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- | There is a public and free (no ads either) Roku channel that anyone can download to access the content | + | There is a public and free (no ads either) Roku channel that anyone can download to access the content |
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Install and use will be very familiar to Roku users. First, install the channel as any other channel: You can go to the channel repository in your Roku and type " | Install and use will be very familiar to Roku users. First, install the channel as any other channel: You can go to the channel repository in your Roku and type " | ||
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Go to your TV, select the Roku input if you haven' | Go to your TV, select the Roku input if you haven' | ||
- | Something to keep in mind is that the server will deliver the media files as they are, without any kind of on-the-fly conversion (transcoding). This ensures smooth playback (network conditions permitting - in general, if you can download your files faster than what it takes to play them you will be OK, for example if you can download a one hour video in 20 minutes then the speed is good enough) and low server load. However it comes with the tradeoff that some files may not play correctly if they' | + | Something to keep in mind is that the server will deliver the media files as they are, without any kind of on-the-fly conversion (transcoding). This ensures smooth playback (network conditions permitting - in general, if you can download your files faster than what it takes to play them you will be OK, for example if you can download a one hour video in 20 minutes then the speed is good enough) and low server load. |
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+ | However, it comes with the tradeoff that some files may not play correctly if they' | ||
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+ | A dialog will ask you for the output directory. Default (same as input file) is OK, or you can have a directory for the Roku conversions, | ||
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+ | After a few seconds or minutes, depending on the length of the video, you will have a Roku ready file you can stream directly. |
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