Question about Netflix

XtremeEclectic · 04-28-2013, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

First of all, most of those shows are only available if you live in the USA (which I don't) and secondly I'm trying to set this up for my sister, who is bedbound and would not be able to search YT or whatever looking for shows. I want some source for them that has them, in good quality, and available at the click of a mouse, not in danger of being removed due to copyright or the site housing them closed down.

That, my friend, is why.

Let me say again...ROKU simple design, frees up the laptop, no cords all over the damn place, easy to use...One and done lol

**Janszoon** · 04-28-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by XtremeEclectic

Let me say again...ROKU simple design, frees up the laptop, no cords all over the damn place, easy to use...One and done lol

Yeah, I've had a Roku for several years and it has worked great. Definitely worth the investment.

Trollheart · 04-28-2013, 04:00 PM

Greedy grasping ****ing Irish bastards! 50 dollars in the US, 139 EURO here! **** that! Check online....

Edit: calm down, Troll... breathe... that's it...
Sorry, overreacted because that was the XS version, the more expensive. The LT version, which would probably do me, is 70 Euro, which is relatively close I guess.

Cup of tea, I think...

Burning Down · 04-28-2013, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Greedy grasping ****ing Irish bastards! 50 dollars in the US, 139 EURO here! **** that! Check online....

Edit: calm down, Troll... breathe... that's it...
Sorry, overreacted because that was the XS version, the more expensive. The LT version, which would probably do me, is 70 Euro, which is relatively close I guess.

Cup of tea, I think...

Wow, that's insane. $50 US dollars is only 38 euros apparently.

Trollheart · 04-28-2013, 05:54 PM

One of the many reasons we're in the financial ****hole we are in: gimme a G! gimme an R! Two Es and a D! Plus we have VAT at 23 percent! Holy crap! NOt only that, but the idea of the Euro, used in many countries, buying the same amount for you wherever you go? Doesn't happen. You can go to Spain or Germany or France and your Euro will be worth more. Bloody country...

XtremeEclectic · 04-29-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Greedy grasping ****ing Irish bastards! 50 dollars in the US, 139 EURO here! **** that! Check online....

Edit: calm down, Troll... breathe... that's it...
Sorry, overreacted because that was the XS version, the more expensive. The LT version, which would probably do me, is 70 Euro, which is relatively close I guess.

Cup of tea, I think...

Used, they run about 20 here for the base version so probably 50 or so euros? used that is

Trollheart · 05-06-2013, 05:32 AM

Ok, I'm still thinking about this but can someone explain to me in simple terms about this Roku thing? I've read about it but I still don't understand what it is? Is it a transmitter, a decoder, a media player? It says on the Roku site that you can get 500 channels and so on, but is this like a free-to-air satellite dish, or how do I pickup these channels, if at all? Is the receiver somehow built-in? And if I have Netflix does that somehow give me access to these channels, or do I need to be in a specific geographic area?

My brain is meltinnnnngggg.........

**Janszoon** · 05-06-2013, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Ok, I'm still thinking about this but can someone explain to me in simple terms about this Roku thing? I've read about it but I still don't understand what it is? Is it a transmitter, a decoder, a media player? It says on the Roku site that you can get 500 channels and so on, but is this like a free-to-air satellite dish, or how do I pickup these channels, if at all? Is the receiver somehow built-in? And if I have Netflix does that somehow give me access to these channels, or do I need to be in a specific geographic area?

My brain is meltinnnnngggg.........

It's just a way to access streaming media on your TV without all the hassle of hooking a laptop or whatever to the TV every time you want to watch something. You generally connect it wirelessly to your router, though it is also possible to use an ethernet cable. Once it's hooked up you can sit back with the remote and scroll through any streaming service you subscribe to (such as Netflix, Hulu, etc.). When they talk about having "500 channels" they're just saying that there are that many streaming services you could potentially watch via Roku, but most likely you'd only use a couple at most. On mine, for example, we only watch Netfilx, Amazon and Hulu.

Trollheart · 05-06-2013, 01:10 PM

Ah, I see. So you would subscribe to these channels and then have access to them? See over here it's not really done that way. Our main digital channels come through Sky, the largest digital service, and via their Sky box through the TV, though you can also hook up via the Internet. It's probably just me, but I've never had any experience at all with subscribing to internet TV channels, which is why I was asking about Netflix: it's something totally new to me.

Thanks for the info though Jansz: clears it up a bit now. For a moment I thought this Roku thing came with tiny people inside who acted out episodes of your favourite shows on demand...

**Janszoon** · 05-06-2013, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Ah, I see. So you would subscribe to these channels and then have access to them? See over here it's not really done that way. Our main digital channels come through Sky, the largest digital service, and via their Sky box through the TV, though you can also hook up via the Internet. It's probably just me, but I've never had any experience at all with subscribing to internet TV channels, which is why I was asking about Netflix: it's something totally new to me.

Thanks for the info though Jansz: clears it up a bit now. For a moment I thought this Roku thing came with tiny people inside who acted out episodes of your favourite shows on demand...

I don't think I've explained it well. They're not really channels in the TV sense of the term. They're more like apps on a smartphone. You click on the Amazon one, for example, and you can go rent or buy videos from Amazon. You go to the Netflix one, and if you're a Netflix subscriber, you can watch the movies and TV shows they have available in their streaming library. You go to the break.com one and you can watch dumb home videos of people falling down or getting hit in the balls. All the Roku is on a fundamental level is a way of connecting to the internet through your TV, but one that conveniently filters things so that you're only perusing streaming content.

04-28-2013, 04:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Greedy grasping **ing Irish bastards! 50 dollars in the US, 139 EURO here! ** that! Check online.... Edit: calm down, Troll... breathe... that's it... Sorry, overreacted because that was the XS version, the more expensive. The LT version, which would probably do me, is 70 Euro, which is relatively close I guess. Cup of tea, I think... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 04-28-2013 at 04:07 PM.

04-28-2013, 05:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	One of the many reasons we're in the financial ***hole we are in: gimme a G! gimme an R! Two Es and a D! Plus we have VAT at 23 percent! Holy crap! NOt only that, but the idea of the Euro, used in many countries, buying the same amount for you wherever you go? Doesn't happen. You can go to Spain or Germany or France and your Euro will be worth more. Bloody country... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

05-06-2013, 05:32 AM	#27 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Ok, I'm still thinking about this but can someone explain to me in simple terms about this Roku thing? I've read about it but I still don't understand what it is? Is it a transmitter, a decoder, a media player? It says on the Roku site that you can get 500 channels and so on, but is this like a free-to-air satellite dish, or how do I pickup these channels, if at all? Is the receiver somehow built-in? And if I have Netflix does that somehow give me access to these channels, or do I need to be in a specific geographic area? My brain is meltinnnnngggg......... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-06-2013, 01:10 PM	#29 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Ah, I see. So you would subscribe to these channels and then have access to them? See over here it's not really done that way. Our main digital channels come through Sky, the largest digital service, and via their Sky box through the TV, though you can also hook up via the Internet. It's probably just me, but I've never had any experience at all with subscribing to internet TV channels, which is why I was asking about Netflix: it's something totally new to me. Thanks for the info though Jansz: clears it up a bit now. For a moment I thought this Roku thing came with tiny people inside who acted out episodes of your favourite shows on demand... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018