According to NBA.com, it seems like you can connect to league pass with Roku.
But without cable, you will be missing all the games from national TV channels and local games will be blacked out.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:01 am Post subject:
shnxx wrote:
http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/roku
According to NBA.com, it seems like you can connect to league pass with Roku.
But without cable, you will be missing all the games from national TV channels and local games will be blacked out.
I hadn't thought of that, I'll still need TNT, ESPN, ABC, etc...- Thanks.
This review is quite down on the NBA League Pass.
Not surprisingly, there seem to be glitches.
Oh well, what can you expect from something run by David Stern.
My true motivation behind the Roku is to be able to stream the first 8 episodes of Walking Dead season 4 from Amazon. As I began reading more about it there seems to be a ton of content that would take the place of day to day TV viewing.
I'm going to go buy it and then I'll post a review later once I get it hooked up.
I hate cable so much I'd love to be able to get rid of it.
This review is quite down on the NBA League Pass.
Not surprisingly, there seem to be glitches.
Oh well, what can you expect from something run by David Stern.
My true motivation behind the Roku is to be able to stream the first 8 episodes of Walking Dead season 4 from Amazon. As I began reading more about it there seems to be a ton of content that would take the place of day to day TV viewing.
I'm going to go buy it and then I'll post a review later once I get it hooked up.
I hate cable so much I'd love to be able to get rid of it.
I like the idea too but I'm waiting for updated Apple TV.
Are you buying Roku 2 or 3?
I currently use WDTV Live but need to buy more of these devices.
This review is quite down on the NBA League Pass.
Not surprisingly, there seem to be glitches.
Oh well, what can you expect from something run by David Stern.
My true motivation behind the Roku is to be able to stream the first 8 episodes of Walking Dead season 4 from Amazon. As I began reading more about it there seems to be a ton of content that would take the place of day to day TV viewing.
I'm going to go buy it and then I'll post a review later once I get it hooked up.
I hate cable so much I'd love to be able to get rid of it.
I like the idea too but I'm waiting for updated Apple TV.
Are you buying Roku 2 or 3?
I currently use WDTV Live but need to buy more of these devices.
I sprung for the Roku 3. My son will have fun with the Angry Birds and I like the Ethernet option. Just got it plugged in and gonna play around with it.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:38 pm Post subject:
I use roku 2 to stream netflix over hdmi at 1080p all the time and its great, used amazon instant with it only for a short while so cant really say but netflix uses amazon web services as its backbone so should be similar.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:06 pm Post subject:
NickF wrote:
I use roku 2 to stream netflix over hdmi at 1080p all the time and its great, used amazon instant with it only for a short while so cant really say but netflix uses amazon web services as its backbone so should be similar.
This thing is super fast and the 1080p is better than most of my HD cable channels. I was using my "smart" Blu-ray player for NetFlix and the picture quality was terrible. This is like night and day difference.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject:
I highly recommend Roku. That plus the internet takes care of my TV needs; I canceled DirectTV. I use lakeshow gold (full game streaming for lakers), firstrowsports, netflix, hulu (rarely), and dl's for everything.
I have one. Video quality sucks for league pass, but it's easy to find the games you missed. _________________ I Recommend VLC Player: http://www.videolan.org/
I highly recommend Roku. That plus the internet takes care of my TV needs; I canceled DirectTV. I use lakeshow gold (full game streaming for lakers), firstrowsports, netflix, hulu (rarely), and dl's for everything.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:40 pm Post subject:
shnxx wrote:
lakerjoshua wrote:
cmonkee wrote:
I got the Roku 3 at Costco - really like it! I've yet to find a streaming option for NBA games (other than NBA league pass)... has anyone had success?
This does not appear to stream live games....I'll fiddle with the settings.
Edit: Aaah, I see. Nevermind- Gotta set it up through NBA.com
Through NBA League Pass?
Yeah, thought it would work like when I enabled HBO just by logging into my ATT Uverse account through Roku. Seems Uverse didn't supply me with the online credentials this year and ill have to call them. I don't ever stream LP online so I've never logged in.
A Roku is worth getting regardless. Awesome streaming system, and cheap as hell. Ive been thinking about upgrading to the three; is that headphone mode any good?
A Roku is worth getting regardless. Awesome streaming system, and cheap as hell. Ive been thinking about upgrading to the three; is that headphone mode any good?
Headphone jack works fine for me. _________________ I Recommend VLC Player: http://www.videolan.org/
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:46 am Post subject:
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:29 pm Post subject:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
I just installed it to my Chrome browser and sent that Wilt Chamberlin video from the Lounge to my big screen! Oh, snap! This app is friggin awesome!
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 17249 Location: In a no-ship
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:
lakerjoshua wrote:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
I just installed it to my Chrome browser and sent that Wilt Chamberlin video from the Lounge to my big screen! Oh, snap! This app is friggin awesome!
It's really pretty simple and you get some sweet stuff! The South Park plugin, for example, plays all of the episodes on southparkstudios.com, without the commercials.
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
Wait.
So if you use Roku through VPN then you can just get all the Laker games??????
Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 11277 Location: Bay Area
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:41 pm Post subject:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
lakerjoshua wrote:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
I just installed it to my Chrome browser and sent that Wilt Chamberlin video from the Lounge to my big screen! Oh, snap! This app is friggin awesome!
It's really pretty simple and you get some sweet stuff! The South Park plugin, for example, plays all of the episodes on southparkstudios.com, without the commercials.
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 17249 Location: In a no-ship
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:24 pm Post subject:
shnxx wrote:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
Roku 3 is pretty sweet. Besides the usual Netflix, Amazon streaming, etc., I really use the hell out of the Plex app. There are Plex plugins for things like South Park, Daily show, etc, plus all of the awesomeness you get from streaming your own library. This past season I also streamed MLB games through the official app. To get around local blackouts, I ran the Roku through my VPN, which was set out of market.
Definitely recommend the Roku, especially as cheap as it is.
Wait.
So if you use Roku through VPN then you can just get all the Laker games??????
Yeah, I set up the VPN on my computer, and let the Roku pass through the connection. For Dodgers games, I just turned my VPN on to something like Austin, TX, and viola, no more blackout. League pass should work the same way. You can also access NFL Gamepass the same way (just set your VPN to Germany or something). I use Vypyrvpn, but there are a ton of options.
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