Roku (the company) for sale

[Scott Greczkowski]

Does the HD Homerun app work on Apple TV? How about iOS apps that work on phones/iPads?

yes it works

 

[zippyfrog]

I am surprised that FOX is jumping in, but I can see why they would.


View: https://x.com/AustinKarp/status/2066496348728254745

 

[b4pjoe]

Does the HD Homerun app work on Apple TV? How about iOS apps that work on phones/iPads?

Yes on the HD Homerun. At least with the Channels DVR.

No. If it isn't in in the tvOS store you can't install it. Prime example is my Ring and Blink cameras.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Ooooooooo the SignalGH meter for HD Homerun is in the TV OS store!!

 

[ncted]

Does the HD Homerun app work on Apple TV? How about iOS apps that work on phones/iPads?

Yes on the HD Homerun. At least with the Channels DVR.

No. If it isn't in in the tvOS store you can't install it. Prime example is my Ring and Blink cameras.

I'll add the HD Homerun app works, but the video playback isn't as good as passing through the Channels DVR for some reason. No Channels app for Roku, sadly.

 

[Juan]

So..what happens to Netflix?...Netflix spun Roku off into a independent company...

 

[comfortably_numb]

the video playback isn't as good as passing through the Channels DVR for some reason

Transcoding issue maybe?

I didn't realize until the other day that my HD Homerun "Extend" transcodes video internally. You can force it to push the raw video feed, but my Roku's can't handle it. The "mobile" setting works OK.

 

[comfortably_numb]

So..what happens to Netflix?...Netflix spun Roku off into a independent company...

Uh, why would anything happen to Netflix if they already divested Roku?

 

[b4pjoe]

That said, I am not a fan of where the ATV4K has been headed. tvOS 26 has been buggy as heck for me. In addition to apps just straight up needed to be restarted regularly and crashing, I am getting video stuttering and audio drops pretty regularly which was not a problem before. Also, aside from one 12+ year-old TV with a Samsung soundbar of a similar age, HDMI-CEC just refuses to cooperate. Worse than that, if I turn CEC off, it will turn itself back on randomly. I got HDMI adapters that block CEC signals, but I still run into problems on three TVs where the setting to control volume via IR randomly resets to HDMI-CEC. On one of the TVs, I have to reset the remote to get it working again when this happens. This is not typical of the usual "pretty much just works" experience I get from Apple.

I am running the tvOS 26 Developer Beta on my Apple TV and haven't had any of those issues on my ATV 4K 2nd generation. Which ATV 4K are you using?

 

[navychop]

I wish Apple would hurry up and come out with a new Apple TV. I want one that can pass through all kinds of audio types natively.

To me the Roku is like a toy and still looks basically the same since it was released. I don't consider it a real media server, which is why I like Android TV boxes, where I can really customize my experiences. But the Android TV's don't pass all audio types natively either.

BB had Roku TVs and other smart TVs using FireTV and Google. Sales Critter didn't seem to want to say "Android TV." I think there may have been another as well.

I'm adjusted to the Roku interface and now use it on all four TVs. Firestick was fine, very similar to Roku to me. WAF is high for the Roku. More than good enough for us.

I note the TV I bought says "Roku" on it- but nowhere is "Pioneer" visible.

Yet, I'll probably buy the upcoming Apple TV STB.

 

[Juan]

Uh, why would anything happen to Netflix if they already divested Roku?

Do they get kicked off?...do they get charged an outrageous access fee? Should be fun to watch

 

[ncted]

Transcoding issue maybe?

I didn't realize until the other day that my HD Homerun "Extend" transcodes video internally. You can force it to push the raw video feed, but my Roku's can't handle it. The "mobile" setting works OK.

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That would make sense. I haven't really messed around with it.

 

[meStevo]

Get your Roku's now, before they run out of stock on the current generation.

Then again, it might be a while before Fox gets into the production aspects of the Roku's ... thier not going to be rebuilding them the day after the agreement is completed.

Deal doesn't close until next year, a lot of time before meaningful changes regardless.

Do they get kicked off?...do they get charged an outrageous access fee? Should be fun to watch

No, they've already said it will continue to operate as an open platform. They generate a lot of revenue from Netflix and other streaming partners. Fox products and services will almost certainly become more prominent in the future on the platform though.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Fox products and services

View: https://youtu.be/_DhEEo5S9fg

 

[Jimbo]

I would still prefer to buy "dumb" TV's also.

May as well, seeing everyone says the systems in the TV's are junk and not updated.
They sell a LOT of Roku's and Firesticks ...

Why can't they make a good reliable set ups that work IN the already Streaming ready TV's ?
And make it so they will automatically update when the Streamer does.
Roku's and Firesticks automatically get the Netflix and other Updates.

You already pay for it to be in the TV, now they want you to Not Use it and buy after market.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Samsungs OS (which I believe is Tizen) stinks. I have been burned a few times in the past by Samsung TV's where my apps stop working and there are no updates, and Samsung wants you to buy a new TV. I have gotten away from Samsung TV's for this very reason.

 

[meStevo]

May as well, seeing everyone says the systems in the TV's are junk and not updated.
They sell a LOT of Roku's and Firesticks ...

Why can't they make a good reliable set ups that work IN the already Streaming ready TV's ?
And make it so they will automatically update when the Streamer does.
Roku's and Firesticks automatically get the Netflix and other Updates.

You already pay for it to be in the TV, now they want you to Not Use it and buy after market.

Samsungs OS (which I believe is Tizen) stinks. I have been burned a few times in the past by Samsung TV's where my apps stop working and there are no updates, and Samsung wants you to buy a new TV. I have gotten away from Samsung TV's for this very reason.

Because these aren't static platforms. Apps and the underlying TV OS continue to evolve, and they eventually outgrow the chipsets in older Smart TVs. It happens with sticks and set-top boxes too, they aren't immune, rather their functionality becomes limited, can't support newer versions, etc and eventually end of life.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Insignia (Best Buy house brand) used to sell dumb TV's. I had a GREAT 55" Insignia that I had to sell when I moved to New Mexico, but I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. I don't think Insignia makes dumb TV's anymore.

 

[navychop]

I don't think any brand we've heard of does. At least, that we can buy off the shelf.

 

[dishdude]

I'm a big fan of Google/Android OS. I have 1 Sony and 2 Hisense, all run Android and work great. No complaints.

I avoid Vizio, LG and Samsung, I don't like any of their TV OSs.