Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Whatcha watchin'

Every now and then I check new channels (aka apps) on the Roku just to see what might be offered.. Also I will load new channels and try them out and also check what I have had on my list for the better part of since getting the box.. The Youtube channel (proper) is good but just misses the mark with certain instances, mainly the lists that I have.. If I want to see a concert I have to hope it can get there eventually.. What is easier is to type in the name of the group and then go through the list that shows up.. Hope it's in there.. I say Youtube proper because there is a second, easier to use side loaded channel called myVIDEOBUZZ formerly VIDEOBUZZ that can watch any video channel, but I still watch Youtube with it.. And it is better by far but is a sideloaded channel which is quite easy to do but you have to read the instructions and ignore one step.. Very crucial that you ignore the unloading of the file that holds the program in it. You load the entire thing, without opening it with anything.. Another channel I've had but rarely watch seems to no longer be working.. The shows that it has hasn't updated anything since August.. That channel is Portico, and it has (had) People, Time, AP News ... amongst others and it isn't that I just noticed recently but rather I waited hoping they were in some sort of lull of some sort.. Lull should be over now when the Pope was in the country.. Their Twitter account hasn't had an update entry since late July..  Then there is Bizarre TV.. I really liked this channel and have had it on my lineup since.. Since it started up three years ago.. Last year the person(s) stated they were going to start a second channel and so I got it and waited and waited and waited.. And excuse after excuse.. I didn't really care, the first channel was fine and truth is I didn't hardly watch it anyway.. Well then the BTV2 channel would go to a pay once channel and would start up shortly type of thing.. I decided not to pay for it because I hardly watch the free channel.. They said the free channel would remain free indefinitely and I thought fine, I rarely watched it but when I did I would sit there for a few minutes.. Then last month they said the free channel will now be a twenty dollar one time fee, and be a private channel.. With that I thought you know, I watch that channel maybe an hour a month MAYBE  and while I hate to see it go bye bye.. I'm not going to pay for a channel I rarely watch when it was free.. Why would I pay for it now to hardly ever watch it.. So by this Thursday it will be gone from my lineup.. And that is ok.. I have a lot of other channels that bring weird shit..

Badge Henry

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