QUESTION TV: DISH vs INTERNET ROKU

Mar 19, 2013 | Yosemiotest

[Yosemitest]

I want "The Blaze TV" and I'm considering changing from Directv to either Internet driven by ROKU or Dish TV.
I've seen Dish before and didn't like how hard it was to remove the channels you didn't like off the list you view to see what's current.
I know nothing about ROKU, and would appreciate it if a ROKU user told me how they like it, how it works, what's available, and how much it cost per month.

What other ways are there to watch the Blaze TV?

[Errant]

Many thanks for the link!

[mylife]

Sure.
There are tons of videos.

[Yosemitest]

According to the specs, the Roku 2 will work.

I'm interested in an older version Roku 2 XD Streaming Player 1080p (Old Model) with an HDMI Cable+6Ft AV Composite S-Video Cable that has the ear phones from the remote like this one for digital.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Yeah, that should work. I assume your TVs aren’t so old they don’t have composite inputs. You’ll probably need to go into the Roku’s settings to get the output resolution right, but that shouldn’t be a problem. You should check out the user forums at roku.com if you haven’t already.

[Yosemitest]

Okay, thanks.

[steve86]

“Be aware that many channels (such as Fox News) will NOT be live streaming”

We’ve been watching live Fox News via

http://www.hulkusa.com/watch-fox-news-live-streaming/

and one or two other places. These have CNN and others also.

Not perfect uptime and certainly not HD quality, but is usually there and viewable.