Roku vs Netflix

[BodyButter]

I came across an ad for Roku. It's about £30 for their dongle which apparently gives you access to 150,000 films.

I'm using Netflix at the moment and it's okay but I'm paying £10 a month for it.

Does anyone have any experience of Roku? Are there subscription fees? Would I be better off on Roku?

 

[HeathfieldRoad1874]

Is it just films you want? You need to look at how old those films are, as well. I haven't used either, but gather that Netflix could have more newer films.

I do know you can hack a Roku, and get Kodi working on one.

 

[Wurzel]

I thought Roku was a device manufacturer, not a content provider. I have a Roku, but I have to have a Netflix or Amazon account to get content.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

I thought Roku was a device manufacturer, not a content provider. I have a Roku, but I have to have a Netflix or Amazon account to get content.

Correct Wurzel. It's just an alternative to an Amazon Fire stick or whatever. You still need to have accounts with content providers e.g. Netflix.

https://www.roku.com/en-gb/how-it-works

 

[BodyButter]

I thought Roku was a device manufacturer, not a content provider. I have a Roku, but I have to have a Netflix or Amazon account to get content.

Oh, okay. So it's just a way of making a dumb TV smart?

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

Oh, okay. So it's just a way of making a dumb TV smart?

 

[DeanoVilla]

I find it amusing that you think anyone on here actually PAYS for their TV.

We're Aston Villa fans, we'll steal what we want!

 

[Wurzel]

My stealing tv days are well behind me, kodi was more trouble than it was worth.

 

[Stephen Jay Hawkings]

IPTV is the dogs bollocks