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Rokus Universal-Search Tool Is Your Friend
The streaming wars have subdivided our entertainment systems into countless niches and enclaves.
Imagine rentingThe Big Lebowskifor four bucks without knowing it was hosted on Netflix for free.
Use Your Phone As a Remote
Youve probably grown tired of the countless gadgets littering your living room.
Inching over from the S key to the K key feels terrible.
Nangeroni believes most Roku users dont know how modular this hardware can be.
What people dont understand is you’ve got the option to get way more specific.
you could map that button directly to a show that youre watching.
If youre binge-watching a series, you could jump directly into the next episode, he says.
Anything within Rokus voice-command dictionary can be assigned to the dial.
A dedicatedGame of Thronesbutton?
Mom and Dads shortcut toPeppa Pig?
The world is your oyster.
And this function isnt limited to content.
Do you like to doze off toThe Officebut cant stand the hot lights of the set?
Consider mapping out the minimum-brightness setting to 2, matching your nocturnal mood with a click.
This year, all of theQuibi-refugee content migrated to the channel, which is especially fascinating.
But they can be pretty useful for everyday use as well.
The app contains all the browsing capabilities of the Roku within a more streamlined set of tools.
Imagine a world with no search-breaking typos; its easy if you try.
(Totally understandable!)
Want to bring it to the big screen?
You didnt miss out on one ofthe most exasperating boxing matches of all time.
That would be a tough bind, except Roku has generated an ingenious solution.
This is a must-have for all you BBC America addicts out there.
But Nangeroni says thats just the tip of the iceberg.
He notes users can sync their headphones to their Roku-enabled TV over Bluetooth using the companys app.
Thats a lot more powerful than one sad, lonely aux cord.
(Weve all been there, right?
The Roku app can support up to four different private-listening sessions at once.
And you shouldnt have to sweat Bluetooth lag if youre listening on wireless headphones.
Reorder Your Channels
Let me guess.
Personally, I like to keep the digital fireplace front and center.
It keeps me grounded.
Normalize the Sound Output
Tired of constantly turning the volume up and down on a scene-by-scene basis?
(Seriously, Marvel, whats the deal?)
Regardless, this is an issue that transcends Roku.
Can all the streaming giants get together and determine a volume equilibrium?
Im so tired of getting my face melted off by some random Netflix documentary at 2 a.m. ## Related
