Do you need one for every TV in household ? Or does one provide service throughout your home network?
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The Roku needs to be plugged into your TV or your home theater system. So if you want to use a Roku on multiple TVs, you need multiple Rokus.
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That depends on where you are. At home I get all the networks with the antenna. At my parents I only get PBS. If you have cable and a strong computer (see system requirements) it will do what you want. It is no good on my netbook, great on my notebook and desktop. I prefer to use Windows Media Center with it because of the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), but WinTV works okay when paired with TitanTV (google it).
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You only need one of these, attached to the main cable that comes into your house. That will stop any electrical surge that may come through the cable itself. It doesn't function like a "ground" for everything, though... The power cord of each device (TV, computer, etc.) will still need to be plugged into a wall outlet or power strip that's equipped with surge protection in order to stop surges that may come through the regular house wiring.
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Yes. You will need at least two units to set up a network. The "internet" signal between the units runs over the RF "TV" cables running between rooms. On one end you will connect the unit's ethernet port to your internet router. On the other end, you can connect your receiving device (computer, streaming or game box, etc.) to the second unit's ethernet port to access the internet. The device will have one RF port "in" (wall/signal) and one "out" (TV/receiver) and at least one ethernet port. Communication on the ethernet cable is two way, so you don't need an ethernet "in" and "out" port to support a single device. If you have a model with multiple ethernet ports, you can connect separate devices to each port. Yes. You will need at least two units to set up a network. The "internet" signal between the units runs over the RF "TV" cables running between rooms. On one end you will connect the unit's ethernet port to your internet router. On the other end, you can connect your receiving device (computer, streaming or game box, etc.) to the second unit's ethernet port to access the internet. The device will have one RF port "in" (wall/signal) and one "out" (TV/receiver) and at least one ethernet port. Communication on the ethernet cable is two way, so you don't... » Read More Yes. You will need at least two units to set up a network. The "internet" signal between the units runs over the RF "TV" cables running between rooms. On one end you will connect the unit's ethernet port to your internet router. On the other end, you can connect your receiving device (computer, streaming or game box, etc.) to the second unit's ethernet port to access the internet. The device will have one RF port "in" (wall/signal) and one "out" (TV/receiver) and at least one ethernet port. Communication on the ethernet cable is two way, so you don't need an ethernet "in" and "out" port to support a single device. If you have a model with multiple ethernet ports, you can connect separate devices to each port. « Show Less
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it depends on whether the device you're plugging in has a built in bridge or not. For example: some cable boxes have and computers these built in and you can just plug them into the wall and they'll automatically detect the internet if it's there, so you would only need 1 of these.
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no, you need a cable converter and cable service. Do people still get cable?
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I do not know, however, I believe you would need one if you do not have an hdtv
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Yes, you need a unit at each end of the cable, although certain devices - like my Tivo - have one built in.
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You likely need one if you do not have a digital TV, but if you do have digital TV, then this acts as an antenna to bring in the digital channels in your area. Place it in a window if you can seems to work better then. It is good for when you do not get local channels on your satellite TV like us! It can pull them in for you.
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Yes, this is the whole point. As long as your outlets are connected to the same main circuit (they should be), you can transport the signal anywhere at home.
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Yes, I have one next to my router, one for my TV and one in my sons room. I'm sure there is a limit but these three work together well, even when both are streaming video.
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I believe that all you need is one Point-Of-Eentry filter for your cable line as it enters the home. That is the way my system is set up to provide security to the home network. However, others have responded differently. Best of Luck.
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wifi is built in, but you need to have the signal in your household...from a router
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I kept one, still needs it's own cable card and monthly service. If you just want to network them, you don't need a cable card but I think you still need the monthly service.
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We have two Rokus, could that be Roki? Anyway, we have one at our mountain home and one at out city apartment, we switch them out on our total of 3 TV's, so the answer is, convince! You can move them all over and they work where ever you use them. If you don't want to move them and possibly put in a new wifi code get as many as you can afford, if you don't mind moving them about you could have one or two and be happy. I think Roku is great and have had my first one for over 2 years.
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This will replace theirs to the extent that it will record one event at a time. You can also watch TV at the same time it is recording. I have two of them so I can record two shows at a time. It sure beats paying someone else for the service. It also has space to record many shows in HD or regular digital. No additional equipment is required.
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Yes! I have one at home and works perfectly, the only thing issue is that u have to get use to the fact that there are no numbers on the remote, so u have to use the tvs interface to surf through the guide and lists