Category: Reviews
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Review: Aura Live – Quad Core Android TV Box – Live TV/DVR
You can find the full review by watching the YouTube video above. Pros: Fast Live TV Cheap DVR Great UI Cons: Long Setup Process Needs external hard drive for the DVR (Yet still a cheap DVR option) You can find the Aura Live on Amazon here: Here is a closer look at the DVR option:…
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WeatherNation The Best Weather Channel Replacement For Cord Cutters
If you miss the Weather Channel as a cord cutter we have great news for you. There is a free replacement that will bring back memories of the classic Weather Channel. WeatherNation TV on the Roku and Fire TV brings you 24/7 live weather coverage. With both a live stream and local on demand video…
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The Hallmark Channel Comes to The Fire TV
The Hallmark Channel’s Netflix like streaming service Feeln has recently come to the Fire TV. From the Amazon.com description: Watch exclusive Hallmark Hall of Fame films and hundreds of movies you love for as low as $1.99/month. Feeln brings home the exclusive library of Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, handpicked Hollywood favorites, and award-winning originals…
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How to Power Your Fire TV with a USB Cable
Have you ever wanted to power your Fire TV through your TV’s USB plug? Well, now you can thanks to the Mission Power USB Cable for Powering Fire TVs (Note this only works for the Fire TV 2). At first we were skeptical whether it would work, especially as the Fire TV 2 4k needs…
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Lifetime Movie Club Now Available on Roku
Today Roku released a Lifetime Movie Club Channel on your Roku. From the Roku.com description: Lifetime Movie Club Developer:A&E Networks The Lifetime Movie Club is the destination for bingeing your favorite Lifetime movies. For only $3.99/month, less than the price of one movie rental, get access to a great selection of brand new and classic…
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Review: Ultraflix on The Roku 4
UltraFlix, a 4K streaming service, was released on the Roku recently. This brings the total number of 4K-supported Roku channels to 14 and, from our understanding, makes the Roku 4 the set-top box with the most 4K content. With UltraFlix coming to Roku you can now stream the new Star Trek movies, World War Z,…
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Film Festival Flix Brings a Ton of Free Movies to the Roku
FILM FESTIVAL FLIX is a new channel on Roku that brings a to of movies shown at different film festivals to your Roku. Many of them are free and others are available for rent for $2.99 or so. Here is how Roku describes the channel: Developer:dotstudioPRO FILM FESTIVAL FLIX has flipped the old distribution model…
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VICE Releases a Cord Cutter Friendly Roku Channel
If you love VICE great original reporting and own a Roku you are in luck. VICE has released a very cord cutter friendly Roku Channel that does not need a cable login to access their great content on your TV. From The Roku.com Description: VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of…
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Roku Stick vs. Roku 3 & Roku 4
We get a lot of questions about the Roku Stick and how it compares to the Roku 3 and Roku 4, so we took some time to perform a side-by-side test. Hardware The Roku 3 and 4 have several advantages over the Roku Stick. Both the Roku 3 and 4 have USB ports that allow…
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Roku 1 vs Roku 3 and Roku 4 – User Experience Test
Many people have asked whether the Roku 3 or the Roku 4 are worth the extra expense when compared to the Roku 1. We could talk about the specs of the Roku 3 over the Roku 1, but what most people want to know is “when I get it home how will it work for…