I had some time after supper to install the Roku® on the TV in the family room. Again, this was nothing new, so the installation should be easy. The only difference with this model was it did not have the voice-controlled remote. It had the power adapter, which according to the instructions, was better than using the USB port on the TV. However, we only had two HDMI ports on this TV. Something had to give. So, the retro Atari© game console had to be unplugged for now. I would look for a HDMI splitter some other time. I had the Roku© installed in no time and the DVR and Max® apps downloaded. Everything worked as expected and I was finally done with the family room. But I was not done yet.
I removed the antennas from all the rooms, except one of the bedrooms with the not-so-smart TV. I no longer needed them because the DVR app would utilize the one in the living room. I found some brown paint in the basement. I painted over the bare spot in the family room now that the antenna was gone. I do not believe it was the right color, but it was close enough and looked better than a white spot on the wall.
I installed our bedroom’s antenna with the rabbit ears and rotary dial on the dumb TV in the other bedroom. I ran a scan of the OTA channels, and I was amazed by the number of channels, and I even got the PBS® local channels. In the meantime, I found a plastic grocery bag by the TV. It contained the first Roku® bought by Efiwym, my wife, on a Black Friday several years ago. I thought Efiwym gave that one to my grandson. He must have returned it.
I went ahead and installed it in the other bedroom with the not-so-smart TV. Wow, this would be great. All the TVs that are used regularly would have access to the DVR and local stations, including PBS®. Once I was done with the installation, I checked the DVR app. I could not watch recorded shows on this TV. I was done with Roku®s. I would look at the problem sometime in the future.
I went downstairs and told Efiwym about the other Roku®. She was puzzled that our grandson gave it back to us. But he did, and now we can use it, but…it was not working yet. She asked the question that she has been asking for months, “Are we ready to cut the cable?” I said, “Let’s do it and we will deal with the problems as we go!”