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buenafe's avatar
buenafe
Visitor
15 years ago

Would I need a second Roku for development?

I might dive into Roku programming on weekends I have XDS model connected to our main TV.
I can do my programming/learning when the TV isn't being used.

However I'm wondering if it would be better to isolate my Roku programming environment, i.e. get a second Roku
so I don't mess anything up with our main Roku box.

Can I get buy with older or cheaper model Roku for development?
Roku Developer Program

2 Replies

  • RokuKevin's avatar
    RokuKevin
    Visitor
    15 years ago
    You can put any of the models in developer mode, so you could use any of them to do development. Probably the biggest difference you will notice from a developer perspective is going from 9 to 12 buttons on the remote control from the low to high end skus.

    --Kevin
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    15 years ago
    Your development on a roku box is entirely sandboxed from the rest of the device - so you wouldn't be able to damage anything.
    Having two rokus would allow you to leave one in 4:3 display and one in 16:9 display without needing to ever change back and forth to verify layouts.