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.
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.)
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.
As long as it has HDMI, it should work. A Google search shows it is from 2011. It is an early Smart TV, although like my 2010 Sony, the built-in streaming is probably useless.
Not sure why you are having problems. Have you tried different HDMI ports?
I bought the ROKU Stick. Plugged it in and had the rolling static that kind of showed a channel. On each HDMI. It streams YouTube ad Netflixs fine. I now have Spectrum Cable and it streams from that also. Maybe a bad Roku stick? I'll buy another one today. Thank you for your responses. You are very helpful.
