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renojim
Community Streaming Expert
10 years ago

Use ECP or port 8080 to change channels on RokuTV

So I saw this thread in the general forum and it occurred to me that it would be awesome if you could send the Roku TV to a particular OTA channel using ECP or one of the port 8080 press commands. Th...
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renojim
Community Streaming Expert
10 years ago
This is all good news! So RokuKC, any idea why GetNowNextPrograms() doesn't seem to work? I can see a great opportunity for Roku: utilize the OTA EPG with a "guide" channel, RMP, and a USB drive and you've got a DVR. Tell me a smart TV with basically a free DVR wouldn't be a hit among cord cutters.

-JT