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Member my computer. This now allows me to stream
video/audio/photos from my computer to my
theatre system and any portable device I have
Review Plex installed. The BIG SUPRRISE that I can
access my entire media from anywhere I have
internet access.
Once the Roku is installed and you have it run-
ning, you can download/activate the channels
you are interested in viewing. The top chan-
Roku Ultra
nels (ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX) are all accessi-
ble with the Roku as well as the Food Network,
Media Streaming players…brings fun and convenienc-
DIY and many, many more. There as so many
es to your big screen TV.
movie channels that I still don’t know where
By Jasmine D’Katz and what to watch. If you watch a lot of mov-
ies you can choose Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Vid-
eo or Google Play, or rent the latest releases
from services like VUDU. Consider a Hulu sub-
I’ve been looking for alternative to streaming scription for unlimited streaming of current epi-
my vast digital movie library to my home thea- sodes and full season of hit shows.
tre system. Recently a friend’s relative could
give me some answers to what was available Now that Roku access my computer media
and what would be my best solutions. I was folder, I’m able to select or search for my fa-
given a demo of the Roku Ultra and within a vorite audio artist and listen to music through-
few minutes was pretty much sold on the Roku out the house. Over the weekend I was remi-
meeting my needs. niscing and viewing some of the views I’ve up-
loaded to YouTube over the years.
Now the decision. I’m I ready to CUT THE CA-
BLE? Will I haven’t reached that decision yet,
but the Roku is slowly giving me a reason. If
you cut the cable, you can get cable replace-
ment services for HBO NEWO, SHOWTIME
and more. So, if you are considering cutting
the cable and lowering you bill, then you just
The Roku Ultra has it all and delivers 4K reso- might want to consider Roku. Just remember,
lution, HDR support, digital auto and USB con- you still must keep your internet service.
nectivity. The remote control can be used for
voice search of your media content and there Roku Ultra: $106 – $109
is a headphone jack so I can listen in private.
The availability of more than 3,500 streaming Roku.com
channels is overwhelming, but now that was
secondary to my main needs.
I’m also own the Apple TV box, but the prob-
lem was that I had to jump through a few
hoops like importing the video into iTunes on
my computer to Apple AirPlay then through
Apple TV. With the Roku, I’m able to directly
connect my USB hard drive to the Roku to
view my video and use the remote to locate/
search for my video media.
OK, Steaming, what is it? After installing a few
channels and getting a few online questions
answered, I was informed to download PLEX
which as a streaming server. Upon installing I
was asked to direct Plex to my media folder on
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