Yeah I’m unique as I’m told often haha ;) For content like Netflix, it’s all on-net via cache clusters … Plex is local via wifi (and it’s not wifi - I tested it thoroughly to make sure) …. the other app (IPTV from competitor) they say they have very few issues but in their customer forums it seems like a different story ….
Maybe I need to factory default them or something - they are running latest software etc but maybe something over time is causing the issues … have no idea Cheers, Paul > On Oct 16, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: > > How close are you, network wise, to the various CDNs that these would use? > > You are literally the first person I have talked to that had problems with a > roku. > > > On Oct 16, 2016 4:07 PM, "Paul Stewart" <p...@paulstewart.org > <mailto:p...@paulstewart.org>> wrote: > See that’s kinda funny for me… I have several Roku boxes and my experience > with all of them has been garbage…. > > Netflix is probably the most dependable app but even with it I’ve had some > weird things go on … Plex I have issues with every so often (audio out of > sync for example). When I try the same “programming” on Apple TV or PS4 I > have zero issues. It got to the point where I just packed them all up into a > box and threw them into a storage bin … only recently did I pull out a Roku 2 > and Roku 3 to test an app from a competitor offering IPTV via Roku - it > sucked badly too and other people trialling the service were having issues > too … > > >> On Oct 16, 2016, at 12:20 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm >> <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Roku is just an amazing nail on the head device. I still run the old xd it >> still updates, the apps still update, it's got the supported dev channels. >> That's probably one of the most elegantly perfect pieces of electronic in my >> home >> >> >> On Oct 16, 2016 10:49 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com >> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> The problem with whatever app is on the TV (or if there is an app), is that >> if the TV is more than 1 year old, it will never be updated again. >> >> The Netflix app on our (now) 5 year old LG is a poor example of how Netflix >> should actually work (or any of the online streaming services for that >> matter). I didn't realize how poor until we installed a ROKU 2, and found >> out what a reasonably modern implementation looked like. >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 10/15/2016 10:10 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> In your experience, does it help if the customer goes through the procedure >>> to update the app on the smart TV? >>> >>> >>> >>> Most of the smart TVs we run into seem to be Samsung. I know a lot of the >>> early ones also didn’t seem to play well with certain WiFi routers. >>> >> >
