bookmarking to watch. I have a ROKU but don’t know how to use it. LOL
Roku BUMP for help. LOL
For news, start with Real American’s Voice and occasional Blaze.
Pluto is free and has a lot of old tv/movies.
We use Philo for $32 a month for live tv. They have a dvr type service you can use and fast forward through commercials on it. For news I download the local stations apps and they play the local news live or on a loop.
We have Roku. We watch a lot of the British shows, as the Brits do TV series so much better than we do.
Check out “Enemy at the Door,” and “Island at War.” Both are about the Channel Islands during the German occupation in WWII. The latter was only on for one season, which has disappointed a lot of people who liked the series.
You are smart to go with Roku: DUMP cable TV!
PLUTO!
There’s so much on Pluto, you might not need another channel. :)
RSBN so you can watch the rallies etc and Real America’s Voice for conservative programs..like Bannon, etc.
I didn’t know people still bought ROKU. Nearly all TVs made in the last 5 years have a ROKU-like functionality built into it.
ROKU is just the device. It will show Houma list of channels that or can stream to you. Some of them require monthly fees and some are free. You can look over the list of channels and google them for more info on what they cost and how to sign up. I
Enter into channel search
JD Farag ( calvary chapel)
YouTube ( lots of stuff )
Roku Channel ( gateway to lots of other streaming channels and movie and TV series. Im watching modern Marvels right now on free live tv submenu )
Rumble ( podcasts and streaming channels )
A&E
History channel
Have used Roku for 5+ years and it’s awesome. No cable. Use streaming services for specific series/movies, then cancel to avoid ongoing monthly fees for services we don’t watch. Highly recommend YouTube TV ($60/mo) as primary source for standard “cable” channels. Hate to pay Google anything, but YouTube TV is worth it.
I know Roku has a bunch of other free content but I haven’t spent much time with it. Good luck!
Tubi is pretty good.
https://tubitv.com/
I do an amount of watching youtube on my roku tv which actually surprises me. Lots of history stuff and whatnot.
Rumble also has a roku app.
And I listen to a lot of podcasts on the Spotify roku app.
Filmrise is another free movie app. and it has apps for particular genre too, such as scifi, western, mystery etc. in case you have a specific interest and dont want to spend the time sorting through the entire catalog.
That hopefully helps as a general selection to try out. See which kind of thing you prefer and then build your own library of apps on your roku from there.
P.S.: All the above are free with no manditory sign up fees. Spotify has a paid version but you get a lot from the free account.
If you want a FOX news channel. (I do Gutfeld, Tucker, and Bartiromo sometimes)
https://usnewson.com/watch/fox-news-live
You might like Right Side News.
HBO, Disney Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.
We watch...
Hulu
Plex
Pluto
Freevee
Amazon prime - almost never watch.
Occasionally subscribe to another channel to watch a specific series only shown there and then cancel after we complete it.
https://channelstore.roku.com/details/4ab5611eb62f1e13fb4bac825b7c8bf3/rifftrax
See if they have Rifftrax’s House on Haunted Hill.
You will laugh your 4th point of contact off.
Pluto!
Tubi and Pluto-
Have lots and change some content monthly. Have kids sections too.
Freevee-
Has all the Perry Mason series, so it’s one we like to use(they also change some content monthly)
Movieland Tv- not as much of a change monthly, but somehow, some old Disney stuff that we enjoy is on there at times (things like Davy Crockett, Ugly Dachshund, Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Mary Poppins,Apple Dumpling Gang)
Pluto has its own tv channels where you can binge a show like Andy Griffith or Lucy or Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke,Rawhide.. or more modern shows too. Even some current shows.
I watch a lot of British television on BritBox and it’s inexpensive - $8.47/month.
I also watch a lot of free movies on tubi. Crackle as well.
The Roku channel has a lot of free movies as well.
If you have Amazon Prime they have a lot of movies as well.
Classic Movies+ has a few good movies.
I have at times subscribed to History Vault and the Smithsonian Channel.
If you’re a sports fan of a non-Power5 conference team ESPN+ has a lot games for those teams for about $10/month. The camera work and commentary is usually not as good as the main networks, but it’s worth the money. It allows me to watch all of my team’s away games (I go to home games.).
Mainly, just go online to the Roku website and browse through the huge selection and try some. Probably most are free. You can delete them later if you don’t like them.
One thing about movies though: it’s amazing how many movies are available and how few have any appeal to me. I have to search and search and search.