+1 We have had Ooma for years and pay about $6 in taxes.
+1. I don’t know why people don’t get this. Buddy of mine cutting the cord, has 4 TV’s, 2 smart, 2 “dumb.” He was going to buy 2 smart TV’s. I told him don’t do it, 4 Rokus is much less than 2 smart TVs. I also told him with all Rokus, every TV will have the same interface and remote, he agreed that was VERY important to him and his spouse - would make the transition from cable easier.
Learned today he bought two smart TV’s, so they’ll be dealing with 4 different remotes from various brands…
Finding a dumb TV is almost impossible.
Finding a dumb TV is almost impossible.
Plenty of folks dumping old TV's on craigslist for almost nothing.
Yeah, there are a lot out there, especially old tube TVs.
I remember going to our local convenience recycle center 4 years ago right after Christmas. It was a TV graveyard after all the new gifts came in.
There still are a lot of them out there.
I wasn't referring to old tube TV's, plenty of LCD flat screen TV's showing up on craigslist for well under a $100.
But something changed this week. While Netflix is by no means declaring long-term growth out of the picture, it has suddenly turned very pessimistic. It is now forecasting it will lose another 2 million subscribers over the next three months, the sort of big decline we’ve grown used to seeing reported by legacy cable providers — not a tech disruptor such as Netflix. All of a sudden, industry folks I’ve talked to are asking whether Netflix will even be able to get to 300 million subscribers anytime soon, let alone 500 million. “Two hundred million was a fairly easy climb,” one industry vet who works at a streamer told me Wednesday. “Netflix did it first and arguably better than anyone else. But it’s hard to get to 300 million when you’re as mature as Netflix is in terms of people using it and knowing about it. The growth curve is just so much harder for them than anyone else right now.”
We are looking to improve the sound quality on specifically the speaking during shows and movies. We currently have Roku Ulras and was thinking about adding a stream bar pro. It has good ratings for voice quality, but wouldn’t this be essentially replacing he Ultra ? I feel like I would be wasting the money we laid out on the Ultra just 1 or 2 years ago.
Any suggestions from anyone whose been down this road ?
We are looking to improve the sound quality on specifically the speaking during shows and movies. We currently have Roku Ulras and was thinking about adding a stream bar pro. It has good ratings for voice quality, but wouldn’t this be essentially replacing he Ultra ? I feel like I would be wasting the money we laid out on the Ultra just 1 or 2 years ago.
Any suggestions from anyone whose been down this road ?
We sometimes have trouble hearing some conversations on our TV. We just enable captions and find that helps and is not too distracting.
We are looking to improve the sound quality on specifically the speaking during shows and movies. We currently have Roku Ulras and was thinking about adding a stream bar pro. It has good ratings for voice quality, but wouldn’t this be essentially replacing he Ultra ? I feel like I would be wasting the money we laid out on the Ultra just 1 or 2 years ago.
Any suggestions from anyone whose been down this road ?
I am unsure of what you are asking. The ROKU Ultra is a sound source only and I assume is currently playing the sound through your TV speaker(s). A Streambar Pro is a speaker (system) and ROKU streaming device combined in a single unit. That (theoretically) would give a much better listening experience -- including surround sound -- bypassing your TV speaker. I suspect the StreamPro streaming portion is the same Ultra that you have -- their top of the line unit.
Therefore, you would be gaining a redundant streaming device. If that is not desirable, a stand alone Sound Bar would suffice.
Am I close?
I can't help you with what sound bar to purchase, but I am in the market like you are. Audiophile friends tell me we need a sound bar that allows for adjusting the balance between Hi, Low and especially the Mid Range. The middle is where most human voices are.
Thank you Harllee,
This is for dear M-I-L who always has the captions on. Sometimes this is fine, but we are trying to give her a better experience. We’ve even tried the headphones that come with the remote, but as you know, the dialogue still sounds muffled or low sometimes.
Perhaps hearing aids for DMIL is the best solution.