F2V TV now on Roku as a public channel

[mwdxer1]

You can't just build a private channel on ROKU
They have to allow it
Private only means its not in the channel store

ROKU has to provide the code to link the channel to their device


I would love to know what " certify" means

I checked both of my Roku's and I did find a few Private channels. A couple no longer worked. One called Endless Podcasts, I found most of what I listen to on Spotify for free. That is covered. Much of the rest are old TV shows & movie apps that are duplicated elsewhere or even on You Tube. Those I added in 2014/2015. I also have the NoWhereMan Archive channel that Roku dropped years ago. I could still use it if I had in on there. In checking that, most of the stuff is also on You Tube. So it looks like, at least in my case, I am not going to miss much. If there is no app on the Roku or Fire Stick, I can always cast anything on the Chromecast. The World of streaming has really changed since I got my first Roku LT in 2014. There were only maybe a 100 or so decent apps then. Now there are thousands. Having multiple streaming devices is an advantage and they are all pretty inexpensive.

 

[Juan]

I checked both of my Roku's and I did find a few Private channels. A couple no longer worked. One called Endless Podcasts, I found most of what I listen to on Spotify for free. That is covered. Much of the rest are old TV shows & movie apps that are duplicated elsewhere or even on You Tube. Those I added in 2014/2015. I also have the NoWhereMan Archive channel that Roku dropped years ago. I could still use it if I had in on there. In checking that, most of the stuff is also on You Tube. So it looks like, at least in my case, I am not going to miss much. If there is no app on the Roku or Fire Stick, I can always cast anything on the Chromecast. The World of streaming has really changed since I got my first Roku LT in 2014. There were only maybe a 100 or so decent apps then. Now there are thousands. Having multiple streaming devices is an advantage and they are all pretty inexpensive.

Private channels come and go

 

[comfortably_numb]

Now there are thousands

"Thousands" of "decent" apps? I don't think so. Maybe 50.

 

[Bobby]

"Thousands" of "decent" apps? I don't think so. Maybe 50.

One man's decent is another man's trash...

 

[CyberSpock]

FireTVstick 4k is currently $25

Thanks. I picked one up just to play with it. If Roku gets too irritating I will be ready to switch.

One thing I noticed is the updated YouTube TV app on Samsung has a button to make it easier to purchase add on packages like HBO. That must compete directly with Rokus business model. It gives YTTV the residual instead of Roku and they'll never allow that.

 

[mwdxer1]

"Thousands" of "decent" apps? I don't think so. Maybe 50.

Depending on what you want. For me there are a few hundred I use.

 

[mwdxer1]

Thanks. I picked one up just to play with it. If Roku gets too irritating I will be ready to switch.

One thing I noticed is the updated YouTube TV app on Samsung has a button to make it easier to purchase add on packages like HBO. That must compete directly with Rokus business model. It gives YTTV the residual instead of Roku and they'll never allow that.

I started out with Roku in 2014, added Fire Stick 3 or 4years later along with the Chromecast. So if one doesn't have an app I want, I check with another. Most of the streaming devices are inexpensive, so having more than one in easy.