Roku setup

[JaneB1]

I appreciate the additional information and suggestions.

In the mean time I have made notes of additional information from the back of the TV I am trying to attach to.  It is a:

SANSUI MODEL:  HDLCD 1908C LCD TV

ORION SALES

MADE IN THAILAND

AUGUST 2008

[JaneB1]

I am taking a chance, for now, that is contrary to a number of the suggestions in this thread. I found a Model 2 for less than $20 TOTAL including shipping and tax on eBay. It is here and appears to be in real good condition and includes the AC adapter, a model RC 07 remote, composite cables that are heavier than some I have seen, a HDMI cable that is short but appears to be in good shape. It was advertized as Model 2 Third Generation in the listing on eBay. My idea is that if/when the time comes that I want or need to upgrade the remote and cables will come in handy.

REGARDING SUGGESTIONS FROM THIS THREAD:

Why get rid of a perfectly working TV just because of this lack of one type of connection? I did google the Roku wiki page and realize that the Roku Model 2 is no longer supported.

This TV is sitting on metal shelving unit at the foot of an antique trundle bed (so quite high) with other things on shelves below it. Across from it is a big mirrored wall area and besides that I am in a Lustron and the last thing I want to do is drill more holes which are permanent in this metal house! So . . . no wall mount for me.

Now do any of you have suggestions to make ADDING this Roku go as smoothly as possible I thank you!

I am taking a chance, for now, that is contrary to a number of the suggestions in this thread. I found a Model 2 for less than $20 TOTAL including shipping and tax on eBay. It is here and appears to be in real good condition and includes the AC adapter, a model RC 07 remote, composite cables that are heavier than some I have seen, a HDMI cable that is short but appears to be in good shape. Advertized as Model 2 Third Generation in the listing on eBay. My idea is that if/when the time comes that I want or need to upgrade the remote and cables will come in handy.

REGARDING SUGGESTIONS FROM THIS THREAD:

Why get rid of a perfectly working TV just because of this lack of one type of connection? I did google the Roku wiki page and realize that the Roku Model 2 is no longer supported.

This TV is sitting on metal shelving unit at the foot of an antique trundle bed (so quite high) with other things on shelves below it. Across from it is a big mirrored wall area and besides that I am in a Lustron and the last thing I want to do is drill more holes which are permanent in this metal house! So . . . no wall mount for me.

Now do any of you have suggestions to make ADDING this Roku go as smoothly as possible I thank you!

[JaneB1]

Please excuse me as I did of copy and paste of the above from my word processing program and it is double pasted.

[Strega2]

Well, try it. That one runs Roku OS 11, so it could be worse. It will probably activate and run. Some channels may not run on it, so just skip those.

I think your only choice for connection is composite (SD), which is frankly kind of sad. Then again, on a 19" TV mounted up high, maybe that won't be a big deal. I have no idea what aspect ratio you'll get. SD (composite) was usually 4:3 and I think these were typically connected to 4:3 TVs. I've never actually run a Roku that way, but I'll take a wild guess that the Roku will produce a letterboxed image. (ie: 16:9 within 4:3). However, since you have a 16:9 TV, the TV may take that 4:3-contained image and pillarbox it. So the effect will be black bars on all sides of the video. However, the TV may have a zoom button. Results of zooming may not be great since you'll be zooming in on a fraction of SD, but at 19" viewed at enough distance, it maybe OK.

[JWS9518]

Well hopefully it works for what you need.  As Strega mentioned, there will be channels that won't work or will crash due to the older OS and capabilities of the device.  

By the way, you can edit your double posting by clicking the 3 dots above your post and going to edit your reply, so that it clears up the double paragraphs.

The TV will probably out last the device.  Sansui used to make electronics that lasted a long time.  I had a stereo receiver that I bought in 1989 and is still working.  I just sold it a couple months ago on Craigslist.

[JaneB1]

I am to the point of actually putting this on the TV.  Everything I can find about making sure a device is factory reset when a used unit is changing hands is written from the viewpoint of the person selling rather than the person that has purchased it.  Putting two and two together what I think I as the purchaser need to do is:  connect the unit to electric power, connect the cables to the TV from the Roku, turn on the TV, something should show up on the TV screen, then use the remote to work my way through the things shown on the TV. After doing that the process should be the same as when I setup my first unit on a different TV.

I know this got long but please bare with me and let me know if  the above is correct or what to do if the above is not correct. Please also feel free to add instructions.

[JWS9518]

Make sure you have the correct input selected on the TV, if it doesn't automatically do it.