They don't have every show (the HGTV has limited selections, for example), but they help you get your fix. I then took them for a test drive and they all seem to work pretty great - March Madness on the Nowhere TV channel is pretty dang cool. I added in Nowhere TV, HGTV, Nighttime Food Network (or something like that), and a few others. This link has a couple of different sites that list the private channel: Although many are free channels, some are not. Taking it further, other private channels will add in HGTV, Food Network, Network shows (like CSI, etc.). $8 for the entire month is going to save us a ton
EYETV ROKU MOVIE
A standard movie rental for us used to be at least 2, usually 3 Redbox movies on a Friday, returned on Wednesday or Thursday for $15+ total cost of renting, almost every week. For a family that usually gets Redbox movies but never returns them the next day, the $8/month for Netflix will save a ton - more than enough to pay for the Roku boxes to put on TV's around the house so everyone can have Netflix on their own TV. Amazon Instant Video hasn't had much anyone has wanted to watch, but it's free for us due to my Prime membership, so it stays. PS - so far, Netflix is the hands-down winner.
EYETV ROKU TRIAL
HuluPlus claims it's working diligently on expanding its lineup, but for now it's leaving me wanting, and even though $7.99/month isn't much, I'll probably opt out after my 7 day free trial period. I'm sure there are people who've set it up and have it working great, in all fairness, but for the most part the reviews I've seen haven't been good. There is a way to stream the Hulu shows to your TV through intermediary means, but it takes a high-end computer & very high-speed internet and the reviews I've seen lean largely towards choppy video and an unsatisfactory experience. It's just much more limited, and seems to be slanted towards NBC shows (Parks & Recreation, 30 Rock, SNL) and shows losing their steam (The Office). The HuluPlus lineup is FAR smaller than the Hulu lineup, albeit more recent. No - they're on Hulu, but you can't view Hulu shows on your HuluPlus account on Roku via your TV - you can only view Hulu shows on your PC. For now, Emma's happy because we just started watching Scooby Doo: Who's Your Mummy and she's digging it So far it's a mixed bag, but as we explore it further I'm hoping we'll find more titles available. Some are free, some are pay (I'm interested in how much MLB will charge for their channel), but there are quite a few. We also added a cooking channel for my wife and a few others. I also added a Kidnets channel so she can watch Redwall and some other kid's cartoons. As I type this, my 8 year old just created a Disney Kid's station and we're listening to songs while she "thumbs-up" and "thumbs-down"s the songs she likes/dislikes.
EYETV ROKU FULL
For example, I added Pandora (I have the full account for about $25/year) so we can have music whenever. Supposedly Hulu will show up on Roku at some point, but for now there's no NCIS, Criminal Minds, CSI, HGTV, DIY, and other shows my family wants to watch.Ģ - There are plenty of other channels you can add to your Roku that can add to your experience.
EYETV ROKU PC
There are ways to stream Hulu from your PC to your TV, but they've garnered mixed reviews at best unless you have a powerful computer (dual processors) and extremely fast cable uploads & downloads.
EYETV ROKU PLUS
Plus has the more current shows, but the list isn't nearly as comprehensive. All in, only cost me $150.ġ - HuluPlus does NOT included the regular Hulu shows, which happen to account for most of the ones my family wants to watch. I'm happy with it.Īctually, the installation guy gave me a great deal because he was able to use my Direct TV lines to save hardware cost and installation time. Plus, I get like 10 Spanish-speaking channels (I'm in California). I seem to get a quality picture for: NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS (3 channels), ION (3 channels), CW and a couple others. With the exterior antenna, I now get more channels with no fuss, including NBC (and the picture is good, even when it's raining it seems). And no matter what, NBC always came in lousy. Previously, I had to move my interior antenna around to get different channels. It has made a pretty big difference for me. Recently just had an exterior antenna installed. Mountains and sky scrapers probably hurt your chances, etc.
Some regions/cities/towns are better than others. How close you are to the tower and how much obstruction there is to the signal are the big things. Click to expand.In the last 10 years, I've used a couple of different interior antennas in two apartments and then my house.Since I've tried a couple different products in a couple/few different locations, I think I can agree with what you've said.
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