Can you up two rokus in the same room/side by side?
Is it possible to set up two Roku streaming players on two separate televisions that are side by side in the same room? I assume not, unless there is a way to reprogram the IR codes in one of the rokus so that the two remotes send respectively different signals that are received only by one of the two devices. This is possible with TiVo and Directv DVRs, and I have done so with both. But, from everything I've read Roku streaming devices are not equipped to do so (unless there's some magic hack out there!).
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
All Rokus with IR recepters respond to the same set of IR commands, so you are correct, there is no way to prevent one IR remote from affecting multiple Rokus.
All Rokus sold in the last few years can also be controlled by a wifi Voice Remote which must be paired to the single Roku it is to control, so you can control the Rokus separately with multiple Voice Remotes. The Voice Remote is $20, and the Voice Remote Pro which adds a remote listening earphone jack and a rechargeable battery is $30. You can find them at many retailers and from Roku itself. These remotes also can be configured to control the TV's volume, mute, and power functions by IR commands, but if your TVs respond to the same IR command set there is no way to keep one Viice Remote from controlling the other TV's functions
There is also a Roku app available for iOS and Android remote devices that can be used as a remote control. It will control one Roku at a time and can be switched between them.
