I don't have DirecTV, but I suspect your friend was using some kind of feature it provides like a DVR. That's not a general feature of Roku devices.
For your old TV you'd need a very old Roku device (not recommended) or device that converts HDMI to RCA connections to go with the Roku device like this.
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