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I am Non-sports fan who still has to put up with sports based price increases on Max, Peacock and Paramount.

Nice that Roku kept the 3x3 tiles, with an option for the new format. Not forcing a change on everyone is a good idea.

@deniseg8312

Ай бұрын

Agree with having the choice is great. I have the 4 across on my larger screen TV, but prefer the 3 across on my small TV.

@chalabrooks5433

Ай бұрын

Totally agree. I have been requesting this for years from Roku. I like to think they finally listened.🤭😂😂

@richardsteiner8992

Ай бұрын

Yup. It makes a difference for larger and smaller TVs, and the option is almost always better than forcing something new.

Yes, @Roku! 😊💖🙌🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 Thank you for finally giving us the option to change the tile size. Now, I can organize my apps a little better for me.😁

We don't have a lot of apps, but the option for 4x4 tiles always made sense to me.

@chalabrooks5433

Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

Pluto & Rambo Movies - Tubi has a lot of the older Alfred Hitchcock movies available (and a few of his well-known classics), all for free. Its great to watch some of his lesser-known movies, and to see how his movie making (and movie making in general) evolved during his lifetime (1930s - mid-1970s). A lot of those 1940s-1950s movies still hold up well against what studios put out today.

I just reset my APP settings on my Roku TV. Love it

@MsV-PhD

Ай бұрын

Me too!

Hey Luke, just wanted to drop a comment, typically for music today, I'll use one of my Amazon echo speakers. It's nice to be able to ask for the music desired and just let it play in the background, and then ask it to stop when finished. In addition, I have the option of asking for audiobooks and other content as well, so it's not just limited to music anymore.

@TallPaulInKy

Ай бұрын

Yes if you subscribe to most any music service, your Alexa will play songs and whole albums.. just ask.

Apparently it's not just Roku 13 that brings this one. I have a TCL Roku tv that is still on Roku 12.5.5 and it allowed me to change to the 4x4 screen.

@chalabrooks5433

Ай бұрын

Cool! They must have slipped it in recently because I checked not long ago. I'm happy either way.😊

Thank you so much Cord Cutters News. :)

Had no idea about the tiles - but I do have the top line with frequently used pages. Have to try the tile change - thanks Luke.

Enjoy your informative conversations😊

I checked on the tile thing and went ahead and did the smaller tiles. I regularly watch you tube, tubi tv, pluto tv and kanopy and usually check some of the live channels. I just discovered that my local library no longer offers hoopla (where I'd found quite a few older movies), and I'm frankly pissed about it. At my age, I find there are truly too many choices to bother with anyway. I'm gonna go back in, check to see if anything is appealing about most of these, then probably hit the remove key, lol.

I want the 4 tiles. I'll turn that on today. But I had so many issues getting OS13 onto my TCL TV. Rebooting loops. Crashes. Freezing. I took hours to get it done.

Not a sports fan. When I paid for live TV, sports was NOT the reason I paid for the live TV. I now get my live TV OTA (free).

Ironic that MTV is no longer Music Television 😅

@benstandard

Ай бұрын

It hasn't been for decades.

@benstandard

Ай бұрын

It hasn't been for well over two decades.

Great choices!

I would pay EXTRA to not have ANY sports 😂

My ROKU is stuck on version 12.5, what is up?

I’d also subscribe to live TV services because I’m paying for sports which I don’t watch. They should offer a slim down plan that has no sports at a cheaper price. I believe they would get more subscribers yet.

@kenyattaclay7666

Ай бұрын

Philo and Friendly do that and they have very low subscriber numbers. Also, that's EXACTLY what Fubo's lawsuit is about. The companies that own the cable networks won't allow a "slim down" plan.

@iTiffanyi

Ай бұрын

It's a huge reason why I haven't had cable since 2015. Too many sports channels I DO NOT CARE ABOUT that are jacking up the prices. 😮‍💨😒

Not a sports fan, but I subscribe because I’m a news junkie.

Question for Luke. I did away with my Spectrum Cable service but kept them for internet. When they moved TCM (Turner Classic Movies) to a Sports tier I lost it. Imagine them wanting $30 more each month for the one channel I wanted to see. At one time it was on the basic package. I have searched the internet and there seem to be places to get a TCM package of about 30 films per month to stream. But does any service offer the cable version hopefully both East and West coast version for scheduling flexibility. I keep hoping Friendly would add it.

@dennismccowan5375

Ай бұрын

I think Max still has a lot of TCM content, at least it used to. Also, antenna tv has the Movies channel, Grit and Outlaw.

@mknightstalkerx

Ай бұрын

Max has some of TCM movies. Not the whole catalog. I wish it did. Sling tv and Hollywood xtra is your cheapest option for TCM. I wish they would a, TCM +. I'm sure it would sell.

i could care less about sports i use spectrum essentials which doesnt have sports channels but have 60 plus cable channels that i stream

I like the smaller tiles.

