Hooking Up Roku 2 to VGA Projector
I can’t seem to get the setup just right for my Roku 2 to play thru the Dell 2300mp VGA projector. I have a hdmi female to female adapter, and a hdmi female to VGA male adapter. And it runs the idle Roku logo fine, but then blinks, and statics, and runs thru source setup constantly. Any ideas?
You didnt mention your model # or firmware version: Settings/System/About
Try:
1) Manually configure display: Settings/Display type = 720p or 1080p (do NOT use "Auto-detect")
If that still doesnt work:
1) Using remote: Home 5x, Down, Left, Up 3x, Disable automatic recovery
Model 3000X, version 9.1.0 build 5009-02
those tips made it work perfectly! Thank you!
any suggestions on how to get it to download Disney+, I can’t seem to get that channel, downloaded others though.
You're welcome.
Unfortunately the 3000 isnt a supported model for Disney+, and their "Roku Supported Models" article isn't specific enough: https://help.disneyplus.com/csp?id=csp_article_content&sys_kb_id=fec35d33db4f8d18a3d861bb13961921
"The following Roku device models are not supported by the Disney Plus channel:
2400, 3000, 3050, 3100, 2450, 2500, 3400, 3420"
You'll need to get a newer Roku if you want Disney+ support - The Express 4K+ (3941), Streaming Stick 4K/4K+ (3820/3821), Ultra LT (4801), or Ultra (4800/4802) should suit your needs.
If you're willing to wait a little longer, the forthcoming Express (3960) should also work, though it lacks a power supply and only comes with simple IR-only remote; however, do NOT get ANY current Express or SE or HD model (393x) as they are older SoCs (hardware chipset) with 2.4Ghz-only WiFi support (and a simple IR-only remote).
The Roku 2 HD, model 3000, is no longer supported by Roku. It's extremely old (released Jul 2011), only supports 720p (no 1080p), and is so completely underpowered that it won't run most of the current channel versions. I have a 2 XS (model 3100) that is from the same era, and I haven't used it in years due to its inability to run something simple like YouTube.
If your projector is only a 4:3 display, you'll likely have issues with any modern streamer connected to it. None of the current products available today, (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Android TV based boxes) have analog outputs any longer, and cannot be set to display a 4:3 output. Some Roku users have had success using HDMI-Analog converters, but it's dependent on the converter handling the change of aspect ratio. I've never tried an HDMI-VGA convertor or adapter, so no idea how it might be handled. The fact you're seeing the Roku boot screen (the bouncing logo), which is an SD signal, shows the video path is working. But since you lose the video once booting is complete, that means the HDMI handshake is not being accomplished.
