See the list of channels here: http://bit.ly/9NxweuWe have developed 10 channels for the Roku. We enjoy making these channels available to the Roku community and would like to be able to continue to develop more, but the development is time consuming.We think these types of devices are going to change the way we watch television!We are also really busy with stuff that pays so we thought we'd try the donation method........[Edit: Follow the redirect back to the channel code after you make your PayPal payment to display the code.]Donate any amount via PayPal (pay what you think it's worth, don't be so cheap 🙂 and we will send you the "Private Beta Channel" code for the channel you donated to. You can immediately install the channel by visiting https://owner.roku.com/account/channelcode and putting the code in. Tell your friends! If we can get to the $$ goal on our channels, we'll be able to devote lots of time to creating new and interesting channels for your box.Visit http://bit.ly/9NxweuWhen we reach our goal, we will start the publishing process to be available on every Roku.

I didn't know what was fair or what was cheap, but I donated a $1 each for 9 of the 10 channels. 6 of which I already had the code for and 1 of which I probably won't ever use. So I hope my $9 helps even a little bit.

I sent 3 donations but a little lost on what amounts are expected. But we all know his channels rock big time.Edited to add 3rd donation

"TexGuy" wrote:I sent 3 donations but a little lost on what amounts are expected. But we all know his channels rock big time.Edited to add 3rd donationThanks TexGuy!The suggested amount for donation is "Whatever you want to give". We've had some people do $10 per channel and some do much less. Donate what you think it's worth.Here is the list of channels.Archive Classic Movies - Feature length Film Noir from the 30's-60'sDrive-In Classics - Feature length Films for the Drive in area. "Night of the living dead" and "Last man on earth" are two examples.Earth-Touch HD - HD Nature programming.HubbleCast HD - HD programming from the Hubble telescope team.LDS.org - ObviousNBC News - Daily : Nightly News, Countdown, Rachel Maddow and Meet the press.TED Talks - Amazing topics and people in HDTERRA - Nature programming.The Internet Archive - Moving pictures from Archive.org

I was sorta thinking.. "App store" prices and a lot are $1.00. That's how I came up with my $1/per channel.

I'd like to see more details about the channels -- I'd be inclined to donate more if I knew ahead of time more details on the content.I'd also like to see a NASCAR channel, that's really the only live show I miss from the satellite dish we dropped back in October.

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KennyJ
Roku Guru
16 years ago
I didn't know what was fair or what was cheap, but I donated a $1 each for 9 of the 10 channels. 6 of which I already had the code for and 1 of which I probably won't ever use. So I hope my $9 helps even a little bit.
TexGuy
Binge Watcher
16 years ago
I sent 3 donations but a little lost on what amounts are expected. But we all know his channels rock big time.

Edited to add 3rd donation
supersecretuser
Channel Surfer
16 years ago
"TexGuy" wrote:
I sent 3 donations but a little lost on what amounts are expected. But we all know his channels rock big time.

Edited to add 3rd donation

Thanks TexGuy!

The suggested amount for donation is "Whatever you want to give". We've had some people do $10 per channel and some do much less. Donate what you think it's worth.

Here is the list of channels.

Archive Classic Movies - Feature length Film Noir from the 30's-60's
Drive-In Classics - Feature length Films for the Drive in area. "Night of the living dead" and "Last man on earth" are two examples.
Earth-Touch HD - HD Nature programming.
HubbleCast HD - HD programming from the Hubble telescope team.
LDS.org - Obvious
NBC News - Daily : Nightly News, Countdown, Rachel Maddow and Meet the press.
TED Talks - Amazing topics and people in HD
TERRA - Nature programming.
The Internet Archive - Moving pictures from Archive.org
KennyJ
Roku Guru
16 years ago
I was sorta thinking.. "App store" prices and a lot are $1.00. That's how I came up with my $1/per channel.
bcl
Channel Surfer
16 years ago
I'd like to see more details about the channels -- I'd be inclined to donate more if I knew ahead of time more details on the content.

I'd also like to see a NASCAR channel, that's really the only live show I miss from the satellite dish we dropped back in October.
supersecretuser
Channel Surfer
16 years ago
"bcl" wrote:
I'd like to see more details about the channels -- I'd be inclined to donate more if I knew ahead of time more details on the content.

I'd also like to see a NASCAR channel, that's really the only live show I miss from the satellite dish we dropped back in October.

Ok, now if you go to http://bit.ly/9Nxweu you will find a link to youtube videos of all of the channels.
KLTARBOX
Visitor
16 years ago
"supersecretusername" wrote:
See the list of channels here: http://bit.ly/9Nxweu

We have developed 10 channels for the Roku. We enjoy making these channels available to the Roku community and would like to be able to continue to develop more, but the development is time consuming.

We think these types of devices are going to change the way we watch television!

We are also really busy with stuff that pays so we thought we'd try the donation method........

[Edit: Follow the redirect back to the channel code after you make your PayPal payment to display the code.]

Donate any amount via PayPal (pay what you think it's worth, don't be so cheap 🙂 and we will send you the "Private Beta Channel" code for the channel you donated to. You can immediately install the channel by visiting https://owner.roku.com/account/channelcode and putting the code in. Tell your friends! If we can get to the $$ goal on our channels, we'll be able to devote lots of time to creating new and interesting channels for your box.

Visit http://bit.ly/9Nxweu

When we reach our goal, we will start the publishing process to be available on every Roku.

I attempted to make a payment via my debit mastercard through paypal and had no luck. I will attempt a prepaid card to see if I can make a donation that way.
sprinklefurball
Visitor
16 years ago
Internet Archive channel is fantastic, watching Merrie Melodies on my Roku is awesome thanks alot!
dnelms
Binge Watcher
16 years ago
Just curious, it took forever to get the Big10 Network on DirectTV. Two questions, #1, are you having to pay the Big10 conference any rights fees? and #2, are they even aware that their channel is being distributed? Reason I ask is that I'd love to see the ACC content on line, but given your goal of $5000 per channel, I was making an assumption that that was only covering development time.
KennyJ
Roku Guru
16 years ago
"dnelms" wrote:
Just curious, it took forever to get the Big10 Network on DirectTV. Two questions, #1, are you having to pay the Big10 conference any rights fees? and #2, are they even aware that their channel is being distributed? Reason I ask is that I'd love to see the ACC content on line, but given your goal of $5000 per channel, I was making an assumption that that was only covering development time.

He's just grabbing their podcast feed. They are already publicly distributing this content.