Remotes with numeric pad?
Rokus have NO support to receive numbers via remote signals. The only way to enter numbers is sometimes using the Roku app on a phone or tablet.
Is it a voice remote? If so, can it be used to change directly to a channel by saying channel numbers or the network name?
You can also use the << and >> buttons to page through the channel guide much faster.
But no, Roku has no support for numeric entry via a remote. It's been a requested item for years, but nothing has come of it.
Here is a surprise... I bought a TCL Roku 5 series 55 inch TV. My old/other tv's were Best Buy, Insignia.
Out of habit I picked up my Insignia remote to change the channel on my TCL Roku.. Guess what..? It worked! In fact.. it works everything on my TV! Including the number pad! The only exception about the number input is, on "live tv" where my antenna, free local channels are.. it will not let me use the decimal. Ex: 68.2 but once into the Roku channels, it will let me key in the number.
It also let's me use the "last channel" return button! Volume, mute and channel up/down are also much better than the TCL/Roku remote. Oh and it also allows the volume button to control the volume through the soundbar.
My remote is Insignia. NS-RC4NA-14
You can buy the remote on Ebay, or maybe even at Best Buy.
Pick up your old TV remote and see if it works! Mine does!
I got that remote, hoping it would do the job. It doesn't work at all with Roku.
I was disappointed.thanks for letting me know. I didn't think it would, I don't think this tv has anyway to recognize numeral input.
Sorry but makaiguy is right, I bought every brand of Roku tv IR remote but one, and I own TCL, insignia, and hisense Roku TVs. There is two tv code sets used, one which matches the Admiral tv code of old, and the other matches the Goldstar tv of old. The Admiral code set is used by the majority of Roku tv brands. Where the Goldstar is only used by Hisense and Sharp Roku tvs. But Hisense & Sharp accept both code sets, that's why you think there is only one. My TCL remote works on the Hisense, but the Hisense remote has no effect on the TCL or the Insignia Roku TVs.
