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VANITY-Cordcutter Advice on Roku 3

Posted on 01/22/2017 7:27:17 AM PST by AbolishCSEU

Looking for advice on finally ditching very expensive Direct TV with hundreds of channels I DON'T watch.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: amazonfire; cable; cabletv; cordcutting; cutthecable; kodi; privatechannels; roku; television; xtv
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Has to be done from the Roku home page on the web.


61 posted on 01/22/2017 4:52:36 PM PST by Company Man (Best President evah!)
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To: AbolishCSEU; IamConservative

I have a Roku 3 and have been pretty happy with it. But, I have to say, Kodi pretty much blows it away, albeit with higher complexity.

Kodi “builds” (pre-configured installs of Kodi) can pretty much handle the complexity issue for you, though. Search Youtube for “Kodi build”, sort by date and watch a few of the more recent vids. Before you know it Youtube will be recommending new Kodi videos left and right, as new Kodi related stuff appears just about every day.


62 posted on 01/22/2017 5:12:55 PM PST by Company Man (Best President evah!)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

#15
Here are 2 ROKU channels that will give many many shows to watch for free: XTV and Channel Pear

XTV
https://www.rokuguide.com/private-channels/xtv
http://streamfree.tv/roku-channels/private/all/xtv-4196-thread.html

Channel Pear
http://tinyurl.com/zgcpmec

After you add the channels you want you go to Roku> Settings> System> System update. Once updated you press the Home button on the Roku remote and you will see the new channels. You can move the icons in the order you want by highlighting them then pressing the ‘*’ button and you will see the option to ‘Move channel’. Press the OK button on the remote then use the arrow buttons on the remote. Press the OK button when done.

Channel Pear - create a login account so you can add channels.
Free accounts have a maximum of 5 media sources at one time in your Library at any one time. Remove some at their website and add others.

Go to ‘Help’> Roku to pair up the Roku box so it sees what you select.
Click on ‘Library’ along the top to see what you do have.
http://channelpear.com

Go to ‘MediaDB’ along the top and click say ‘Most Popular’
You can right and open in a new tab or just click on the channel to add.

XTV - free
https://www.rokuguide.com/private-channels/xtv

Kids
News
Music
Sports
Retro
Documentary
Outdoor
Other
Weather
User Submitted
Movies on Demand
Family/Kids Movies On Demand
TV Series on Demand


63 posted on 01/22/2017 5:33:48 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: wardaddy

For Top Gear get the Channel Pear channel and add the Top Gear show. They are playing the earliest ones now.
See last post on how to.


64 posted on 01/22/2017 5:35:32 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: AbolishCSEU
I have the same situation as you right down to the Syracuse/Rochester air channels. Right now I'm watching the game on Syracuse channel 5-1. I have Netflix, Sling, and KlowdTv. Directv tried to raise my bill back to over $100 after giving me a $30 discount for a year. No thanks. I no longer wish to pay for ESPN due to their horrible politics. I'm glad I cut the cord and.im never going back.
65 posted on 01/22/2017 5:52:26 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: AbolishCSEU
Plex on the Roku is incredible. SS-Plex, an app inside the Plex app, has endless tv shows and movies. All streamed free.
66 posted on 01/22/2017 10:26:46 PM PST by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: nevergore

I think that’s for new customers though. Not for pre-existing customers. . . correct me if I’m wrong.


67 posted on 01/23/2017 8:06:01 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of CS paid is inversely proportionate to Mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: minnesota_bound; Jane Long

Thank you, MB! Just added Pear and am going to check it out now!


68 posted on 01/23/2017 8:14:43 AM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: minnesota_bound; Jane Long

Thank you, MB! Just added Pear and am going to check it out now!


69 posted on 01/23/2017 8:14:43 AM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: AbolishCSEU; V K Lee

This channelpear FNC/Business/Sports streams flawlessly... it’s like another XTV. Bit more complicated to set up, see MB’s explicit directions.


70 posted on 01/23/2017 2:04:00 PM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: txhurl

Thanks TH. Instructions found googling channel pear and how to set up with ROKU. Will hand this over to DH who set up the XTV for us. He’s excited now :-) - been missing Fox business.

Fingers crossed it performs well. A real shame X-TV has had so many problems of late.


71 posted on 01/23/2017 2:39:04 PM PST by V K Lee (Is it too early for a President Trump?)
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To: V K Lee

Been watching FNC all day with exactly one 5sec hiccup. You only get 5 channels at a time with pear, but HBO and the Fox fleet is all I need from them. Pleased as punch.


72 posted on 01/23/2017 2:56:35 PM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: Jane Long

Jane, suggest you ask google “how to install XTV on Roku
You Tube as several videos which include several different Roku models (plus the text version elsewhere)


73 posted on 02/20/2017 10:08:10 PM PST by V K Lee (President Trump = MAGA (erasing the era of the Socialist Muslim minor))
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