Navigate to Network > Set up connection > select Wired or Wireless. On the left side rail, you'll see a few options like 'My Feed,' 'TV Shows,' and 'Movies.' Scroll down until you see Settings and click with your remote. If you've lost your connection or the startup wizard isn't launching, you can find the internet settings, yourself. When you're first getting started, the software should take you through a Guided Setup that will direct you on how to set up a wired or wireless connection (streaming sticks do not have an ethernet port, but the streaming boxes do).

You should see the Roku home screen, which features rows of square tiles with different channel names. If you purchased a Roku TV, just make sure the television is set up and connected to power.Ĭonnect to WiFi: Once you've toggled to the right source channel. If you have a streaming stick, the end of it is the HDMI adapter, so plug it directly into the port on your TV. Power up: First up, plug your Roku into a power outlet and connect the HDMI cable into the HDMI port on your television. Now that you have your Roku, it's time to set things up.

If that's not enough to justify the extra $10, totally fair, but the remote is a game-changer. There's another version of the Roku Express+ without composite cables and the only real difference between it and the regular Express is that this guy comes with a better remote, including a power button that works with your TV, so you can toss that overly complicated one, and voice control functionality. You don't have to keep living in the past just because your TV looks like you are: the Roku Express+ features an option with composite cables–yes, the yellow, red and white ones-that connect the player to your TV set.

Let's say, hypothetically that you do have one of those old, really heavy, super bulky TVs from the 1990s. It only plays in HD (no 4K or high dynamic range) and it doesn't come with a voice-controlled remote, but it gets the job done and you still have access to the exact same software as everyone else on the more expensive Roku platforms. The Roku Express, introduced in 2018, is one of the cheapest options you have for getting your regular diet of Hulu, HBO, and Netflix content. It's not quite a streaming stick, nor is it a box, but somewhere in between.

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