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September 02, 2021 at
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Posted By: StanM on September 02 2021 at 08:33:26 AM
We have had the Roku players both the stick type and the desktop $100 version. After a couple years of that I bought a 55" Roku TV and like that better than the players that plug into an HDMI slot. I have a Fire Stick I was using before Dirtvision made their Roku app available. I would say from my experience that if it's possible to hard wire the TV's instead of using WiFi that is the best setup. WiFi can be problematic but the mesh systems are the best setup if anyone has signal problems and can't hard wire. Streaming to hard wired Roku TV's are as problem free as when I had satellite and cable before that starting in 1985 when I first got cable. Now it just always works and if there any issues it's not my setup causing the problem.
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Forgive my ignorance Stan...
I know what "hardwired" means in general, but what does it mean specifically to streaming Flo or DV?
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September 02, 2021 at
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Posted By: larsonfan on September 02 2021 at 02:20:22 PM
Forgive my ignorance Stan...
I know what "hardwired" means in general, but what does it mean specifically to streaming Flo or DV?
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Hard wired to the moden using Ethernet cable like a home compter network. We have a 55" tv in the family room and a 42" tv in the living room. My network Is hard wired to the two tv's and my desktop computer in my music room. The best way to beat streaming problems is to hard wire. Like I explained, I also beefed up WiFi with a mesh system for when the grandkids come over and break out their phones and tablets. It was the culmination of a struggle with WiFi that I swore I would resolve at any cost.
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September 02, 2021 at
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Posted By: larsonfan on August 31 2021 at 03:35:21 PM
Going through my Chromebook to stream Flo is getting really old.
Question(s): Do Roku or Firesticks work to stream races for you guys? Just plug one or the other into an HDMI port on my TV and I'm good to go, or is there something (app) I need to download first?
Finally, if Roku and Firesticks work for streaming, which one should I buy. I have a Amazon Alexa setup that is near my TV...is Firestick the better option? Which level of device should I buy (Basic, top of the line, etc.)
Thanks everyone.
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I'm a little late to the party but in case anybody else is following along at home here's my two cents. I've used both Roku ultra and their stick both work just fine with MavTV and FloRacing. I've not tried dirt vision. One other thing to note I agree with the previous poster… I love my iPhone but I don't think I would pay for another Apple TV. With Roku you can do all of the above and it streams Apple TV shows plus you can stream from your phone to the Roku just like you would from your iPhone to Apple TV. I can't comment on the android streaming stick but I do know that the Roku so much better deal than Apple TV all things considered
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September 03, 2021 at
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Posted By: StanM on September 02 2021 at 08:33:26 AM
We have had the Roku players both the stick type and the desktop $100 version. After a couple years of that I bought a 55" Roku TV and like that better than the players that plug into an HDMI slot. I have a Fire Stick I was using before Dirtvision made their Roku app available. I would say from my experience that if it's possible to hard wire the TV's instead of using WiFi that is the best setup. WiFi can be problematic but the mesh systems are the best setup if anyone has signal problems and can't hard wire. Streaming to hard wired Roku TV's are as problem free as when I had satellite and cable before that starting in 1985 when I first got cable. Now it just always works and if there any issues it's not my setup causing the problem.
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Stan, I agree with what you say about the Roku tv's. My only issue with that is I have a Roku tv that is only about 4 years old if that, and I am experiencing a slowdown of the app and it seems that it will take no more updates. Replacing the tv is a lot more expensive than just the $29.95 cheapest version of a Roku box. This tv is acting a little peculiar, and I contacted Roku and they told me to contact the tv manufacturer. The tv manufacturer told me that Roku runs the tv interface so now what? Either a new tv? or new $29.95 box. The updates like a phone, do not go on forever.
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September 03, 2021 at
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Posted By: dan110 on August 31 2021 at 07:14:17 PM
Thanks for starting and adding contributions to this threat. All info much appreciated.
Running a Firestick and Roku both (2 different TV's) with Flo. Working great.
Used to stream through my laptop and had buffering troubles on full screen mode. Not so great. Chrome was even worse than Firefox when trying to stream.
The Flo App seems to work much better.
Might be interesting to know our speeds.
Mine shows:
Upload 38.58Mbps
Download 46.77Mbps
Are those dicent speeds? Could I do better if I put a wing on it? LOL
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You can definetly pick up a little speed putting a wing on it Dan, but the main thing is just don't buy one with lightweight frame rails... ;-)
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September 03, 2021 at
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on September 03 2021 at 10:05:10 AM
You can definetly pick up a little speed putting a wing on it Dan, but the main thing is just don't buy one with lightweight frame rails... ;-)
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He might pickup some speed with a wing but some would make the case that two non-wing TV's side by side both streaming slower would provide more action.
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September 03, 2021 at
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Posted By: StanM on September 03 2021 at 11:57:56 AM
He might pickup some speed with a wing but some would make the case that two non-wing TV's side by side both streaming slower would provide more action.
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My thoughts exactly Stan!
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September 04, 2021 at
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ROKU has an app for both DirtVision and Floracing. Get a ROKU TV, then set back and watch
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September 04, 2021 at
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Posted By: HardTopDave on September 04 2021 at 04:59:04 AM
ROKU has an app for both DirtVision and Floracing. Get a ROKU TV, then set back and watch
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I agree 100% as I have 3 Roku tv's but I am also finding out that the tv will outlast the functional ability of the Roku workings inside the tv. It can only update so much and then it slows down. I am having that issue with one of my 4 year old tv's. It is way cheaper to just get new Roku boxes than deal with a tv that wont upgrade. This is just food for thought.
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September 04, 2021 at
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Posted By: maddog53 on September 04 2021 at 07:30:13 AM
I agree 100% as I have 3 Roku tv's but I am also finding out that the tv will outlast the functional ability of the Roku workings inside the tv. It can only update so much and then it slows down. I am having that issue with one of my 4 year old tv's. It is way cheaper to just get new Roku boxes than deal with a tv that wont upgrade. This is just food for thought.
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ROKUs are typically on sale at WalMart for a lower price. I agree some are better than others for no apparent reason, maybe age? I have 4 in my FR
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September 04, 2021 at
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I recall reading an article about some older Roku players not being able to handle the latest upgrades. I don't remember what they said about the TV's but some of the oldest may be outdated. I bought a 55" TCL Roku around four years ago and it's handling all the updates just fine. Worst case scenario is that I'd have to connect some kind of player to an HDMI slot and use it like any other TV but we haven't had any issues. We just bought the 42" this year so that one is good to go. I've got two old unused TV's, one or two of the stick Roku players and one of the players with the hard disk and Ethernet connection packed away in boxes. I'm not sure where they fall in Roku's pecking order.
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