Recent content by John Wright

I thought it might be of interest that, with a Roku 4802x connected to the receiver, and the receiver connected to the TV - both via HDMI, of course - the Roku remote powers on/off both devices, and controls the volume for whichever device the TV is set to use (which in my case, will always be...

Since my 5.1 speakers are rather delicious-sounding Tannoys, I'd rather die than use the TV speakers. Unless any dissenters who sound well-informed weigh against the above advice, to the receiver goeth the Roku! Thanks for the help, gentlemen...

I recently bought a LG 55" OLED TV and a Yamaha 7.2 Receiver (links to specs below, in case they are pertinent). WebOS isn't to my liking, as I suspected it wouldn't, so I am either returning to my old friend Roku (Roku Ultra, specifically) or possibly hooking up with Android. My question is a...

I have a Win 10 Home Premium x64 machine and a spare Uverse satellite (wifi) receiver box (Cisco model ISB 7005). I would like to connect it to my computer so I can watch live TV and the recordings on the primary receiver/DVR. Essentially, I want to use the receiver with my computer exactly as...