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Wdhoward's avatar
Wdhoward
Reel Rookie
7 months ago

I want to stop any streams on power off. How?

New cable cutter here. Roku is my current choice.  Is there an option to kill the streams and return the Roku to home when the power button is selected? 

Seems the only way to stop a stream is to exit the stream and return back to home manually where it is then safe to power off (which only powers the tv off). No one gets this and no one does it in my home. Power means turn off what you were doing. But not on Roku. It just keeps streaming (youtubTV app) even though the TV is off.  This wastes bandwidth and eats costs as bandwidth limits are exceeded.  I need a setting/behavior that just dumps back to home with a power off.  

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    7 months ago

    My streambar does this (and I wish it wouldn't), but I don't think my other devices do.  There's a "Bandwidth saver" setting under the Network settings that will stop streaming after four hours, but that's it.  The power button is strictly for the TV, so get in the habit of exiting the app or pressing Home before turning off the TV.  The other option that isn't really recommended is to power the Roku device from the TV's USB port (if the Roku device gets power through a USB cable), but that can cause all kinds of strange problems if the TV's USB port doesn't provide enough power.  This also assumes that the TV cuts the power to its USB port when you turn it off.  Some do, some don't, and some have a setting.

    • Wdhoward's avatar
      Wdhoward
      Reel Rookie
      7 months ago

      Thanks for the hint. I will check out the bandwidth limit option. But, to me, this is a product failure - particularly for the cable cutter market. So many people are not programmed to understand the concept of internet streaming Tv being independent of the notion of the tv’s power. Just a setting to stop streaming on power off would make a world of difference to new adopters. I’m not sure Roku is for us. Also not sure any other streaming systems are getting this right either.    

      • Ammunist's avatar
        Ammunist
        Newbie
        7 months ago

        I have struggled with this for years.  I agree, it is a products problem.  Roku should STOP streaming if the tv is off!!!