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Question: I live far away from a city and don't want to subscribe cable. Can I use this device to watch ABC,NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, etc. for free?
Document: so far i love the roku. Although it does have a lot of channels,  it doesn't have ABC, CBS, etc.
As a streaming device the Roku unit is fine, but many reviewers are trying to say that this is "free TV" oran alternative to cable TV. It is not. Most channels on the Roku are comparable to a very limited youtube site.Even good "channels" like CBS or NBC have short clips which can take a minute each to initialize. If you like to watch the news while cooking, forget about it. Then the free movie sites are horrible.
Works better than I imagined. My router is about 30 feet away from the device so I can rate it's long distance use but it works great with my setup. I've watched a few different shows now and haven't noticed any skips or delay during viewing. Obviously your internet speed will be another variable to consider in this.Very easy to use and setup and I do not need cable or Xbox Live anymore because of this little device and Netflix. Great product!
We still get the local CBS and if there is something we really want to watch will just watch it live or on CBS.com - which again would be nice if there was a web browser on the roku to allow us to work around this problem. Not sure why CBS lets you stream their shows on their website but not through Hulu, but just something to be aware of.- Watching mindless TV is more challenging because you have to choose what you put on - but this isn't necessarily a bad thing!
We disconnected our insanely expensive cable and bought a Roku. We subscribe to Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix and can watch all 3 from this one little device. It's easy enough to use that even my 7 year old can operate it with no issues. Also, I like that you can plug headphones into the remote so the rest of the house doesn't have to hear the TV.
The idea was to see decent films for free. For the most part, "Mission NOT accomplished. "I suppose that I will now have to investigate such "free" movie channels as there are on Roku, but from a cursory investigation these appear to be pretty dismal. So I guess Roku is a good option if you don't want to pay for cable and want to subscribe to Netflix.
Thank goodness this was a Christmas gift. This is one of the worst products I've ever seen. It's like a digital middleman trying to get you to buy shows at ridiculous prices. I don't know why anyone would want a box that lets you see free 1 to 2 minute clips of webisodes and previews. The "thousands" of free channels are things like Netflix, but you have to then subscribe to actually watch anything.
Yes, there are 600+ free channels..but if you want to see the content of them, you have to subscribe paying between 1 to 15 USD per month per channel!!!. There are also free channels but the're nothing but trash!! !.The worst thing: to activate your device you have to go into the web page, and put your credit card on it, even if you're not thinking in buying anything. Even worst, the page has a weak security protection.
This little box blew me away! Not only do I have all the apps (&#34;channels&#34;) I want, I have plenty I didn't even know I wanted: all free from ROKU (and there are even other great channels for purchase.) As a great additional feature I can search ALL of my channels at once from the home screen if I'm looking for a specific program or movie: so convenient.The ROKU has honestly changed how I watch television.
My husband loves the channels with the old westerns and I am hooked on Acorn TV for the British Mysteries. We do not miss the &#34;cable tv&#34; at all. No reality shows, etc. You just have to pay for the Roku box and then if you want a specific channel you might have to pay. But as I said many many many are simply free. We wouldn't change for anything !
Answer: I don't think the answer to your question is "no".  The answer is "sometimes".  I know of no way to live stream any of the major broadcast networks via Roku.  However, there are many ways to access network shows, particularly prime time shows, as soon as the day after they air.  Some of those ways involve a subscription (Hulu Plus is the best example of that since it has the widest selection of current shows) and some do NOT involve a separate subscription.  For instance, through my free Plex server I can select a wide number of what Plex calls "Channels", including some of the major networks plus AMC, Bravo, History, etc.  Through that access I can watch many current shows that are available from those networks on demand.  For instance, right now on the CBS "Channel" I get through my Plex server I can watch the latest 3-5 episodes of just about every show that airs on CBS.  I assume that this same content would be available to me via computer from CBS.com but this way I'll watch the shows full-screen on my HDTV in what for me is very high resolution.  This is one of the beauties of Roku -- in many way it allows you to get content you could get on your computer but access it through easy navigation controls and watch it on your big screen TV.Even though the total number of "current" shows that you can watch one way or another through Roku might be quite large, though, the process will probably continue to be awkward and what you can get will continue to be hit or miss.