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Originally Posted by Jeffhs
What is so special about Roku Streaming Sticks (at least the one which came with your TV) that they cannot be used with TVs other than the set they were bundled with? I would think these sticks could be used with any TV that had at least one HDMI port. You mentioned your TV is a "Roku Ready" set. What does that mean?
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What makes the Roku Stick that came with this (and other Roku TVs) special so that it couldn't be used with other TVs is how it interacts with the TV and the remote that operates it, the TV remote that comes with these Roku TVs are made so that they only work with these types of TVs only, because of that the Roku Stick will only work with the Roku TV it came bundled with, I actually took and looked up to see if I could make it work on a non-Roku TV and it said that they are designed to only work with the TVs they came bundled with.
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BTW: I guess your only option at this point may be to get a Roku device which connects to an HDMI port on the set, unless there is an "antenna" option on your set's input menu; this will let you use a standard TV antenna. I use a Roku 2 device on my Insignia 32" TV; it works very well on cable (Spectrum streaming service).
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I am currently looking into just getting a $30 Roku Device to hook up to my TV I have now, because all I have is an Antenna at my place (no cable or anything) and there's hardly anything decent on antenna in my area anymore, (also the stations that do have decent programming such as old TV shows and movies, don't come in) and I have a subscription to PureFlix (which is a Christian Alternative to NetFlix) which can be viewed on Roku.
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You may be more or less forced to use a Roku device if you are in an area with poor or no reception of local TV stations. Since you are in an area of Indiana which should get Chicago TV with no problems, I would think an antenna, even rabbit ears, would get most of the area's local channels.
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That's what I was planning on doing anyways, but because this TV was a freebie and if the screen wouldn't of broke on me when I was fixing it, I could of had access to Roku Streaming services without having to pay for a new Roku Box, which I do have to do now.