What if you don’t have a TV? Can you use it on your computer?
It’s pretty much for TV. You can watch Netflix directly on your computer via a browser.
Yeah, you can. My ex-GF had it and streamed directly into her 17 inch laptop when she chooses too. No biggie.
You don't need it on your computer. Your computer can access the same sites the ROKU does.
You CAN also purchase a device that connects your TV to your computer.
The difference between the two setups (ROKU vs. PC linked TV) is that ROKU provides a definitive list of VIDEO sites, whereas on a PC you have to find (or know about) them yourself.
ANOTHER OPTION. If you have an XBOX ONE, it performs the same task that a ROKU box does. My son browses the Internet and watches movies all from his XBOX ONE.
It will work on laptops and computers as well.
Just need HDMI.
That would be redundant. From your computer, you can access all the channels directly. Roku is simply a device for your TV to access Internet content.
Roku is just a gateway device, if you only watch content on your computer then you use your computer as the gateway. I still have an antenna hooked up for local broadcast channels. One word of warning about Roku and MLBTV, if you want to watch your local team don't waste your money, they will be blacked out. I have been trying to find a workaround and it seems that you have to pay to use a VPN or DNS service to mask your location. SUCKS