No channels work on Roku HDMI device.
I have three devices, and not a single channel works on these any more. I have a 20 year old PC still capable of loading YouTube or any streaming site and playing a video. What's the excuse h...
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"it's old" isn't an excuse.
Is it not working because Roku just expects me to buy more of their products? Because there is no reason it shouldn't be working unless Roku made it not work anymore on purpose.
What do you mean by "HDMI" device? All Roku players have an HDMI output. All Roku TVs have an HDMI input (most have several). Without knowing the model number of your device (and it sounds like it's a player, not a TV) we can't provide any answers.
Since you specifically mentioned YouTube, yes being old can absolutely mean it won't work. But it's not the fault of Roku. YouTube is owned by Google, and they provide the YouTube app/channel for all devices. They seem to make their YT channel no longer work on players as they get older. My first Roku was the 2 XS (model 3100). The very first channel that became unusable for me was YouTube. And when that happened my Roku was only about 3 years old, maybe close to 4. Everything else worked fine, but not YT. Remember that Google sells a competing device (Chromecast) so they have no impetus to make any effort to support older devices.
