Roku Keyboard Needed ASAP
I just bought a brand new Roku "smart" TV. The TV itself is very nice and was priced great. However, its absurd to call the new TV a "smart" TV... With all the technology available today its unaccept...
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Drowning in remotes. How about software that links my "tactile" pc keyboard to roku. Touch screen or mouse controls require watching two screens almost simultaneously to find (frequently used) menu options that are typically buried deep in the layers of bloated option panels.
lakesider wrote:Drowning in remotes. How about software that links my "tactile" pc keyboard to roku. Touch screen or mouse controls require watching two screens almost simultaneously to find (frequently used) menu options that are typically buried deep in the layers of bloated option panels.
That would require Bluetooth support for peripherals, and that means hardware the devices don't have. The new Ultra 4800 does have Bluetooth for streaming media to it, but it doesn't currently offer hardware (peripheral) support. For that player, it might be something that can be added via software. But for any other player there's no chance. For those, the only keyboard option right now is the Roku app on a phone or tablet.
I can control roku with my pc mouse. Why not the kb?
The window at bottom screen left will accept characters if you have an active dialog on display so clearly the keyboard is linked to my roku stick.
Roku is so clever about forcing the user to slog through every menu option on the board to get what you want ("manage dvr"). Kind of like what is called "burying the lead" in the news business or at the grocery store where key products get relocated just to send shoppers scurrying around through ALL the products for obvious reasons.
Enabling the kb arrow keys for steering through it all couldn't be that difficult. So it is really much easier to just set roku remote aside and use the pc for all the heavy lifting.
