ROKU vs cable question..

[wyliec]

If I am already able to download movies/videos from the internet at pretty much no cost and I have a cable provider, is there any benefit to ROKU? ROKU isn't meant to provide the normal and pay channels that you get from your cable provider, correct? My main interest is watching the different series on the pay channels.

 

[juliantrost]

If I am already able to download movies/videos from the internet at pretty much no cost and I have a cable provider, is there any benefit to ROKU? ROKU isn't meant to provide the normal and pay channels that you get from your cable provider, correct? My main interest is watching the different series on the pay channels.

Two different things: ROKU works great with things like Netflix or Youtube, but doesn't yet cover all streamline websites, although it does cover much more than regular internet enabled TV. If your TV is Internet enabled through a computer attached to the TV (I have that), then ROKU will be a waste of money. My friend has ROKU at his house, but he got it to streamline a specific website, which actually works better through ROKU, than it does through regular PC connection. So, my vote is: if the TV is internet enabled through manufacturer, then get ROKU, cause it will have more options to streamline through. If the TV is just connected to a PC or a laptop, don't waste your money.