How To Use Roku Instead Of Cable Box

Whether you want to search for channels troubleshoot or simply learn about hidden features this is the ultimate roku guide.

How to use roku instead of cable box.

Another note the roku won t play your iphone videos if you plug your iphone directly into the usb port. On a second tv without having to rent. Another option you might consider is just using component video audio cables to connect your cable box to your tv instead of hdmi. The spectrum television app is free.

Comcast reported about 24 4 million residential broadband and 22 1 million cable tv. How to use a roku box or stick. By don reisinger 02 february 2017 while comcast isn t charging you to use your roku set top box in lieu of a cable box during a beta trial that could change when the trial ends. Component video supports up to 1080i.

I just plug a 30 roku streaming device into each tv or get a roku smart tv and we re good. Several readers with pay satellite or cable services have asked me if they can use a roku to watch directv xfinity etc. Use the wireless method above. And it gets you around the cable box limits.

If your tv has component video inputs 5 cables consisting of red green blue rca cables for video and white red rca cables for audio you can just buy an inexpensive set of component video cables instead of a switch. He did note however that i could get rid of that fee if i replaced the xfinity tv box with my own customer owned partner device and use the xfinity stream app which includes live tv and cloud dvr. Each streaming service has a limit on the number of screens you can use at once but if various screens are using different services you don t have the limit problem. By marshall honorof 11 december 2017.

Using roku as a spare cable satellite box. So can roku replace cable tv. Customers can use comcast s voice activated remote. Comcast introduces a new box in a move against roku.

In speaking with the xfinity loyalty retention specialist i unsuccessfully tried to negotiation away the new 5 tv box fee.