Over 40 channels on lowest priced plan.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/
I do not use a DVR as there are repeats of the shows I watch everywhere.
Click on the 3rd image down on the left. It shows ROKU among others.
https://www.amazon.com/Tablo-4-Tuner-Digital-Recorder-Streaming/dp/B00MXUDD0O?th=1
You can do that with the new TIVOs I believe?
Anyhow, the Roku TV is alacarte TV.
For the record, I have a Roku 4 and the latest Apple TV. I also have a Digital Powered Antenna 50 miles for local channels a Netflix stream and Amazon Prime.
I pay $55 a month for 100mb of Internet (would pay that ), and $8 a month for Streaming Netflix, and an Amazon Prime account I pay about $70 once a year year (Black Friday Deal). This includes many free movies, all the music I want, digital books free and free 2 day shipping. That’s it!
Anyhow, I have more TV than I can possibly deal with. It’s ridiculous once you know how to navigate tit. Well worth it in my opinion.
Netflix, Direct TV and many other companies these days allow you to share up to 4 users on your account via the web. I found its very advantageous to do this. For instance, you share one of your 4 Netflix authorized accounts with a family member or close friend that has for instance Direct TV (they are allowed to share up to 4 accounts). That way it saves you a little money to get Live cannel feeds without having to pay $5 a month if you subscribe to it.
In any event many channels are free. Plus you can get Youtube, and there are many old classic movies on their for free. Bottom line is this. There is more than enough believe me.