Roku remotes with channel numbers?
Wow, my parents and I are having this problem with the lack of numerical buttons with a TCL HDTV (28S305)'s Roku RC. They watch it from OTA (antenna) and Internet apps (Spectrum, YouTube, CBS News, V...
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Not sure why you insist on commenting about so many other streaming devices & companies, which are not Roku, and your assumptions about what I bought or why I'm dissatisfied with the bugs occurring, which I am hardly alone in experiencing, are even more unhelpful. If you have no solutions to offer, beyond "love it or leave it", you might be better off, just scrolling on by, instead.
I understand fully, that Amazon Prime or Netflix don't have station numbers, but they also are not streaming live, where it matters whats on what channel at what time, etc. I've used streaming services for many years, so that's obviously not what the issue is. All those who've filled more than 10 pages of comments are bugged because Roku offers hundreds of live streams, all marked with channel numbers, has a program guide with those same numbers, yet has a remote device, without a number pad, so won't let you go directly to specific channels, nor allow you to scroll through the program guide, without it snapping back to a previous channel.
If you don't agree it's an actual issue or valid complaint, just move on, telling me to get over it, or that I should've returned the TV within 30 days, (despite my not being the person who originally bought it), is not helpful and serves no purpose, and I can never understand why on user forums, for any product, there's always a few who love to tell people their complaints are invalid, because theirs works just fine... smh
StevenCee No one said anything about channel numbers in Netflix or Prime. I use a live tv streaming service. It’s called YouTube TV. They don’t have channel numbers. Either does Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV or Philo. DirecTV Stream does after options to show channels but it’s worthless without a remote with numbers. That goes for FireTV and Chromecast. Roku, FireTV and Chromecast all don’t offer a remote with channel numbers. The Roku channel is FREE. So why complain, I never even use the Roku. Channel. That why I use YouTube TV
Every single post of your is how unhappy you are. But Roku didn’t make your TV. If you were that unhappy with it then return it. But apparently it was a gift. So your using a free tv with free content and your still complaining? You have like 6 different posts going on. You don’t like the way your OTA channels work, you don’t like the way the Roku channel works, you don’t like the remote, you wonder what to do if the remote breaks. The list goes on and on. Not being a jerk but you obviously aren’t happy with your TV so you should have returned it for a model that would suit your needs better. Maybe a Samsung Smart TV and a Roku Ultra
Get a universal remote with number keys and try out for yourself? The Onn 6 universal remote sold at Walmart for $12 is great remote for Roku tv's.
onn. R113663 6-Device Universal Remote - Walmart.com
It can even be programmed via computer if you have proper cable:
JP1 Remotes :: View topic - New Remote URC-3660 (hifi-remote.com)
wise men speak when they have something to say,
others just have to say something.It's obvious you haven't even read my posts, because you continue to talk about things that have nothing to do with what I'm experiencing. And you clinch your irrelevance by saying you don't even use the Roku Channel, so how is your opinion at all credible, on top of being completely unhelpful? I sure wouldn't be wasting my time telling someone what to do about issues they're having with their Windows computer, since I use a Mac....
And you're right, "no one said anything about channel numbers in Netflix or Prime", especially me, so why do you keep bringing it up?StevenCee Most forum software will not group replies to a specific post, but lists them in chronological order within the same thread. He is correct that it helps to tag someone if you are responding to a specific post. Otherwise it might be difficult to know who is responding to whom. That's just the way public forums work. A general response to a thread would not need any tagging, unless a post is trying to help someone specific.
StevenCee wrote:
And if the remote voice function actually worked all the time, I would probably not be complaining as much, but having to manually scroll through 1,000 channels, without any ability to speed the scrolling (c'mon Roku, if no numbers at least let the scrolling move more quickly),Actually, there is a shortcut to scroll though channel lists faster. Using the FF and Rewind buttons (the buttons with << and >> on them) you go through the listing a page at a time. I can't say for certain that every channel supports that function, but any I've ever tried, such as Pluto, have done so.
Well, yet another wack Roku non-feature, why have Reply boxes following each person's post, if it's not to reply to that particular post? I didn't realize I had to specifically write the person's handle, or hit Quote (especially on long posts), but I did it here, just so you can be sure that my comments were directed to your snarky, condescending, and completely unhelpful responses. Do you really have nothing better to do? If you're not being helpful, why even comment?