I watch a lot of sports, rarely live. I wish i was catered to a bit but i realize im unusual. I had one streamer cut off my account because i "paid for the live events, not the replays". Only got to about 10% of the games i wanted to watch.

Wish roku would come out with a feature where organize apps

@randelldavis578

Ай бұрын

They do

Nice stuff

I couldn't care less about sportsball. But I guess now that is on streaming, it doesn't have to preempt my shows.

Don’t understand. You have said there have been various updates on version 13 but I have not even gotten version 13 yet.

Question for anyone…is there a way to make all streaming platforms have a 4x4 screen. Scrolling to the right through 30 or more shows and then go back and move to the next row and look through another 30 plus then rinse repeat sucks.

I assumed this Roku update was already out because I've had it for almost a year now on my 7 year old TCL TV

I'm not a sports fan, so I don't pay for live TV. I have an antenna for live TV.

Cool

How do we get rid of the big advertisement on the right side of the screen? I'm assuming we just stop using roku if we don't want to look at ads on the home screen.

@donhenry7930

Ай бұрын

Yep throw it away

@hypyryon

Ай бұрын

Na, sell it. Let someone else look at it.

QUESTION FOR LUKE: Will the new Roku Home Screen option be in Canada? I don’t see it in the settings.

The home screen is fine, but I hate the "recommended" row.

What is the best TV smart stick? to use for your TV in the UK. 🇬🇧 tried the Google smart stick it wasn't very good.

Is this really happening now because if it is, I’m gonna check it out when I get home from work how different is it anyway it happened when I burst her on the TV or will it just update on its own?

I am curious if your TCL tv with the Roku tv operating system is affected by roku sticking ads where they don't belong? For example, if you're subbed to fubo, and pause a DVR'd show or game, does roku slap an ad up on the screen while the event is paused?

Question for Luke? Do you have any information why the CBS Roku app doesn’t work? Sometimes I watch TPIR & haven’t been able to. It either crashes or get an error message.Thanks.

Sports fan and only pay when it's the only way I can see my team play.

Love Doctor Who on Pluto along with Nickelodeon. QUESTION FOR LUKE. Do you ever see a day when a show like Smallville is on Pluto TV or another free service like that? We’ve seen Lois and Clark, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and other shows from WB be part of deals with Roku, Pluto and other free services. Could Smallville be the next or one of the next shows to join them? It’s such a good show and very popular so I could see them making quite a bit of money with a deal like that including Smallville. Ty again for the content man and keep up the great work!

How about a 6-by-6? Should still be large enough for many, many customers.

I'm not a sports fan but I certainly been tempted to pay for a non-sports live TV service like FRDLY mainly because I actually like classic TV

cool

No sports and no live tv

not feeling the new KZread layout for comments, etc....

@donhenry7930

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah I agree with that.

I like larger

Question for Luke, just for a follow up, why don't these music channels like MTV, CMT, etc change their names if their name no longer corresponds to their programming?

@CordCuttersNews

Ай бұрын

They are still a very well known brand vs something no one has heard about.

If only there was a way to stop Roku's auto play next episode globally. All of the (older posts) sites that tell you how to do this do not seem to be an option now. I do not want to do this every time I watch something.

My roku TV is on version 12.5.5

Why doesn’t Roku have a Fox TV app, like CBS, NBC, ABC, CW, etc.? When we have bad weather here, and the shows are constantly interrupted by weathermen who constantly repeat the same info for hours at a a time, we can always use the app to view the missed show (usually after 8 days or so). But not Fox programs. Do they just not care about viewers who only have OTA access?

Question for Luke...does philo have a free tier?

@pongchannel.

Ай бұрын

No

I have a question, Luke, When will the Pistons and Red Wings contract with Bally Sports expires? It's is already recently expired? It's is next year or beyond? It is will be renew or not renew? Could both leave Bally Sports and return to free TV and streaming service? Could both launch their own streaming services?

Can u access Fox Business/Fox News(national)?

I have the new menu. I can choose the four tiles across. How do you get the HDMI input choices to appear on the menu? With that I will be able to stop using the remote that came with the TV to change inputs. Thanks to anyone that can help

@robtucker6303

Ай бұрын

I believe that his TV is a Roku TV. Mine is set up exactly like Luke’s. Try going into Settings- then try TV Picture Settings. Or Settings - TV inputs. Hope this helps!

@elcaballeronyc

Ай бұрын

Only Roku TVs will have that option. A Roku streaming device connected to a non Roku TV will only have the option to turn the tv off

Sports are 80% of the reason i pay for KZread TV & Peacock, the rare good movies, amd shows are just a bonus.

But is cable gonna finally die?

