Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Q. I watch a lot of 4K programming on Netflix and it’s in Dolby Vision 4K, which I think is the best out there. So my question is if I buy a new streaming device, do they all support Dolby Vision? And if not, will it be in 4K? — Gary, Spokane, Washington. Gary, that’s
Q. I have an older TV and I want to buy a Roku streaming stick. Will it work with my older TV? I have a DIRECTV box set up on it now, but I want to start watching Netflix on my TV. — Elise, Topeka, Kansas. Elise, the Roku Streaming Stick is a great starter
Q. I bought my 10-year-old son a Roku TCL TV for his birthday and we really like the picture. But yesterday the sound suddenly went off but the picture is still on. Any ideas on how to fix this? — Carrie, Tulsa. Carrie, congratulations on your purchase. TCL/Roku TV sales are rising rapidly in the
Q. I’m interested in the new Peacock streaming service that’s coming up. But do you know if it will be available on Roku or Fire TV? I have both on different TVs and I wouldn’t get it unless it was on one of them. — Frankie, Cumberland, Maryland. Frankie, let me first offer some background
Q. I am 66 years old and I want to get Roku so I can watch shows on the Internet. But do I need a special TV to use it? Can you hook up a Roku to any TV? I have a Vizio TV we bought a few years ago. Will that work? — Betty,
Q. I just subscribed to HBO Max but I just read that you can’t watch it on Roku. I have Roku so am I unable to watch any HBO on Roku? Or is it just HBO Max I can’t watch? Sorry, but this thing confuses me and now I wish I didn’t subscribe. — Stacey,
Q. You have been writing about whether Roku will add HBO Max, but how can you tell when Roku adds a channel? I would like to know about new channels on Roku, but there are so many of them it’s hard to tell when a new one is added. — Nikki, Dayton, Ohio. Nikki, you
Q. We have lost our Roku remote. I think the dog hid it somewhere, but we can’t find it anywhere. What’s the easiest, cheapest and fastest way to replace it? Counting on you, Mr. Answer Man. — Roxette, North Beach, Maryland. Roxette, I have received several e-mails over the years detailing the difficulty in finding
Q. I don’t understand why HBO Max isn’t on Roku and Fire TV. They are the only streaming devices I have and everyone I talk to has one or both of those. So why isn’t HBO Max on them like everything else like Netflix and Hulu? Doesn’t Roku and Fire TV know that people might
Q. I just got a Roku TV from TCL for my son. But my wife and I would like to watch it, too, particularly if we could connect a TV antenna to it and watch our local channels. Is there a way to do this? — Tom, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tom, congratulations on your
Nine days after launch, HBO Max this morning is still not available on Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV, the nation’s two leading streaming devices. Tony Goncalves, CEO of AT&T’s Otter Media, which manages HBO Max, tells The Verge that he hopes that deals can eventually be struck with all important devices, including Roku and Fire
Q. I have subscribed to HBO Max, but I want to know if I can watch it on Roku. It’s really the only streaming box I use. If Roku doesn’t have it, I will cancel HBO Max immediately. — Donna, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Donna, the AT&T-owned HBO Max is scheduled to debut next week, but