OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Striiker @JojoTheWhale @Hollywood Cannon or anyone else,

Good evening. Who knows how Roku and a Roku TV work - AKA how and why one would choose and use them - and can explain it as if to a concussed 10-year-old? Thank you.

 

[Lord Defect]

@Striiker @JojoTheWhale @Hollywood Cannon or anyone else,

Good evening. Who knows how Roku and a Roku TV work - AKA how and why one would choose and use them - and can explain it as if to a concussed 10-year-old? Thank you.

You download apps to use. Pretty much it. They’re really simple

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@Striiker @JojoTheWhale @Hollywood Cannon or anyone else,

Good evening. Who knows how Roku and a Roku TV work - AKA how and why one would choose and use them - and can explain it as if to a concussed 10-year-old? Thank you.

Imagine your phone was a tv tied to a much smaller App Store with just video apps and it didn’t have Bluetooth.

 

[Jack Straw]

Imagine your phone was a tv tied to a much smaller App Store with just video apps and it didn’t have Bluetooth.

AppleTV has Bluetooth.

@Striiker @JojoTheWhale @Hollywood Cannon or anyone else,

Good evening. Who knows how Roku and a Roku TV work - AKA how and why one would choose and use them - and can explain it as if to a concussed 10-year-old? Thank you.

I don’t know about Roku but I’m pretty sure it’s similar to AppleTV. Basically a streaming device. Do you have a “smart TV”? With apps? That’s similar to what you get, but you probably wouldn’t have as many apps.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

AppleTV has Bluetooth.

He asked about Roku though?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You download apps to use. Pretty much it. They’re really simple

Imagine your phone was a tv tied to a much smaller App Store with just video apps and it didn’t have Bluetooth.

So I would need to have a provider (Youtube TV, etc.) to get the channels I want, but Roku would have the apps for Youtube TV, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, etc. And I presume you could surf the net on Roku somewhere so you could watch anime from a website on your Roku TV?

 

[Jack Straw]

He asked about Roku though?

He should consider all options

 

[JojoTheWhale]

So I would need to have a provider (Youtube TV, etc.) to get the channels I want, but Roku would have the apps for Youtube TV, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, etc. And I presume you could surf the net on Roku somewhere so you could watch anime from a website on your Roku TV?

I don’t believe it has a web browser. But you should be able to mirror a video from your phone or something.

If you definitely want a web browser, look into a different option like a Fire TV and then download Silk.

 

[Lord Defect]

So I would need to have a provider (Youtube TV, etc.) to get the channels I want, but Roku would have the apps for Youtube TV, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, etc. And I presume you could surf the net on Roku somewhere so you could watch anime from a website on your Roku TV?

You can download any app you want but you would be unable to actually use the app without a subscription. I don’t think there is a browser but I’ve never looked.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I don’t believe it has a web browser. But you should be able to mirror a video from your phone or something.

If you definitely want a web browser, look into a different option like a Fire TV and then download Silk.

I did a search and it said that a Fire stick works with a Roku TV, so I could download Silk on the Fire stick and use the Fire stick HDMI input when I wanted to watch stuff from the internet. I think.

Thank you all.

 

[Lord Defect]

I don’t believe it has a web browser. But you should be able to mirror a video from your phone or something.

If you definitely want a web browser, look into a different option like a Fire TV and then download Silk.

I don’t think the jitterbug can mirror anything. Nor his life alert

 

[trostol]

you can just use a browser to use Roku...also has a free version

 

[Striiker]

I was no help.

I am useless.

 

[Lord Defect]

Speaking of old people… my work still has old signs warning people of pacemakers to avoid the break room while the microwave is being used.

 

[Jack Straw]

I was no help.

I am useless.

Your time will come. Eventually someone will need clarification on a sandwich question.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Speaking of old people… my work still has old signs warning people of pacemakers to avoid the break room while the microwave is being used.

Does it have any warnings for stupid people?

 

[Lord Defect]

Does it have any warnings for stupid people?

Not that I’ve noticed.

 

[ajgoal]

I did a search and it said that a Fire stick works with a Roku TV, so I could download Silk on the Fire stick and use the Fire stick HDMI input when I wanted to watch stuff from the internet. I think.

Thank you all.

If you're talking about a roku tv, yes, no reason that a fire stick shouldn't work. I use a Roku box and it's a pretty straightforward interface. I feel like there's a way to cast directly from a laptop, but I've never tried it.

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[mja]

Dumb question, but is there anything Roku and fire sticks, etc. do that your normal smart TV can’t do on it’s own? I just picked up the LG B4 and it’s all already there.

 

[Chinatown88]

Oh we're talking about tech in here? Nice. I hate how everything has been gotten rid of in smartphones. Headphone jack gone. MicroSD card slot for expandable storage gone.

Mulling over getting a Samsung Galaxy A55 or the S24FE (Black Friday sale) and the MicroSD card is really making me lean towards the A55.

Frick Apple and their cost cutting and everyone following suit.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Dumb question, but is there anything Roku and fire sticks, etc. do that your normal smart TV can’t do on it’s own? I just picked up the LG B4 and it’s all already there.

With that tv, no. With many others, yes.

Oh we're talking about tech in here? Nice. I hate how everything has been gotten rid of in smartphones. Headphone jack gone. MicroSD card slot for expandable storage gone.

Mulling over getting a Samsung Galaxy A55 or the S24FE (Black Friday sale) and the MicroSD card is really making me lean towards the A55.

Frick Apple and their cost cutting and everyone following suit.

Stick to your guns, my friend. Storage prices are a stupidity/laziness test.

 

[Chinatown88]

With that tv, no. With many others, yes.



Stick to your guns, my friend. Storage prices are a stupidity/laziness test.

I'm reading things before washing my face. So I might be reading this the wrong way. You're telling me the extra storage is just that much more valuable for you? Or is it the other way?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I'm reading things before washing my face. So I might be reading this the wrong way. You're telling me the extra storage is just that much more valuable for you? Or is it the other way?

I would never buy one without a slot.

2 TB name brand high quality SD cards are under $200. Apple charges $200 to go from 256 GB to 512.

There's no phone that's worth that difference if you want the storage.

 

[Chinatown88]

2 TB name brand high quality SD cards are under $200. Apple charges $200 to go from 256 GB to 512.

There's no phone that's worth that difference if you want the storage.

Okay that's what I thought. Yeah I don't game on my personal phone. So it's literally just to browse the web, Twitter, social media, Audible, read ebooks and manga. Only thing that I'm worried about is the A55 isn't officially released in the US. So I'm picking up a Latin America model so it only has one 5G on TMobile. Otherwise I'm not spending for a flagship.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Okay that's what I thought. Yeah I don't game on my personal phone. So it's literally just to browse the web, Twitter, social media, Audible, read ebooks and manga. Only thing that I'm worried about is the A55 isn't officially released in the US. So I'm picking up a Latin America model so it only has one 5G on TMobile. Otherwise I'm not spending for a flagship.

At one point, I had a phone that was only available in emerging markets (mostly India and SEA). You know to check the bands, so that’s all you need.

Plenty of good options these days.