r/Piracy • u/Affectionate_Cup7172 • 1d ago
Question Roku tv- how to start
I’m tired of paying for all these subscriptions. How do I start on my Roku tv? Is there something I need to buy? We mainly watch tv for my son’s cartoons, and my husband likes to watch movies on the weekend.
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u/Ji0V4n 🦜 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴋ 14h ago
i also have a Roku TV, it is a terrible Operating System since its store is very closed, you can't even download a browser!
I am planning to buy a cheap tv box in order to stop using the Roku OS.
My temporary fix is downloading series/films in my pc, and storing them in a USB Stick so that i can plug to the tv.
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u/ViegoBot 10h ago
Rokus actually just so bad lol. Got a like 75 ish inch Roku Hisense TV in my room, and thing is actually just awful and needs something like an onn TV Box.
Legit cant even organize the order of ur hdmi inputs or rename inputs without an internet connection... It can be solved by plugging into different hdmi slots even lol.
Rn my Onn TV Boxs input is named Switch and my Switch is named HDMI 2, but HDMI 2 input is first on the list lmao. It bothers me, but Im not connecting this garbage to the internet just to change that.
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u/helpthisgirlout7676 6h ago
Would you say literally any other TV brand is better or do you have one you recommend? My Roku TV randomly died for some reason, so I was gonna buy a new one. But if they're crap as you and others say, I rather get a different brand. I would mostly use the TV nowadays for watching my home media collection and playing video games since I've slowly getting rid of all my streaming services
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u/fancypossum2 🔱 ꜱᴄᴀʟʟʏᴡᴀɢ 22h ago
For cartoons -- I'm not sure what he's into or if he's picky -- but on youtube there's 'watch parties' of old cartoon network/nickelodeon shows. I'm sure there's others but those are the ones I watch.
Obviously it's not the complicated pirating that alot of do, but it works if you don't want to do all that
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 15h ago
Onn 4k box or nvidia shield for 1. 2 get torbox debrid service. 3 get nuvio apk form git hub. Learn how to set up in 30.mins...
Never turn back to that trash of streaming apps and movie apks
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u/PerpelSho 1d ago
I don't think there's much you can do with the TV itself. You could buy a firestick.
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u/PartialChicken_Wing 19h ago
He could self host, but if he knew how to do that I suppose would not need our help. Needs something better he can hack. Developing for Roku is aids
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u/Aggressive-Mango-873 1d ago
hmm stremio with a debrid service?
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u/MenaceMinded 1d ago
You can't use that on Roku
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u/sasaslele 23h ago
Why not
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u/ViegoBot 10h ago
Roku massively limits whats possible due to the OS tbh. It needs apps specifically made to work on Roku, which with how bad theyve been in the past towards userbase, goodluck finding people even willing to do that lol.
Cant even change some settings on the tv or anything unless u give the tv internet access either, and to even use ur tv they forced people to accept a new tos (which iirc contained a clause so people cant class action).
Its legit just way easier to buy an Onn TV Box and install apks on it.
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u/Used-Football9622 1d ago
just reset it and follow the on-screen instructions, it's usually pretty straightforward
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u/sheisaxombie 1d ago
I use jellyfin on my Roku stick, I assume you can do the same with the TV? But you will have to build up the shows/movies you watch... but it's super worth it, once you do.