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In Reply to: RE: Wow - you applied some real clean up to your account! posted by Chris from Lafayette on September 25, 2024 at 11:11:17

I've been casually investigating streaming services. A couple friends like their YouTube TV and another has Fubo. They were fed up with Comcast!
I'm playing with a Roku streaming box which has the Xfinity App so we can get our Xfinity service without the Xfinity cable box + remote. The Xfinity App works but it's not nearly as easy to navigate vs the cable box + Xfinity remote. The Roku remote (and others like it) lack a Guide button that jumps directly to the Xfinity program guide grid and there are no numeric keys to jump directly to a channel. We have to scroll through several channels in the guide and then select the one we want to view.
I think we can live with some of these limitations. Our newer Samsung TV also has the Xfinity App built-in so there's no need for an external streaming box. However, I found the Xfinity App on Roku to be a little more flexible and it responds and navigates much faster.
I adapt much quicker to tech changes but my wife has grown very familiar with the capability and convenience of the Xfinity/Comcast remote.

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We have a bunch of Sixes - E-Stat 06:12:54 09/26/24 (6)
Rokus that is.

We have to scroll through several channels in the guide

You can rearrange their order however you please. Delete ones not used. Select channel by talking to it.

We use the Media app for server based video playback.
- Doesn't work in the Xfinity App on Roku - AbeCollins 10:22:34 09/26/24 (5)
  Yes, you can control Roku channels with a lot of flexibility but I haven't been able to do that with CableTV channels via Roku.
  - Launch the downloaded Comcast/Xfinity cable TV App on Roku.
  - Launch the Xfinity Program Guide in grid view.
  Here's where it gets really combersome.
  There are no numeric keys on the Roku remote so you can't simply input a channel number and jump to it. There are no Channel UP/Down buttons either. You have to launch the gird view program guide (which exits the show you're currently watching) then scroll through the channel lineup in grid view then press OK on the remote to change channel. This is sort of OK if your desired channel is adjacent to the one you're presently watching but often they are not. You have scroll through several grid view screens to the desired channel then press OK on the Roku remote.
  In other words there are no quick ways to switch channels using the Roku remote within the Comcast/Xfinity cable TV App on Roku.
  Similarly, voice commands via the Roku remote will not control channels within the Comcast/Xfinity cable TV App. You cannot speak the channel you want.
  The current plan: Keep two CableTV boxes and Remotes. One in the main family room on the 55" TV. The other will be in the master bedroom. These are the ones that my wife uses most often. The other 3 TV's will get Roku boxes or sticks.
  
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  - Gotcha - E-Stat 10:47:45 09/26/24 (4)
    no quick ways to switch channels using the Roku remote within the Comcast/Xfinity cable TV App on Roku.
    
    For us, the Roku is used for subscription services (Netflix, Max, Disney, etc.), some free channels like Pluto and for streaming local movies.
    
    We use a DVR/cable box for navigating "channels".
    - Played musical TV's and here's the current setup - AbeCollins 12:28:33 09/26/24 (3)
      I played musical TV's last weekend wall mounting two new TVs, moving an older but excellent Sony, and giving a couple away.
      
      --> "We use a DVR/cable box for navigating "channels"." <--
      Here's what I'm setting up as we speak. The first two will be like yours. It could change but this is the plan right now:
      - DVR/Cable Box on new 55" Samsung OLED TV on family room wall.
      - DVR/Cable Box on new 43" Samsung QLED TV on master bedroom wall.
      - Xfinity App on Roku for 46" Sony LCD TV on front bedroom wall.
      - Xfinity App on Roku for 32" Panasonic LCD TV on quilting room wall.
      - Xfinity App built-in on 75" Samsung QLED TV on basement wall.
      The first two TV's listed above will keep the DVR/Cable Box but will additionally be able to stream our services including Netflix, AppleTV+, and Amazon Video as these newer smart TV's have a multitude of Apps built-in.
      The Sony and Panasonic are older 'dumb TV's' and will require a Roku. These oldies still have outstanding picture quality.
      The 75" Samsung in the basement will run built-in Apps for streaming services and the downloaded Xfinity App for CableTV. When we watch the big TV there's almost no 'channel hopping' going on as we use it mainly to view movies straight through or a sporting event.
      By the number of TV's we have you'd think we spend all of our time watching! I watch mostly news and weather in the family room after dinner. We record late night TV hosts (Jimmy, Jimmy, and Stephen) and watch all three monologues in bed as our routine before falling asleep. The TV in the front bedroom is for guests. The 75" TV in the basement is mainly for movies and our NFL and NBA games when our teams are playing.
      
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      - The two of us also have five(!) - E-Stat 16:06:08 09/27/24 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Played musical TV's and here's the current setup posted by AbeCollins on September 26, 2024 at 12:28:33
        
        but distributed a bit differently. How decadent is that? ;)
        
        For us, "family room" and "basement" are the same. Master bathroom Sony gets use most days as wifey gets ready for work/church.
        
        Swings towards her knee space or shower stall.
        
        RE: The two of us also have five(!) - AbeCollins 08:02:26 09/28/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The two of us also have five(!) posted by E-Stat on September 27, 2024 at 16:06:08
        
        Bathroom TV? Now that's decadent.
        
        We were under the pergola behind our house when wifey was wondering about putting a TV out there to watch sports outside. It can be done but I had to explain to her that it wouldn't be the typical sub $1000 55" TV from Best Buy or Costco. And, we wouldn't use it but a few times a year.
        
        RE: The two of us also have five(!) - E-Stat 17:52:47 09/28/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The two of us also have five(!) posted by AbeCollins on September 28, 2024 at 08:02:26
        
        That's her initial source of news in the morning for the hour or so she takes getting ready for work.

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