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[cwcheese]

I'm a longtime owner/user of a Sharp 42" Roku TV, and am looking to find a Roku TV that has a timer function other than the sleep timer; rather I'd like to have an On/Off timer where one can set the TV to turn on at a specific time and turn off at a specific time. This function is rapidly disappearing from even regular TVs, so I wonder if any Roku TV brands have this. I've an old Samsung TV that has this feature, which I use as a wake up alarm so I can see the local news when I get up in the morning.

It seems a stretch, I know, since Roku software is a drop-in turnkey OS that limits what the brand manufacturer can add.

Anybody ever encounter this in the wild?

[AvsGunnar]

@cwcheese 

I would tend to doubt it.  Probably best bet is to find a TV like your older Samsung with this timer feature and then attach a Roku device to it.

Who knows though.  Someone may come by and be able to point you to one.  It has been a very long time since I owned a TV with a similar timer feature, but I do remember them.

Edit: Actually just checked and my main Mitsubishi WD73740 has this timer. (2009).  Have never used it in all these years. (non-RokuTV).

[cwcheese]

Thanks Gunnar, that's precisely what I do now with that Samsung - I've got a Roku Premiere plugged into it and works perfectly. Am just planning ahead for the day when I want to replace the TV.