Using Echo Dot as a speaker for Roku TV
Hi. Can is there any way to pair (via bluetooth or wifi) a Roku TV with an Echo Dot so that the Echo Dot is an audio speaker for the Roku TV? I found this asked 3 years ago for a different model of...
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Yes, it is possible!! Though it requires the use of an Amazon Firestick.
I recently picked up a second-hand Hisense Roku TV and had the same question. Like you, I wasn't satisfied with the "not possible" answer, so I did a bunch of trial-and-error testing until I came across a setup that I was satisfied with.
The first step is to setup Alexa Home Theater mode on a Firestick or FireTV device, instructions here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GENPVVD63RZMN7CU
Not all Echo devices are compatible with all FireTV devices, so make sure you're working with the same-generation devices. For example, a Firestick 4k 2nd gen will work with Echo Dot 4th gen speakers, but won't work with Echo Dot 3rd gen (but Firestick 4k 1st gen will).
Not sure why they couldn't make all their devices work together, but here's a compatibility list:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GYYMWGZJUK28FEN6
Once you've got the Alexa Home Theater mode working, the rest is fairly simple. Go to the audio settings on your Roku TV and manually set the audio to output to the HDMI(ARC) device for your Firestick.
Audio output worked immediately on my TV, but the volume buttons weren't working until I powered the TV off and back on again. Now audio for the TV comes out the Echo Dot speakers and both the Amazon & Hisense remotes are able to control the volume. Every so often it gets glitchy, where audio still works but changing the volume with the remote stops working, but power-cycling the TV fixes it.
Hopefully that helps. 🙂
Slight correction from my earlier post.
It has to be a Firestick 4k device that supports ARC audio, so the older FireTV/Stick devices won't work.According to Amazon:
The following Fire TV Sticks are compatible with Alexa Home Theater with HDMI ARC:- Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation)
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Generation)
- Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Generation)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G9MFQFRP6F7L8UH9
I can't get this to work. I have my firestick 4k set up with 2 echo dots and my home theatre it works on the fire stick but there's no sound on the roku tv I don't get it.
It wouldn't work with my Firestick 4k 1st generation, it requires a 2nd generation (rounded corners).
I'm assuming it works with 3rd gen devices too, but I haven't got one.Provided you've got the right generation, then it could be the wrong HDMI port on your TV.
Only one HDMI port supports ARC (I think it has "ARC" written below the port).Oh ... thats dumb ... I have the first gen. It's squared off. What's the difference between the 2?