Ello2022 OK, now you're tagged, as if you couldn't guess my posts have usually been in response to your unhelpful ones.
Look, you needn't speak to me like I've only used televisions or computers since yesterday, because it only makes you come across more & more like a jerk. I know Fire TV & YouTube, etc, don't have numbers on their remotes, as they are NOT set-up like Roku's system, which does have every station numbered, in case, you're blind and just never noticed.
Plus, if I use the voice command, all I need to do is say "Channel XXX" with whichever number station I want to get to! So, Einstein, if you can use numbers to navigate via the remote voice feature, it's only logical, that a numbered keypad would do the very same thing! To insist otherwise is just plain dumb, sorry.
And if the remote voice function actually worked all the time, I would probably not be complaining as much, but having to manually scroll through 1,000 channels, without any ability to speed the scrolling (c'mon Roku, if no numbers at least let the scrolling move more quickly), is quite a ridiculous time-waster! Since Prime & YouTube, etc, DON'T HAVE CHANNEL NUMBERS assigned to streaming stations, then bringing them into this conversation is 100% irrelevant, thus doing so, only distracts from dealing with issue on the table. I can't believe I'm actually having to spell this all out to you, as it's pretty clear & simple...
StevenCee wrote:why have Reply boxes following each person's post, if it's not to reply to that particular post?
When you hit reply on any post, pressing “quote” will quote that post. (As I just did) And if you type @, the first suggestion will be @[the user who made that post]. So those Reply buttons per post do have some use, but they don’t force you to make it clear who you are replying to. And, as a result, it can get a little confusing.
StevenCee wrote:Ello2022 OK, now you're tagged, as if you couldn't guess my posts have usually been in response to your unhelpful ones.
Look, you needn't speak to me like I've only used televisions or computers since yesterday, because it only makes you come across more & more like a jerk. I know Fire TV & YouTube, etc, don't have numbers on their remotes, as they are NOT set-up like Roku's system, which does have every station numbered, in case, you're blind and just never noticed.
Plus, if I use the voice command, all I need to do is say "Channel XXX" with whichever number station I want to get to! So, Einstein, if you can use numbers to navigate via the remote voice feature, it's only logical, that a numbered keypad would do the very same thing! To insist otherwise is just plain dumb, sorry.
And if the remote voice function actually worked all the time, I would probably not be complaining as much, but having to manually scroll through 1,000 channels, without any ability to speed the scrolling (c'mon Roku, if no numbers at least let the scrolling move more quickly), is quite a ridiculous time-waster! Since Prime & YouTube, etc, DON'T HAVE CHANNEL NUMBERS assigned to streaming stations, then bringing them into this conversation is 100% irrelevant, thus doing so, only distracts from dealing with issue on the table. I can't believe I'm actually having to spell this all out to you, as it's pretty clear & simple...So, with this argument going on I decided to search for numbered keys for Stand-Alone Roku like the Ultra, problem is the Roku won't respond unless you're on Live tv grid or tuned to Live tv channel. This what I came up with:
0- 00101
1- 00230
2- 00232
3- 00228
4- 00235
5- 00231
6- 00233
7- 00100
8- 00106
9- 00102
Ch Up- 00183
Ch Down- 00185
This will only work on the Live Tv guide, other channels like Pluto don't respond to these, probably because they don't know they exist? Its upto the Channel maker to enable the use of these commands, not Roku.
So to use the above commands you will need an aftermarket universal made by UEI that has setup code 03061/3061. Like the remotes I linked to above in my other post. Problem is you will have to map each command individually, to map a command on the Walmart Onn 6 universal remote, once the device is programmed with Roku code 3061:
1. Stream device key
2. press and hold SETUP key for two blinks, release
3. enter 9 9 4
4. tap SETUP for one blink, release
5. enter 5-digit code from above
6. pick a key
Do the same for all twelve commands. Changing the code in step 5, and picking different key to map the command to in step 6.
I see the Walmart is sold out, they're available on ebay:
onn 6 universal remote: Search Result | eBay
Amazon has the 8 device version:
The Inteset 422-3/4 would work too:
StevenCee As atc98092 just said no one can tell who is responding to who unless you rage them. Facebook works like that. As soon as you click reply it tags the persons name so they know your speaking to them. As nothing to do with Roku. They did not design this community. It’s a website template used in other communities
