Cord Cutting Basics to dump Satellite or Cable

[goeduck]

I bought a ROKU today and installed it on the wifes TV. My OTA antenna should be here shortly and It is just a matter of time until I kiss the Comca$$$t TV lineup goodbye. :thumbsup:

 

[MAD777]

.... it's internet that's got us by the horns on a downhill pull boys. We've gotta have internet.

Agreed!

 

[CMV]

I bought a ROKU today and installed it on the wifes TV. My OTA antenna should be here shortly and It is just a matter of time until I kiss the Comca$$$t TV lineup goodbye. :thumbsup:

How is it - or too early to tell? Mine arrive tomorrow....kind of intimidated

 

[goeduck]

How is it - or too early to tell? Mine arrive tomorrow....kind of intimidated

The ROKU was easy enough to set up, I was watching the free stuff in about 15 minutes. You will need to enter your email address, PIN and password, etc. It will take a little time to get used to how to navigate the menu. Later I will setup some streaming services after the wife says what she wants. Currently we are thinking Netflix and Hulu or Sling. I am more anxious on the OTA antenna stations I will receive. Some of her favorite old shows are not on the streaming services that I could find but seem to be on a station I will get with the antenna per TVFool.

This morning I turned the TV on with the ROKU remote but had to power down and back up the ROKU ultra. I am not sure why that was.

Walmart.com has a sale going on ROKU and I had to have the salesperson in the store do a price match to get me the discount. The sale prices are not marked in the store.

 

[Underdog57]

I'm going to order my Antenna parts this weekend and get the locals tuned in first, then I will have a nice discussion with Charter/Spectrum! :cool2:

I have two TV's with Roku built in and two Roku sticks and are very happy with them.

 

[goeduck]

I received my antenna and have it set up in the living room on a table next to a window for now. I set it up on a pole outside and got a little better reception. I am tickled pink with the number of stations, however none of the ones that were picked up were below 0 dB. Digital reception is amazingly clear on an antenna, not like the old days.

 

[goeduck]

The wife seems to be taking to ROKU and streaming. I have not found where I can stream cable news and sports effectively yet. I also ordered a powered splitter for the OTA antenna. When the time comes to cancel my Comca$t lineup I will mount this where the cables gather under the house. There is power there already. The primary ROKU is Ethernet connected, the others will be WiFi.


Of the 4 main stations, 2 are broadcasting in 1080p and 2 of them at 720p. Substations mostly are in 480. All -1 stations seem to be at least 720p. Plenty good for free TV. :thumbsup:

 

[thekkfan]

I received my antenna and have it set up in the living room on a table next to a window for now. I set it up on a pole outside and got a little better reception. I am tickled pink with the number of stations, however none of the ones that were picked up were below 0 dB. Digital reception is amazingly clear on an antenna, not like the old days.
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Goeduck,

That's what most people do not realize.

OTA broadcasts are actually better resolution than anything providers can stream (cable, sat, or internet)----- they are all compressed to get the signal to you. OTA issue is if you can keep a solid signal without any blips for the whole program.

 

[Xfaxman]

And when recorded on an OTA DVR, the playback is exactly the same as the original, not slightly degraded like my old VCR did :thumbsup:.