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The Netflix button is a button available on many modern remote controllers, used to directly connect to the popular streaming service Netflix. It was initially implemented in America in 2011. [1] In 2015, the button was added to European remotes. [2] This button sends an infrared (IR) signal to the television and opens up the Netflix app.
The Roku Streaming Stick 4K [38] was announced along with the Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ which includes an upgraded rechargeable Roku Voice Remote Pro with lost remote finder. [39] Roku announced an updated Roku Ultra LT with a faster processor, stronger Wi-Fi and Dolby Vision as well as Bluetooth audio streaming and built-in Ethernet support. [40]
The Roku Channel was launched in September 2017 as a free, ad-supported streaming television service ("FAST"), [1] [13] available to viewers in the U.S. [14] Roku's CEO Anthony Wood stated in the same month that the channel was a "way for content owners to publish their content on Roku without writing an app". [15]
The Xumo remote is a much more simplified version of the Spectrum cable box remote you might be accustomed to. For instance, you won’t see buttons for “record” or “last channel.”
The Roku OS is the most popular TV operating system in the U.S., reaching an estimated 90 million households as of 2025. [4] [5] [6] The Roku OS works as a streaming platform that hosts both "free" and paid streaming channels through its graphical user interface. [7] [8] It has been reported to be easy to use and powerful.
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A typical modern set-top box, along with its remote control - pictured here a digital terrestrial TV receiver by TEAC. A set-top box (STB) (also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter) [1] is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into ...
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