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njdcblank
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16 years ago

Creating a private channel / networking Roku.

I am looking for a way to stream video from the internet onto my bigscreen using wireless home network. I read about how to do so with an xbox and WMP. Has any one done so using Roku player and a private channel?

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  • Search Roksbox on the Forum or just look at this Private Channel Database and get details for several others including Roksbox:
    http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RokuDigitalVideoPlayer/database?method=reportRows&tbl=1

    Have fun.

    PS: If you want, If you have the Roku XR you can also use the "USB Channel" from Thenowhereman to play Videos/Music/Photos via the USB port on the back of your Roku:
    http://www.thenowhereman.com/roku
    http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=29367
  • Thanks for the tips. I looked them over and decided that it may not be what I really need. Maybe my post was not specific enough; I watched a video from Microsoft on how to stream Windows Media Player to a tv via an xbox; which is more along the lines of what I would like to do rather than create a video library, I would like to be able to stream video from the WMP, Comcast Xfinity, etc. There is quite a bit of prerecorded video like that avaialable. I know I can just hookup a vga cable or another hardline, I want to stream what is on my comuter screen to the tv via Roku. njdc
  • RoksBox Does that by using an ftp server but you have to remember that the Roku only plays unprotected MP4s and WMVs this way.