evan9381 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 need some advice. I'm thinking of ditching my cable all together. currently with WOW, but they're pissing me off over $60, and being an 8+ year customer, I said fuck em and told them to cancel my service. So I'm looking at other options. The other providers (uverse, TW, etc) have introductory pricing that is decent, but it skyrockets soon after. It's just me in my house, and 90% of what I watch is live cable news, and then I usually have my DVR set up to record stuff like Big Bang Theory, Impractical Jokers, bike races, etc. How soon do programs update? Is it right after airing, day after, etc? Also, on my main TV, my receiver has what i think they called "HDMI passthrough"...basically, it won't do audio through HDMI. right now, on my xbox and cable box, I have to run optical audio cables to the receiver for the sound to be through my surround sound. what are my options on a Roku for this? I'd rather not use the shitty TV speaker for all my tv watching. The other thing is, I sleep with the TV on...hardcore. If there isn't sound and light, I wake right up (thanks grandma for passing that trait on to me). Is Roku like what I experience with Netflix, that if I watch a show, I have to select the next one to watch? Can I set up to automatically play multiple programs in a row? The biggest thing would be college football season, so I'm not sure what I'll do then. Going out or to a friends for a game is fine, but if I want to watch games from 11a - 11p one day, that'll pose a problem. Anything else you can add, I'm all ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Internet, Netflix for shows, and watch live sports online (multiple sites to do this on). That's how I get by. Obv doesn't help live news, but screw that anyway. All garbage. The sports site I use covers every sporting event in the world. Motorcycle racing including. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Netflix on roku u have to click next show each time. Sucks ass. Netflix on xbox will show like 3 or 4 before asking you this. Not sure why its different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3NN3TT Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I've been with WOW for like 15 years now. I never have any problems with the service, but they do try to jack up my price all the time and I have to call and complain to get it back down. I guess that's how you show your appreciation for long-term loyal customers - soak 'em! On topic, I have a couple of Roku's as well, but I HATE watching news and sports, so that's not an issue for me. Although there are several news channels available on Roku, as well as the Ustream live "newscaster" aggregator channel with lots of different local live streams from NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox affiliates all over the country. As far as TV shows go, the only good option there is Hulu+ for getting things in a timely fashion. Netflix and all that usually don't make episodes available until they are out on DVD. Amazon Prime Instant has a decent TV selection too, and it's a little more timely than Netflix. They have HBO content, too, which is rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 http://xbmc.org/ Load it up on an old pc, install a few plug-ins like mashup and sportsdevil, Profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Seriously look into getting Chromecast instead. Not only is it cheaper, but your options are so much bigger. You can play anything from your phone, tablet or PC, and if you use Android you can cast the entire device to the screen. Between Netflix, Crackle, Popcorntime and TVOle, all of which you can cast to your tv, I'm covered on shows, movies and sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buelliganx1 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ok I've got a Roku and Chromecast how are you guys watching live racing events? I havent been able to find anything that I can watch live racing on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ok I've got a Roku and Chromecast how are you guys watching live racing events? I havent been able to find anything that I can watch live racing on. The TVOle link I posted above. It has a bunch of ads on there at first, but once you close them out you're good. To cast it, watch it on your pc and use the chromecast chrome extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I suggest just hooking up a computer to your TV. That is what I do. I bought multiple boxes including roku and they all were never able to do all of what I needed. Learn how to download all your favorite TV shows and movies. If you look hard enough most if not all are uploaded hours after they are aired. Use VLC to watch all of them. You can queue up many files to play with VLC. Netflix on a computer will let you play many TV shows in a row before you have to click to continue. Youtube works for when you are awake. Plenty of websites allow streaming live sports, or you could go to a sports bar and watch. I haven't had cable TV for over 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3NN3TT Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I use the Plex app on the Roku to stream pretty much anything from my Mac at home. I have a Chromecast too, but rarely find any reason to use it, especially since my previous-gen Roku now has the YouTube app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 After last night when i was told by a wow employee that There was outages in columbus due to FLOODING in our area- I was pretty PO'd at them. We are on the verge of ditching cable. Ill be lost without my Tivo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 We're currently in the same boat with Uverse. Clerical errors (switching account holder names and bank acct info) caused us to be behind 3 months worth of payments, I paid the entire amount in June, paid July now they are saying we're 3 months past due again for $385, fucking ridiculous. I'm hardly ever home to enjoy the 2000 channels we have and the only reason I would even keep it is for CBJ games in HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 To expand on this topic a bit more, what if you have a man cave with 3 tv's and you want to watch live sports on all 3 tv's at the same time (a different game on each tv)? Do you need a computer for each tv? I also have a tv in the living room and one in the bedroom. What would I use for those tv's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Best solution I can come up with is to ride your bike on blind hills. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buelliganx1 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 The TVOle link I posted above. It has a bunch of ads on there at first, but once you close them out you're good. To cast it, watch it on your pc and use the chromecast chrome extension. Every time I go to install the player that it says I need my computer detects a Trojan Horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyG Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Anyone have a place to stream red zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Get an Intel NUC. Newegg has the low end one for around $150, add ram and an ssd and you have a low power, full blown pc for your tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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