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pcgenius

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« on: August 09, 2018, 06:21:09 pm »

I have a new roku ultra. is there any way in the world that this software will run with it? So far, I cant find any but id like to know before I send it back to amazon
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Re: roku
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2018, 01:06:20 am »

Nope, not possible. If it has a web browser you might be able to use Panel to stream content from a PC to the Roku or something like that. But running the actual app on a Roku? Not possible.
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Re: roku
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2018, 07:35:08 pm »

You can use Roku's built in DLNA/UPnP program, though (I forget what it's called: media player, or something like that).

The problem, however, is that the Roku's format list is really small, and likewise, I think what their DLNA "accepts" from MC (don't know the technical term for it) is pretty limited too, e.g., I just tried to play an MKVed blu-ray through my Roku, and while the film itself played fine, I got no subtitles (and there's no way to turn them on because it's not taking all that MC sends, since I have that option checked in MC's Options/Media Network).

Anyway, if you have music/video in their accepted formats and/or you don't mind transcoding on the fly, it should work.
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