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Dondirdev
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May 18, 2020
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Connecting ROKU device to Comcast TV...Modem model # is CM500V

Trying to connect ROKU device to Comcast cable TV (Phillips Smart TV, about 10 years old). Does ROKU need to be listed with NetGear Modem or Router? Tried connecting device with HDMI cable but with n...
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    Oct 02, 2019

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FURRYe38
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May 21, 2020
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Any Roku device needs to be connected to a wifi router. The CM modem you have is just a modem only. No wifi or router. So connect up a wifi router of your choosing to the CM modem then connect the Roku to the wifi router. 

Dondirdev wrote:

Trying to connect ROKU device to Comcast cable TV (Phillips Smart TV, about 10 years old). Does ROKU need to be listed with NetGear Modem or Router? Tried connecting device with HDMI cable but with no success (HDMI ports all indicate "No input signal").

 

Any suggestions? 

 

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    antinode
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    May 21, 2020
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    > Any Roku device needs to be connected to a wifi router. [...]

     

       "Any"?  Does a Roku box with an Ethernet port need "a wifi router"?
    I doubt it.