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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here  (the blind leading the blind...)  My research is that yes, you can get HGTV shows on Roku, but it is a matter of slecting the specific shows you want to watch, it's not the same as watching whatever is airing on HGTV right now.  As for Watch ESPN, it appears that this is and app that allos Roku to connect you to your cable ESPN channell.... I don't see the value in that since you have to have a cable pkg with ESPN to use WatchESPN on Roku!

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe you have to have a separate Roku box for each tv or device.

My research is that HuluPlus has the current season of tv shows on it (although they would be delayed by a day or more from when they aired) (compared to Netflix -- which tends to have prior seasons, but not the current season).  I read that one had a better interface (making it easier to pick your shows -- now I can't remember whether it was Netflix or Hulu... sorry).

The sports thing is going to be the reason we stay with cable.... maybe someday in the future, ESPN will be a paid service and then we'll switch to Roku/Hulu/Tivo/something![/quote]

IMO, Amazon is by far better than Hulu.  Before you sign up for Hulu or Amazon, you can search on Roku for your shows, and see which channel has all of them and then pick that one.  Netflix is not even in the same realm - that never has any of our cable shows like Walking Dead (at least not current season's episodes).[/quote]

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