Black Friday 2020

[Catlady]

Dumb question about the TCL Roku TVs. The remote looks just like a Roku remote. How do you use it to change inputs, and when the input is the antenna coax, how do you change channels? Thanks.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Dumb question about the TCL Roku TVs. The remote looks just like a Roku remote. How do you use it to change inputs, and when the input is the antenna coax, how do you change channels? Thanks.

You change inputs on-screen. When I had cable, I used the cable remote to change channels. I don't have an antenna hooked up, so I have no idea how you'd change channels.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

You change inputs on-screen. When I had cable, I used the cable remote to change channels. I don't have an antenna hooked up, so I have no idea how you'd change channels.

Thanks. I still use an antenna for several local channels that don't stream.

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Thanks. I still use an antenna for several local channels that don't stream.

Any modern TV ought to have input options somewhere in the on-screen settings menu. I have two very basic small, low-end TVs and they both have options to switch inputs and the ability to scan for available over-the-air channels.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by 4691mls

Any modern TV ought to have input options somewhere in the on-screen settings menu. I have two very basic small, low-end TVs and they both have options to switch inputs and the ability to scan for available over-the-air channels.

Yes, but the remote shown with the TCL TV looks exactly like my Roku remote--no numbers for channels. And certainly I can't scan for over-the-air channels or access them from my current Roku interface, so I'm wondering how it will work with a Roku TV.

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Yes, but the remote shown with the TCL TV looks exactly like my Roku remote--no numbers for channels. And certainly I can't scan for over-the-air channels or access them from my current Roku interface, so I'm wondering how it will work with a Roku TV.

Surely there must be some way to change the input. Maybe you can find a user manual online somewhere to see how it works.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by 4691mls

Surely there must be some way to change the input. Maybe you can find a user manual online somewhere to see how it works.

We've already determined that changing the input is easily done on-screen. What she needs to know is how does she change channels for the local stations she gets via the antenna since the remote does not have a number pad.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Yes, but the remote shown with the TCL TV looks exactly like my Roku remote--no numbers for channels. And certainly I can't scan for over-the-air channels or access them from my current Roku interface, so I'm wondering how it will work with a Roku TV.

On mine, the available inputs shows at the top of the usual Roku channel menu like in this image: https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/...6280538_sd.jpg

Then you get an OTA channel guide that looks like this: https://images.idgesg.net/images/art...0944-large.jpg

So everything is navigated by the arrow buttons on the remote. The Roku tv has additional settings option for you to do the channel scans and you can edit, re-order and favorite channels from that menu.

Edit: One small revision - after you set up the antenna input, selecting it from the home screen goes to your last-watched channel. Hitting the left button opens up the channel guide at any time while watching.

[tubemonkey]

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[cc_in_oh]

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[hobnail]

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[Manabi]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Yes, but the remote shown with the TCL TV looks exactly like my Roku remote--no numbers for channels. And certainly I can't scan for over-the-air channels or access them from my current Roku interface, so I'm wondering how it will work with a Roku TV.

To be precise on how it works: you tap on a source button on the remote, then use the up/down arrow keys to move to the source you want in the on-screen list and hit the OK button once you reach it.

[Catlady]

Damn! Decided to buy the TV, waited for the 7 p.m. start of the sale, all excited and happy, and IT'S SOLD OUT! Between the time I added it to the cart and clicked through to check out, it was gone--and I didn't even have to enter any personal or credit card info since I was signed in already at Walmart. Bah humbug.

CWatkinsNash and Manabi, thanks so much for the specific information.

So bummed!

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Damn! Decided to buy the TV, waited for the 7 p.m. start of the sale, all excited and happy, and IT'S SOLD OUT! Between the time I added it to the cart and clicked through to check out, it was gone--and I didn't even have to enter any personal or credit card info since I was signed in already at Walmart. Bah humbug.

CWatkinsNash and Manabi, thanks so much for the specific information.

So bummed!

Sorry, I know the feeling. That's happened to me several times in years gone by.