Replacing a Roku remote
Between Roku’s various replacement remotes, apps that turn your phone into a remote, and countless unofficial alternatives, the best choice isn’t always obvious.
Between Roku’s various replacement remotes, apps that turn your phone into a remote, and countless unofficial alternatives, the best choice isn’t always obvious.
With Roku’s fast forward, rewind, and play buttons, you can do a lot more than control video playback.
Apple’s deal with MLS is a much-needed moment of clarity, and a reminder of how sports streaming can work when it doesn’t have all of cable TV’s baggage.
While I enjoy the Apple TV 4K and have one in my living room, Apple’s streaming box clearly has room for improvement.
Sling TV can certainly save you money over those other streaming TV packages. But whether it’s the best bundle for you will depend on whether you can live with its limitations.
If you’re trying to figure out which Roku player to buy, the answer can quickly get complicated. Here’s how to sort through the options.
Of all the tricks I’ve written about for lowering your streaming TV bill, this one involving Spectrum and regional Bally Sports networks is the strangest.
Sites like Walmart and eBay prominently advertise “long-range” indoor antennas that supposedly pick up broadcasts from thousands of miles away. Antenna experts say that in reality, even the best outdoor directional antennas have reception of 70 miles at best.
Can’t use an antenna? The good news is that you don’t have to pay upwards of $65 per month just to watch local network shows. The bad news is that you’ll need to work a bit harder to get them.
Of all the streaming devices I’ve used, TiVo’s $40 dongle does the best job of sorting through streaming services.