It's time to up the streaming game here and I am seriously considering adding a Roku unit of one sort or another to my system.
My A/V server has been outpaced by technology. I cannot stream at the higher specifications available but my monitor can accept a higher bitstream than the server can pass so it has become a bit of a data bottleneck. The server won't go away, however, as it is my Roon Endpoint and does an excellent job for digital music management.
I believe one benefit is that I can use the Roku as my central point of control for video streaming. In the past it was a matter of selecting my cable box for some On Demand content, the Oppo for other On Demand and the server for streaming some online content such as YouTube and music concerts on the web. Simpification here would be a big plus for me.
So my questions for all you Roku users are:
1. What Roku product do you currently use?
2. How do you use the Roku product? What streaming services, channels and networks do you use it for?
3. Are there any services you don't use the Roku for?
4. Any lessons learned on setting up and using Roku that you can pass along?
Thanks for your input!
My A/V server has been outpaced by technology. I cannot stream at the higher specifications available but my monitor can accept a higher bitstream than the server can pass so it has become a bit of a data bottleneck. The server won't go away, however, as it is my Roon Endpoint and does an excellent job for digital music management.
I believe one benefit is that I can use the Roku as my central point of control for video streaming. In the past it was a matter of selecting my cable box for some On Demand content, the Oppo for other On Demand and the server for streaming some online content such as YouTube and music concerts on the web. Simpification here would be a big plus for me.
So my questions for all you Roku users are:
1. What Roku product do you currently use?
2. How do you use the Roku product? What streaming services, channels and networks do you use it for?
3. Are there any services you don't use the Roku for?
4. Any lessons learned on setting up and using Roku that you can pass along?
Thanks for your input!