Red Mosquito

Roku is super intutive. The remote is very simple to use for kids too.

guys - quick question: are you required to plug the roku and firestick into a wall outlet to get power, or do you simply plug them into your tv's hdmi outlet? i used to have a chromecast, and if i recall you still had to plug it into the wall.

what the fuck is roku

Chris_H_2 wrote:guys - quick question: are you required to plug the roku and firestick into a wall outlet to get power, or do you simply plug them into your tv's hdmi outlet? i used to have a chromecast, and if i recall you still had to plug it into the wall.

It needs to be plugged in, but if your TV has a USB port, it **might** be able to power it through that (this works on my TV I got in like 2014, but not the TV from 2011).

Watching Chris try to figure out how to get a simple app on his TV is like watching my dad do it.

his kids must be proud

Simple Torture wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:guys - quick question: are you required to plug the roku and firestick into a wall outlet to get power, or do you simply plug them into your tv's hdmi outlet? i used to have a chromecast, and if i recall you still had to plug it into the wall.

It needs to be plugged in, but if your TV has a USB port, it **might** be able to power it through that (this works on my TV I got in like 2014, but not the TV from 2011).

A Roku can indeed be powered from a standard USB port.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Watching Chris try to figure out how to get a simple app on his TV is like watching my dad do it.

I KNOW HOW TO GET THE APP ON MY TV I JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE AN APP THAT MY WIFE SAID I SHOULDN'T GET TO BEGIN WITH AND DOUG SHOULDN'T YOU BE CHECKING INTO YOUR $4000 A DAY AIRBNB THAT'S 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM YOUR REAL HOUSE I HATE YOU GUYS SO MUCH

Ok so I'm confused, you don't currently own a Chromecast, Roku, or Firestick? If you do, what is the issue? Plug it in to your TV, and the wall if you need that power source, and download disney plus.

oasisfan35 wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:guys - quick question: are you required to plug the roku and firestick into a wall outlet to get power, or do you simply plug them into your tv's hdmi outlet? i used to have a chromecast, and if i recall you still had to plug it into the wall.

It needs to be plugged in, but if your TV has a USB port, it **might** be able to power it through that (this works on my TV I got in like 2014, but not the TV from 2011).

A Roku can indeed be powered from a standard USB port.

so this may actually work -- right now all my tv and audio wires are hidden behind the wall. and if i have to plug it in, it'll be a huge pain trying to fish the wire up from the outlet that's in a cabinet below the tv.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Ok so I'm confused, you don't currently own a Chromecast, Roku, or Firestick? If you do, what is the issue? Plug it in to your TV, and the wall if you need that power source, and download disney plus.

i do not currently own any of them (i used to own chromecast, but i gave it to my deadbeat 35 year old live at parents home counsin). as far as plugging it in, see above ^

Chris_H_2 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Ok so I'm confused, you don't currently own a Chromecast, Roku, or Firestick? If you do, what is the issue? Plug it in to your TV, and the wall if you need that power source, and download disney plus.

i do not currently own any of them (i used to own chromecast, but i gave it to my deadbeat 35 year old live at parents home counsin). as far as plugging it in, see above ^

Yeah, life is tough sometimes, friend. Hang in there.

Wow CH. This is like me in the tech support forum, only I'm *mostly* schticking.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Watching Chris try to figure out how to get a simple app on his TV is like watching my dad do it.

I KNOW HOW TO GET THE APP ON MY TV I JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE AN APP THAT MY WIFE SAID I SHOULDN'T GET TO BEGIN WITH AND DOUG SHOULDN'T YOU BE CHECKING INTO YOUR $4000 A DAY AIRBNB THAT'S 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM YOUR REAL HOUSE I HATE YOU GUYS SO MUCH

i'm already in the house...ive never liked venice

i honestly thought i was asking legitimate questions. i usually turn to google first to avoid the hostility and passive-aggressiveness, but alas i couldn't find the answers there.

doug rr wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Watching Chris try to figure out how to get a simple app on his TV is like watching my dad do it.

I KNOW HOW TO GET THE APP ON MY TV I JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE AN APP THAT MY WIFE SAID I SHOULDN'T GET TO BEGIN WITH AND DOUG SHOULDN'T YOU BE CHECKING INTO YOUR $4000 A DAY AIRBNB THAT'S 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM YOUR REAL HOUSE I HATE YOU GUYS SO MUCH

i'm already in the house...ive never liked venice

srsly?

Chris_H_2 wrote:i honestly thought i was asking legitimate questions. i usually turn to google first to avoid the hostility and passive-aggressiveness, but alas i couldn't find the answers there.

Chris

Chris_H_2 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Ok so I'm confused, you don't currently own a Chromecast, Roku, or Firestick? If you do, what is the issue? Plug it in to your TV, and the wall if you need that power source, and download disney plus.

i do not currently own any of them (i used to own chromecast, but i gave it to my deadbeat 35 year old live at parents home counsin). as far as plugging it in, see above ^

If it makes you feel any better, I have a Chomecast, and it doesn't work like I want it to work.

No "Play from start" button on Roku app kind of sucks.

I logged into the app on my phone easy enough, but when I got home and it had a "log in, OR just have a device that's already logged in on the same network" button I was like oh yeah, this is technology in 2019!

and then it didn't work.

And I was like, Oh yeah, this is technology in 2019.