How to add features on your Streaming set-top boxes

Streaming set-top boxes are all the uncontrollable these days, because of subscription streaming services such as Hulu Plus and Netflix. The people don’t want to watch Web-optimized video on their HDTV, go to subscribed streaming services. This article helps you to add features on Streaming set-top boxes.

Roku

The Roku set-top box available in three versions:

• The Roku HD ($60)
• Roku XD ($80)
• Roku XDS ($100).

Features

• The Roku HD features 720p stream.
• Roku XD and Roku XDS offer 1080p streams.
• The Roku XDS also adds component-video and optical audio outputs, plus a USB port.
• A large variety of Internet media via hundreds of channels.
• Streaming channels include Amazon Video on Demand, Facebook photo sharing etc…

Private Channels on Your Roku Box

The best thing about the Roku devices is that you can create and add private channels. Adding private channels is easy.

•  Log in to your online Roku account on your computer or Smartphone
•  Click Add a Private Channel.
•  Here you will see a prompt to enter a code for the private channel you want to add.
•  Once you've entered the code, enter and exit the channel store from your Roku player (or restart the Roku), and the private channel will be available.

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Stream Local Media to Your Roku Box

While Roku is an excellent set-top box for streaming Internet content, it has no application or channel for streaming your local media to connect from your home computer to your TV. Fortunately, you have a workaround: You can set up a media server and then add a private channel of local media.

How to set up a local channel using Roku box.

1. Set up a Web server.

Mongoose [direct download] is an easy-to-use Web server that will work well for setting up a local channel on a Windows PC. To install, simply download and run the executable file.

Note 1: By default, Mongoose uses the entire C: drive as the Web server.

• To change that, create a new folder called Mongoose (or something else) under the C: drive.
• Then open the 'Edit config' file
• To ‘edit config’, Go to Start -> Programs –> Mongoose web server ->  Edit config.
• Notice the first line, where it says root c:\, and change the line to:
• root c:\mongoose\ or Your Folder Name
• Restart the computer, and your Web server will be ready.

Note 2: Before Setting your computer up as a Web server, make sure your network is secure behind a router and a firewall.

2. Convert your media files

• Roku players support only MP4, MOV, M4V, and WMV video files; MP3 and WMA music files; and JPG, PNG, and GIF picture files.
• create a Media folder on your root server and create appropriate subfolders in that main Media folder--namely, Photos, Music, and Videos. Move your media files into the correct folders.

3. Set up Roku box.

• Add the Roku box private channel to your Roku account.
• Open Roku box and go to Options -> My Options -> Manual Media Settings.
• Open the Web Server settings and change the Web server address to your Web server address in the format “http://[your computer's IP address]”. If your Web server uses a port other than 80, be sure to add :[port number] to the end of the address.

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