How To Use Roku Instead Of Cable Box

Comcast reported about 24 4 million residential broadband and 22 1 million cable tv.

How to use roku instead of cable box. Comcast introduces a new box in a move against roku. Another note the roku won t play your iphone videos if you plug your iphone directly into the usb port. Customers can use comcast s voice activated remote. In speaking with the xfinity loyalty retention specialist i unsuccessfully tried to negotiation away the new 5 tv box fee.

By marshall honorof 11 december 2017. By don reisinger 02 february 2017 while comcast isn t charging you to use your roku set top box in lieu of a cable box during a beta trial that could change when the trial ends. Another option you might consider is just using component video audio cables to connect your cable box to your tv instead of hdmi. How to use a roku box or stick.

I just plug a 30 roku streaming device into each tv or get a roku smart tv and we re good. Roku apple tv or other streaming device can replace the time warner cable spectrum digital adapters customers use for extra tvs at a cost of 6 per month. Whether you want to search for channels troubleshoot or simply learn about hidden features this is the ultimate roku guide. The spectrum television app is free.

Use the wireless method above. Using roku as a spare cable satellite box. It s free during beta but will. Each streaming service has a limit on the number of screens you can use at once but if various screens are using different services you don t have the limit problem.

If your tv has component video inputs 5 cables consisting of red green blue rca cables for video and white red rca cables for audio you can just buy an inexpensive set of component video cables instead of a switch. On a second tv without having to rent. He did note however that i could get rid of that fee if i replaced the xfinity tv box with my own customer owned partner device and use the xfinity stream app which includes live tv and cloud dvr. Component video supports up to 1080i.

So can roku replace cable tv.