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by BeetleB 10 days ago
> I'm tired of having to manage 50 different devices to let my son watch some Gabbys Dollhouse on the TV.

Other than the TV, most people really have only one device (Roku, AppleTV, etc). Why do you need so many?

> I only need one remote for all the apps and sound,

True with Roku.
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gambiting 10 days ago
It's called a hyperbole. But I already have to babysit a NAS and a media server, and make sure the Playstation and Xbox are up to date and signed in, the last thing I want is another device just to watch netflix on.

>>True with Roku

Can the Roku remote change the input source on the TV?

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BeetleB 10 days ago
> But I already have to babysit a NAS and a media server

Is the NAS TV related? Why do you need these? My media is all on my PC, and I don't consider maintaining that as part of my TV burden. I have to maintain it anyway.

And what maintenance do you need for the PS and XBox? You just turn it on when you use it, and let it auto-update.

> Can the Roku remote change the input source on the TV?

Fair point.

Normally, I change the source only once during a whole session, so I do that right in the beginning if I need to.

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