Hello Charles,
This question is also valid in our community. Thank you for sharing your
experiences.
Is the purpose to enable patrons to stream local & PBS channels? I've had
little luck with using a digital antenna for my television as well. I've
not used a Roku device (Amazon makes a similar Fire stick) but the free app
Pluto TV provides a very healthy selection of free television programming
on numerous topics, including movies, classic television, reality series,
animation, even *regionally* local news.
Would love to hear more about how the library is utilizing these
technologies to benefit their communities.
Mark
On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 7:56 AM Tim McGeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> This is a really important issue for our communities, especially public
> libraries that have higher populations of underserved and low-income
> residents. I experimented myself with a hi-def antenna when I "cut the
> cord" from cable, and even with my own technical experience and financial
> privilege, I found it confusing and difficult. And, yes, the changes in
> signals from local stations even makes the effort I made obsolete or less
> functional.
>
> I think you are on the right track with considering how to use devices,
> such as the Roku stick, for your patrons, as streaming access from local
> stations increases. I am encouraged to see various state governments using
> federal and state funding to increase broadband access in rural areas, yet
> I know the monthly cost remains out of reach for many.
>
> I wish I could offer you more substantive feedback, but at least I can
> cheer you on and say that I believe you are on the right track. I hope that
> as you work through potential solutions, you consider giving a lightning
> talk or submit an article to the Code4Lib journal to report on your work.
> It is vitally important that we do all we can to make information as fully
> accessible as possible, especially in this era of misinformation and
> disinformation.
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
>
> Tim McGeary
>
> Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Technology
>
> Duke University Libraries
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of ander
> kierig <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:22 AM
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Roku - TV - Over the Air
>
> Dear Charles:
>
> IMHO, this is not an appropriate use of this list. Roku support is
> online at
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://support.roku.com__;!!OToaGQ!sCxKt9jtSQd49-LU545H7H6Rv-3PCticYppiH7za9auqkE8GBaz9ur_OtBxexbC7zbXGE_sjOWy7tv_0h20NbL1a0Zb6SmeZEw$
> . Please don't send questions like
> this to a list with 4000 people on it.
>
> respectfully yours,
>
> ander kierig
>
> --
> ander kierig
> Application Development
> University of Minnesota Libraries
> [lib.umn.edu](
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lib.umn.edu__;!!OToaGQ!sCxKt9jtSQd49-LU545H7H6Rv-3PCticYppiH7za9auqkE8GBaz9ur_OtBxexbC7zbXGE_sjOWy7tv_0h20NbL1a0ZbRM7us1w$
> )
> they/them
>
> On 2022-09-22 at 09:13 (-0500) charles meyer wrote:
>
> > Hi my esteemed listmates,
> >
> > We seem to generally broach more advanced tech questions than this but
> > we
> > have some patrons visiting with simpler needs.
> >
> > I was trying to help patrons locate any outdoor TV antenna or tower
> > climbers who could help with their outdoor antennas but it seems they
> > have
> > all retired aso trying to receive over the air TV (as programs assert
> > can
> > be done with a TV antenna) is not available for a lot of areas.
> >
> > Just to experiment, I bought the best indoor antenna for my house and
> > placed it on almost every square inch of evereye all in every room ang
> > received about 4-5 TV stations, no local PBS just mostly 1960 TV
> > shows.
> >
> > My thought was tey could buy a Roku ($50 Amazon, Walmart) and with a
> > library hotspot connect that Roku to their digital TV (not analog even
> > with
> > a digital converter box) and then use the Roku device to downloads PBS
> > and
> > local TV stations via their hotspot.
> >
> > Some patrons need hand holding so once you plugin the Roku will it
> > search
> > for the hotspot and then you type in the hotspot name and password
> > and the
> > Roku connects to the net to download those TV stations?
> >
> > I hear the over the air signal are all going 4K soon so does that mean
> > you
> > need a particular Roku, not just any Roku.
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> >
> > Charles.
> >
> >
> > Charles Meyer
> > Charlotte County Public Library
> > Port Charlotte, FL
>
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