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Ewetwo
Channel Surfer
2 years ago
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Will a 20 year old Samsung LED Non Roku TV work with the Roku Stick?

I have a 20 year old Samsung LED TV. It doesn't have Blue Tooth or WiFi. I bought the Roku Stick to use with it. I did everything according to the directions but it wouldn't work. Just created a scrolling fuzzy picture. Is my TV too old? The store employee told me it was. But others said it should have worked.

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  • Ewetwo's avatar
    Ewetwo
    2 years ago

    I went and bought the $17 Roku stick and it works. I must have done something wrong the last time I tried. Now to expire to see what's on it. Was hoping to find the TCM channel someplace.

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    Strega2
    Roku Guru
    2 years ago

    How is it connected?  20 years ago would be right around the time HDMI came out.  What resolutions does it support?  I’m guessing a TV of that vintage would only support 1080i, and Rokus only support 1080p.  I think Rokus are sometimes confused by this and send 1080p to a 1080i TV.  Try setting the Roku to 720p, which the TV is more likely to be able to do.  (TV’s from that era are usually around ~1366x768 pixel panels anyway, even when they claim 1080i.)

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      Ewetwo
      Channel Surfer
      2 years ago

      It's a Samsung 55 inch 6000 Series LED TV. Model UN55D6000SFXZA. According the specs. It is 1080p HD. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz. 4 HDMI connections. It has Wide Color Enhancer Plus I cable connection. 3 USB plugs. It has ANYNET. AllShare DLNA Networking. But no bluetooth or wifi.