I know a lot of people who have given up on that whole area — TVs, cable, DVDs, Roku, etc. Too complex to get everything connected.
People own tablets. They surf the web. If a show is availablee through a browser and wi-fi, they watch it. Otherwise, no.
A big problem with connections is that newer have fewer, in an attempt to ...
save money?
My old VIZIO (2008) has 2 HDMI, 2 composite, 2 component. All but 1 composite are in use.
My new ROKU 3 ONLY has HDMI. Same with TiVo.
My old WDTV has both component and HDMI.
My old ROKU 1 has component, composite and HDMI.
My old WDTV has HDMI and component.
Many newer ‘smart’ TVs only have 1 component (or none), 1 composite (or none) and 2-5 HDMIs.
I do not understand why manufacturers do not put the several kinds of connections in their products. I have some older DVRs that are basically obsolute because they do not have HDMI.