The same company has the HDHomerunPrime which works with cable as well

and eliminates the need for up to 3 cable boxes. I pay a couple bucks a month for a cable card instead of the 2 cable boxes I'd be paying for otherwise. Also, like LaneRat suggested, I use their phone app occasionally out in my garage or yard.

Granted, some of these benefits are getting smaller and smaller as more content is available from the internet, but the quality is usually better via cable.

In response to this post by LaneRat

Posted: 06/19/2020 at 09:14AM

Another round of TV questions.TV -- Atlee Hokie 06/19/2020 06:34AM

Yes, stick is much easier/faster. And always get the bigger TV. ** -- riosvt 06/19/2020 09:10AM

Yes - separate components, and a note about local channels -- LaneRat 06/19/2020 08:58AM

The same company has the HDHomerunPrime which works with cable as well -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 09:14AM

Have you looked at a Fire TV Recast? -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 09:02AM

Does the Roku have to be -- YardBird 06/19/2020 08:54AM

Another somewhat useful review site -- MR2 Hokies 06/19/2020 08:48AM

That's the route I took with my Vizio. 2018 P-Series 55".. -- hokeeron1 06/19/2020 08:15AM

Happy with Vizio and AppleTV, although hate touch screen remote -- pburg_hokie 06/19/2020 07:54AM

That remote is terrible. Can't understand how apple put that out ** -- LaneRat 06/19/2020 08:46AM

I agree with the built in apps on my smart TVs. They were so slow to load -- HokieGator 06/19/2020 08:31AM

My old Samsung, which was made the year before 4K hit the street... -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 08:43AM

I have a Samsung purchased in December from Walmart. -- HokieGator 06/19/2020 09:16AM

Here it is. Link. -- Femoyer Hokie 06/19/2020 08:21AM

Thanks! I actually have one of these from old one, will try it later ** -- pburg_hokie 06/19/2020 08:45AM

The streaming on our 60 inch which is a Dec 2015 model can be slow at times -- Alan11 06/19/2020 07:13AM

Guess where all the parts come from, you can't "get" anything not made in -- HokieForever 06/19/2020 07:02AM

Understand that. -- Atlee Hokie 06/19/2020 07:26AM

If I was to buy a new TV today, would take a very hard look at the Visio... -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 08:37AM

I've been waiting for OLED to come down to the right price, hopefully that -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 08:50AM

I'm with you on that one. As of right now, I can't justify a OLED TV -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 08:57AM

To answer your question, it'll be about the same -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 06:55AM

Not exactly true with the Vizio system ... -- hokeeron1 06/19/2020 08:23AM

I meant comparing a Roku stick in a Vizio versus having a TCL -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 08:30AM

If you just leave the TV on the Roku input it eliminates that issue when... -- hokeeron1 06/19/2020 08:46AM

My parents have an LG that always jumps back to the stupid home screen -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 08:56AM

Gotcha...based on that I see your reasoning... -- hokeeron1 06/19/2020 09:31AM

I have a TCL 55", picture is great, built in roku works as advertised -- BRVT 06/19/2020 06:54AM

Agree about the ratings of the TCL. -- Atlee Hokie 06/19/2020 07:18AM

Agree, have one on my patio works flawlessly, very easy to use. ** -- HokieForever 06/19/2020 07:03AM

Well the guy at best buy once told me that tcl is american -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 06:49AM

LOL! I would consider everything he/she said afterwards as total BS. -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 08:30AM

Absolutely. Sometimes they start talking before you have a chance to tell -- jmanatVT 06/19/2020 08:35AM

That's pretty much the same for all of my "large purchases" -- EDGEMAN 06/19/2020 09:13AM

I don’t have any Roku experience, or any streaming -- PhotoHokieNC 06/19/2020 06:42AM

The same company has the HDHomerunPrime which works with cable as well

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