What is Roku used for?
A Roku is a device (manufactured by the business Roku) that streams media (shows, movies, and even music) from the internet to your television. It provides a convenient and cost-effective solution to add or enhance internet streaming alternatives to the TV and home theater watching experience.
What you can watch with Roku?
Following the first setup, Roku allows you to install a wide range of streaming multimedia applications. Roku’s hundreds of channels include live local networks such as ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC. Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and HBO Max are among the main streaming providers that offer Roku applications. Along with video applications like YouTube and Vimeo, Roku allows you to download music streaming sites like Spotify or Pandora.
Adding channels to Roku is a simple procedure. Scroll down until you reach Streaming Channels, then click OK. You’ll be sent to the Roku Channel Store, where the vast majority of applications are available for free download. You may manually search for applications using the Roku remote or voice commands. This feature allows you to search without having to exit the program you’re now using.
Convenience Features of Roku
Here are some wonderful convenience features that you may take use of after you have a Roku device up and running.
- Voice Search: Roku’s on-screen menu is simple to browse using the buttons on the remote control, but if you have a Roku device with a voice-enabled remote or use the Roku Mobile App, you can use voice search to discover digital content by movie, actor, director, or program title, or activate streaming channels in natural language.
- TV Everywhere Single Sign-On: This feature eliminates the need to constantly log into TV Everywhere channels for people who utilize a Roku Device in conjunction with cable or satellite subscription. Users can save up to 30 channel sign-ons with TV Everywhere Single-On (TVE).
- The Roku Channel:Although Roku provides access to dozens of online streaming services and channels, it also provides free movies and TV series, as well as live news and sports, on its own Roku Channel without requiring a login. There are some advertisements in the free material. Access to premium content from HBO, Starz, and other select providers is also available through the Roku Channel.
- 4K Spotlight Channel: A new onscreen menu option is offered for owners with a Roku 4K-enabled streaming stick, box, or TV, making it easier to locate 4K content via categories such as genre. When a 4K-enabled streaming stick or box recognizes that it is connected to a suitable 4K Ultra HD TV, the 4K highlight channel will display. Roku TVs with 4K support include the 4K highlight channel.
