islander wrote: 
MIracast is way to choppy and primitive for me.I've got  a mashup of stuff,with a WDTV player and gaziilions of USB devices,but tend to rely on the Roku.If I was used to Chromecast,I wouldn't be persuaded to take on any new tormenting technology that didn't do much different.I guess I'm in a downsizing mode.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
As Bokey says, the laptop is harder. Roku does have Miracast which can put your phone display on a TV. It works okay, but does have a  few glitches - especially when trying to select stuff. 
 

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
If you're used to casting from your laptops and phones,I'd stick with Chromecast.I have 2 of them and seldom use them,but that's because I got them cheap after I was already accustomed to Roku,which does not put the stuff from your laptop on your TV.You can however,attach a USB device to a Roku and play stuff from it,but not most .wmv and some other files.
In short-I'd spend half the ~$40 on a new Chromecast,which you're use to,than twice that on a Roku.

We have a Chromecast that we use to watch stuff on the TV that comes through our computers or phones. We're having issues with it and I'm thinking the device is malfunctioning and needs to be replaced. Can we do the same with a Roku and what - if any - are the advantages of doing so?

 bokey wrote: 
Glad it was only a near hit. Could have easily been no more bokey.

 islander wrote: 
 You know what a BFH tool is, right?

   I had a big effing tree. Saved me fo sho'. There were sparks flying everywhere during a monsoon, a rare thing to see.
I'm going to post a few pics of the tree tomorrow in the gardeners or help thread(due to sloppy maintenance and removal practices, the SD card filled up today after 3 pics right when the sun was in the only good spot).

Anyway, even better than not getting fried, I think also dodged a 4K tree removal charge. The bark is serious peeled, but after it hit the bolt went straight down into the ground at the base.

 bokey wrote: 
They were just glad you weren't returning your shorts.  

You must have good moves, God rarely misses. 

It did not stand up to a lightning bolt that hit 30 feet away, but then again the router, TV and everything else left the building also. I was fine, my drawers not so much.

Anyway, the point I'd like to make is their customer service sucks. They act like giving out an RMA # is a crime against the state.

Fortunately, I'm such a goldmine to Amazon(where I bought it) that Amazon is overnighting me a replacement despite Roku's CSR douchery and it being outside Amazon's 30 return window.

 bokey wrote: 
consult the ultimate internet oracle (magic 8 ball) until it says yes

then order netflix

you're welcome

The free channels kinda get weak after you put up with the ads to watch the 2 or 3 good movies they have. I guess I'm gonna take out a second mortgage and pay Netflix the $7. 99 a month. I've pretty much run through the Amazon catalog and can't figure out if I get free movies from Comcast or not.

I use my ROKU to PLEX.
I hope they get a VLC streamer app. 

 miamizsun wrote: 
That's the only one I can remember.

 bokey wrote: 
i can agree with this

however i'd like to see the rest of your top ten list

 I've spent ~ $99 lots of times on lots of stuff.

This is definitely top 10.

I'm so glad I spent the extra $30 for the voice model. I hate the texting style manual input. I still had to use it to sign into Amazon and MLB, which just made me reaffirm my vows to never be a texter(or facebooker).

 I'll let the world fall into entropy and when all about me are in a helpless techno stupor I will swoop in and conquer the world while they stare into the soul sucking void of technical nothingness.

 That is my review of the Roku. I give this product 5 out of 5 stars. Your favorite band gets 1.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Uh-oh!  "Nub"?  I guess that works.  Pips are on dominoes also.

nürds

nerds

 Proclivities wrote: 
As long as I'm complaining, my remote is very hard to use in the dark. I think I'll get some Krazy Glue and make a little pip* on the OK button because it's hard to locate, and our old one had the OK in the middle like yours.
 
 
 
Word geek time: I wanted to confirm that this is what those little F&J bumps are called in the industry but I can't find it. So the uninspired "bump" is most common, along with nub. But look —LOOK at this web page of ultimate whogivesashittyness: A Dictionary of Keyboards
 
But I'm staying with pip because it's a perfectly valid IMO use, considering a pip is a spot, or speck, and/or the dots on dice.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
I wish the buttons could be reprogrammed or have a blank which could be programmed. My remote has three pre-programmed buttons:
 
I use Netflix very frequently, and Crackle once in a while.  I don't even have a Pandora account.