# Recommend to me some Roku channels!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 26, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450 "2010-12-26T21:11:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/1 "2010-12-26T21:11:41Z")

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Well, my Roku is fairly functional(I have remote control issues, but I have it working more or less).

I have, currently, these channels:

1. Netflix - duh

2. Youtube - Very cool that you can stream Youtube through it

3. Facebook pictures

4. Flikr

5. Pandora Radio

Is there anyway to stream Hulu’s non-plus stuff?

What channels should I get? Free is the key here, folks. Anything good out there? Please include a link to how to get them if they are obscure.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/2 "2010-12-26T22:35:00Z")

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Crackle for a selection of movies and tv. Revision3 for the tech shows.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/3 "2010-12-26T23:11:20Z")

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Is it possible to stream ANY web site thru Roku, or just ones set up for it, like Youtube or Netflix? I’m thinking of a generic web site that has video files posted.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/4 "2010-12-26T23:48:20Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> Is it possible to stream ANY web site thru Roku, or just ones set up for it, like Youtube or Netflix? I’m thinking of a generic web site that has video files posted.

Youtube is not setup for it, but someone took the time to create a private channel that works for it. It’s quite cool.

Otherwise, it has to have a channel made for it, which limits it to things like Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon video(along with many, many smaller sites as well).

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/5 "2010-12-27T00:22:30Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> Youtube is not setup for it, but someone took the time to create a private channel that works for it. It’s quite cool.

Do you have any idea how that is done? I’m thinking of a specific video site that I’d like to make available that way.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-some-roku-channels/565450/6 "2010-12-27T00:55:20Z")

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You can read about it here.

[Roku Developers](http://www.roku.com/developer)