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kpluck
Binge Watcher
6 years ago
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Turning off display on a Roku TV

I am considering the purchase of a TCL Roku TV but have a question. If I use a Roku remote with headphone jack with the TV, am I able to listen to what is playing through the remote with the TV sc...
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    dee_shaw
    6 years ago

    kpluck I have a Roku TV, and it does give me the option to turn off my display when listening to music (I've only tested it out using the Spotify app). When I cut off the display, my music still plays.

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blade_005
Roku Guru
6 years ago
"kpluck" wrote:
Bummer. I read a Roku support note that indicated this is possible listening through their wireless speakers so I was hoping it was possible through the remote as well. I guess the worst case scenario would be to do it like I do know, just use an external Roku box connected to the TV, start my content, then turn the TV off.

Thanks for the feedback.

-kp

It is not possible for most content. I believe there may be a few Audio apps (Pandora, TuneIn, etc.) that might have an option from within the app that will allow you to blank the screen and still allow audio to play. It is something that my previous Vizio set allowed for all content and I submitted a request years ago to have this feature added with no response.