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5. It actually has a Netflix button
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:43 PM
Jan 2025

but that will only be good for < 11 months or so. (I am unlikely to renew Netflix after my "free" period.)

Yeah I assume I can do the channel switching through the TV interface - as I was used to doing for the apps the smart TV supported - but there is no point to having 4 buttons of which I will only use 1, and probably eventually zero. I hope they don't make it too easy to accidentally double-click and order something I don't want.

Mostly I was double checking here that my understanding is NOW correct, that I can't use the remote in the way I expected.

You might have convinced me to at least try it out.

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I have been using Roku since 2010 UpInArms Jan 2025 #1
Thanks for your reply and good wishes RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #2
The buttons might vary from location to location, including country to country. eppur_se_muova Jan 2025 #9
I never saw an ad prior to getting it UpInArms Jan 2025 #14
Been streaming since WAY before it was cool. Have had 3 'smart' TVs & remotes Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #3
It actually has a Netflix button RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #5
Think of the Roku homescreen as the desktop LearnedHand Jan 2025 #7
I hate "me too" replies, but me too. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #12
I've had Roku for years claudette Jan 2025 #4
Thanks for the info RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #6
Yes claudette Jan 2025 #8
I never use the remote on my Roku 3 anyway. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #11
Which model Roku did you get? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #10
Express 4K+ RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #13
That's exactly the ones I bought. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #15
I've not yet found my ideal streaming device. hunter Jan 2025 #16
I thought about doing this with a raspberry Pi LearnedHand Jan 2025 #17
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