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I had one of the first generation Roku boxes. And all it did was play Netflix movies. Which was why I bought it. But then one day I turned on my TV and the Rok

• 01100011 7y ago
  Roku has, until recently, tried to support all of their devices with current software updates. It's very refreshing to see a company not abandon their devices. It's likely so they can maximize the number of clients, but it's still a nice gesture.
  • kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
    This is why I bought a RokuTV. Every other smart TV vendor has multiple generations of abandoned platforms under their belt.
• memsom 7y ago
  The weirdest thing is that the first "Roku" I owned was the box brought out for Now TV (UK streaming service, owned by Sky and heavily invested in Roku apparently), and it did not include Netflix!! It also did not include Youtube. I think it got added later, but that box was basically the small white Roku puck and the hardware was identical, save the firmware. Very odd to read that Netflix was originally the only service. Edit : I also forgot - the main differences were the colour (it was white, and had the Now TV branding embossed in to the shell) and it was ridiculously cheap - it cost about $15 (£11) for the base model. They assumed they'd make up the cost on your subscription, as it was hobbled to not do much other than about 15 apps in their custom store.
• wastedhours 7y ago
  I remember picking one up for ridiculously cheap back in the day (not the Now TV variant as another commenter bought, but similarly priced in the UK). Was great, but as soon as I got a Chromecast it became slightly redundant.