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Andyo23
Newbie
8 months ago

Coaxial cable on Roku box? Please help , trying to find the best alternative to a senior

My Mother is in a home with basic cable. No set top box.  She has a smart tv. But is not cable of dealing with streaming services.  Are there any Roku streaming boxes that physically accept this coax...
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renojim
Community Streaming Expert
8 months ago

Andyo23, only Roku TVs have a coax input and that would just give you a different version of what she already has - a "smart" TV with a coax input.  I don't know of any streaming device, Roku or otherwise, that contains a tuner, so no coax input.  Can't the current TV be set up to power on to the antenna input?