So you bought yourself a brand spanking new Roku and hooked it up.. and in the process you have read this blog, and read where I mention the REDDIT video channel and have searched the entire channel store and can't find that anywhere.. "He is full of shit, there is no REDDIT channel in either the channel store on the Roku or the private channel listings ANYWHERE..." Relax, I never said it was there... There is no channel that has this setting, it isn't a "legal" channel.. I mean it is legal otherwise it would be banned and made impossible to install.. Now what the channel is is a developers channel, was in the beginning and remains that way today..
Turn on your box and disable the screen saver for a bit, that way you won't have to worry about it going to sleep, that step is optional, I do it when there is a channel I have to link to my box via the computer.. Then go on the computer and link to this site: http://mkvxstream.blogspot.com/2013/01/secret-roku-troubleshooting-screens.html This has all the things you must know to really enjoy your roku (box).. Find the link to go to roku channels A to Z, you can look at all the channels if you like but as you get to the Y letter and YouTube you will find a channel called MYVIDEOBUZZ, initially it was called simply VIDEOBUZZ but they were made to take it off, it was a private channel in the day.. Loading the channel may seem hard and beyond very easy, but it is quite easy, if I could figure it out, ANYONE CAN.. Enable developer mode with your remote doing this sequence : Home 3X, Up 2X, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
This is the trickiest part although once you figure out the rhythm it will seem easy, you basically just click each button in relative ease, no big rush just do each one.. Ok got it then... Once the developer screen appears follow the directions agree to terms.. There is two different versions of the program, or were, the one you want is the very latest because it will update itself when you search for updates to the program and that is very easy.. Most channels update on their own, this one you have to check for them periodically.. You may have to chose a password for the server, enter one then restart your roku.. When it restarts it will be in developer mode.. Then you will need to get the channel program from the developers web site which is part of step three, a click this link type of thing, you get the zip file, set it to where you can find it.. Enter your Roku IP address, Locate the zip file, upload it to the roku using the install button, when it takes you will have the myvideobuzz channel and therein the REDDIT videos as well as a few other great channels that not even the actual YouTube channel has.. By the way the zip file must not be unzipped... That is very important.. To look for updates check here : https://www.reddit.com/r/VideoBuzz Usually there might be as many as three updates a year.. To update or check on the roku check the settings screen.. Now restart your box and enjoy YouTube and all the other videos you want to.. By the way you can set the box to get Vimeo and other video sharing sites but since there are video channels for that why would you set it for that, plus this plays the videos commercial free..
Enjoy.. Any problems with this just read the instructions on the page for MY VIDEOBUZZ in the MKV site above..
Badge Henry
(P.S. reset your screen saver settings back again or your roku will be "on" all the time.. What does "on" all the time mean?? The roku is on all the time in one form or another, if you pick a screen saver theme it will be that, however if you choose no screen saver then it will show your channel lineup screen 24/7/265... or rather it will show a Roku logo bouncing around the screen..)
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