I don't pay to watch sports on live tv. Instead I watch the highlights on the evening news using an antenna. It saves me time and money.

LOL! It’s the Apple TV with ads.

@elcaballeronyc

Ай бұрын

Apple TV has ads for content and subscriptions that are available on the device just like Roku and every other streaming device in existence does. Apple TV just has a less intrusive and better integrated approach to the ads

@BMar1andonly

Ай бұрын

@@elcaballeronycI’m on my home screen. Where are the ads?

@elcaballeronyc

Ай бұрын

@@BMar1andonly is there not a row for the channels you can subscribe to thru Apple? At the top are there no promos for new movie for rent and episodes that are available or coming soon? Literally the exact same thing that a Roku advertisers on the right side of the screen

@BMar1andonly

Ай бұрын

@@elcaballeronyc nope. I think you are confusing the “Apple TV” with the “Apple TV App”. The app has a toggle that you can toggle on to add a row of “Watch next” and that will play a trailer in the background of the app, but no the Apple TV doesn’t have ads on the Home Screen. Other companies take advantage of their customers, but Apple keeps the home screen clean; well thus far lol.

@BMar1andonly

Ай бұрын

@@elcaballeronycnope. You are confusing the AppleTV App with the Apple TV. Also, in the app it’s a toggle aka a choice.

I’m not a sports fan, and more sports would actually push me away from live services. To be honest, I’m not sure I see the appeal of live services. I’d rather be able to watch what I want when I want. I wish Apple TV plus would work on android like it does on Roku so I could access my Apple library anywhere I’d like.

You forget MTV has music channels like MTV hits

@mknightstalkerx

Ай бұрын

They also have mtv classic. But not many tv services have it.

Turn off recs and 4x4 is the way to go.

It can't just be me but has anyone else noticed how it seems like every corner of society has gotten way dumber? The idea of putting sports on channels that have nothing to do with sports and never did is something you'd expect to see in the movie Idiocracy.

@crosslink1493

Ай бұрын

Its all about attracting your eyeballs and getting you to watch advertising. Most of these media companies are trying to figure out who the customer is, the advertisers or those who watch the programming. If millions of people watched mutli-hour chess games the broadcasters would show nothing but chess games and lots of advertisements between the moves.

Latino is the correct term 😊

@crosslink1493

Ай бұрын

A Spanish language-specific app? Where can I find that so I can keep up with hearing Spanish other than Univison and Telemundo?

@RPMundo

Ай бұрын

Check out Sling’s Latino packages. The offerings are a little more country specific.

Not a sports fan

We do NOT pay for live tv channels, nor are we sports fans. Sports to us is a waste. TV broadcasts are free, and we have an antenna up with a Tablo. Will NEVER pay for OTA!

@CordCuttersNews How do you get Twitch on ROKU

All "regulate" means is government gets to decide. Think about how government deciding has gone in the last few or more decades.

@notajp

Ай бұрын

The problem with not enforcing net neutrality comes when you only have one option for broadband internet where you live, and that ISP wants to control what you have access to, or give priority to their own content partners.

@DonaldDeCicco

Ай бұрын

@@notajp That situation requires more competition not more regulation. Regulation is typically how it gets to that point to begin with. I find it infuriating when folks call for more government to "fix" what government has broken. But you are right though in that ISP is a special situation because of the lines. Someone has to invest to lay down lines and then they own them. Again I think the key is to foster more of that and not make it so difficult for someone to do from a regulation standpoint.

Not a sports fan. Mo purchasing any pay channels.

Enjoy watching pickleball which has been mostly limited to replays of major events on YT. Even when I watch live sports, it is often with a 15-20 minute delay so I can FF through commercials. Does not matter to me if it is 100% live. I want the control so I can do my own replays of key moments and even sometimes rewatch some entertaining commercials; I do not always FF through commercials, but want the control to skip.

I really like gymnastics at the own sport I like, but the rest of it it must be swimming does oh I know

NEWS, NEWS! CNN, MSNBC, FOX, NEWSNATION, and Local News ABC, NBC, FOX

I hate sports, watching! I want to play 😢the whole sports!!! It like paying someone for me watching them🎉, why would i enjoying others eating 🎉🎉🎉 think, use your brains!!

MTV needs to go away. I hide the channels on KZread TV. THEY ARE TRASH.

The only thing I hate about Roku is that the Roku ultra I don't know about the TVs but I know the Roku ultra or the sticks don't do 24p on all apps which is stupid they still stick with 60 fps

Not a sports fan live programming, except for news, has zero value to me

Barely anyone cares for music videos anymore.

I only care about the Lakers and UCLA and Rams sports. Olympics when it's on in some of the events. super bowl. All the rest i could care less about.

My favorite streaming services i pay for .. Acorn britbox, mhz

@donhenry7930

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the information.