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Tag: Roku

Roku 3 stuck on update from 5.6 to 7

Posted onApril 7, 2017AuthorBob Williams

I solved a problem with a Roku 3 update this past weekend. The Roku box was a freebie from my internet provider when I signed-up for their streaming service package. The initial setup worked fine, but after a few weeks the system froze. I had to power cycle the unit Read More …

CategoriesBusiness TechnologyTagsCharter, Roku, streaming TV

How to get HDTV from an Antenna to every outlet in the house

Posted onSeptember 13, 2015AuthorBob Williams2 Comments

A few months ago I cut the cord on cable TV. I still use the cable company for internet, but I traded the cable television for subscriptions to Netflix, Sling, and Hulu. For local TV stations I recently installed a HD antenna in the attic and I have the signal Read More …

CategoriesBusiness TechnologyTagscable TV, HD Antenna, HDTV, hulu, Roku, satellite TV, Sling

I cut the cord on cable TV

Posted onApril 12, 2015AuthorBob Williams3 Comments

I cut the cord (cable TV). Yes! Whoo hoo! I’ve been thinking about this since 2009 when I first wrote about online alternatives  and mail order alternatives to TV.  I didn’t cut the cord back then because the alternatives for live TV were not compelling enough to replace live sports Read More …

CategoriesBusiness TechnologyTagscable TV, Netflix, online, Roku, Sling

Roku Streaming Stick

Posted onSeptember 13, 2014AuthorBob Williams1 Comment

I had a television content problem. Charter Communications went to a digital only network a few months ago and started requiring set top digital converters to unscramble program content. I’m not bashing Charter in this post for their decision, but when they did this, the two small TVs in my Read More …

CategoriesBusiness TechnologyTagscable TV, Charter, ESPN, Netflix, Roku

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