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IbogaProject

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6. What I love about Roku was the remote jack the headphone jack
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:46 AM
5 hrs ago

I think Bluetooth has advanced so you can use newer Bluetooth devices with newer TVs. But I felt the headphone jack was foolproof as you could have the TV's actual volume set real low. That was an important device when we were raising our kid in a tiny apartment. I'm on my third Roku now, last two have been Ultras with the Headphone remote. we rarely use it now that we are in a spacious apartment and.

Alternatives are, AppleTV (set top box), Amazon's Fire streaming devices, the ONN streaming box, which is a straight Google TV (their special media centered android variant). Word is the AppleTV have much more powerful hardware than the others but they are centered to the Apple Ecosystem. I checked and AppleTV has both Android and Windows apps, so it will play fine whether or not you have any Apple stuff.

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