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Roku streaming player?

I am getting a new television in a few days, and was just going to just use it for dvd's etc. I use Directv on all the other tv's in my house. I don't want to get another cable box, so I am thinking of using the Roku 3. I already using netflix and mite use it on the Roku, but I don't want to pay for any subscriptions for the Roku. My question is does the roku have a lot of free tv stations. Im new to seeing the roku and not sure if the television shows are mostly on a subscription or if there a lot are Free.
I'm really just interested about free stuff. Thanks for any info.
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A.B.Mult.Horror

There is a good amount of free content available on the roku. Crackle, popcornflix, and OVGuide all have full length movies. These are ad supported meaning they break for a commercial at several points throughout the movie. Typically the commercials are just a short spot, 15 to maybe 30 seconds unlike four to six minutes on network TV and the spots are usually from the same sponsor or two.

All the big news outlets have some sort of content on ROKU. CNN, FOX, CNBC, RT, SKYnews, and others offer news segments or even may stream live and ceretain times of the day.

Amazon lets you pay per view so it is not really a subscription but you will pay for items you do want at your choice.

There is a lot of other unique, niche and obscure content plus there are "private channels". You will need to google to learn about this.

Thanks for the info. I am curious to know if i buy the Roku 3 it comes with an Ethernet port . If I was able to hook that to my router, that would make the quality better correct? My dsl is very slow. " 6Mbps/1Mbps " if i used wireless i don't know how fast/slow it would be. I like the idea of streaming like Plex Media Server.
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A.B.Mult.Horror