Channel Issues & Questions

[RokuChris]

"kls" wrote:
Well, I've wasted a lot of time on "voodoo" suggestions from Roku's support. And the damn thing still doesn't work on a lot of channels. Channels, by the way, that I can watch just fine on my computer... via a wireless connection (the Roku is wired.

Sorry you're having trouble. Nowhere TV is a private channel and not officially supported. It should be considered experimental. The content in Nowhere TV is aggregated from dozens of different sources, so the occasional problem is inevitable. The live international streams in particular come from a source that is not the most reliable.

It's also important to remember that when you watch something on your computer, even though it may be the same content, it is very likely a different stream than the Roku is using, so comparing the two is not really apples to apples.

[kls]

I'm not really expecting help.

I'm about to give up on the damn box. I mostly got it to stream Netflix and I'm sick of their damn rip-off rates, so they're getting cancelled r.s.n.

If it's "upstream" it's in Comcast's stuff, not mine, and there's nothing I can do about that and b-t-w, all those sources stream just fine to the computer. Maybe you can explain that, but all I've gotten is "voodoo" from Roku's tech support. I used to do tech support myself, and I can tell pretty well tell when someone's just running me through the routine boilerplate try-this-try-that.

Besides, if you read back through these forums, you see other people reporting the same problems. And nobody reporting any solutions.

Yes, I've changed the DNS settings to those Roku recommends and a couple of other public DNS servers.

[mikebdoss]

"kls" wrote:
I'm not really expecting help.

I'm about to give up on the damn box. I mostly got it to stream Netflix and I'm sick of their damn rip-off rates, so they're getting cancelled r.s.n.

If it's "upstream" it's in Comcast's stuff, not mine, and there's nothing I can do about that and b-t-w, all those sources stream just fine to the computer. Maybe you can explain that, but all I've gotten is "voodoo" from Roku's tech support. I used to do tech support myself, and I can tell pretty well tell when someone's just running me through the routine boilerplate try-this-try-that.

Besides, if you read back through these forums, you see other people reporting the same problems. And nobody reporting any solutions.

Yes, I've changed the DNS settings to those Roku recommends and a couple of other public DNS servers.

Well, do you want our help, or would you just like to continue complaining?

Roku's phone support is very basic, but is there to solve the majority of problems. These forums have expert users and Roku staff answering questions and offering help.

[mrsethprice]

Is there a way to get content from http://pbskids.org/ into Nowhere TV?

[kevinhint]

hey there, rokuChris. I'm new the game and noticed alot of people requesting channels for nowhereman. Just curious, are you able to include flash content too? I.e. do you transcode?

[kc8pql]

"kevinhint" wrote:
Just curious, are you able to include flash content too? I.e. do you transcode?

I'm not Chris, but the answer is no and no.

[kevinhint]

"kc8pql" wrote:

"kevinhint" wrote:
Just curious, are you able to include flash content too? I.e. do you transcode?

I'm not Chris, but the answer is no and no.

Didnt think so. I'll keep building my solution.

[kc8pql]

^^^ Note that there are a number of private channels (one of which will get the thread locked if discussed here) that do trans-code.

[kevinhint]

"kc8pql" wrote:
^^^ Note that there are a number of private channels (one of which will get the thread locked if discussed here) that do trans-code.

Is that the one with the initials "PO"?

I'm not happy with any of those so I'm writing my own version. Just wanted to make sure I wasnt overlapping with nowhere TV.

[ufoundet]

I love the Nowhereman channel. In fact (and I never suspected this would happen), I watch it more than even netflicks (and I have even made a humble contribution in appreciation for all the good work).

May I request a channel? I would love to see channel 12, in Flint Michigan, added to the local news channels. They have RSS feeds at the following:

http://www.abc12.com/category/215769/rss-feeds

Thanks!