my roku gets real hot plugged into the back of my insignia t.v. and even stopped working once. anyone know how to keep them cool?
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Mine will do the same. I suspect it's a design fault as it doesn't power of when the TV does. My solution has been to ensure that nothing is blocking airflow around the ruku.
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An External fan. but no that is not practical. I retuned my Streaming stick and I own three set top boxes, the Roku 3's. The stick is terrible the boxes are great!I even bought a MHL ready TV and they still get hot and the connectivity was horrible.
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Update, i called Roku customer service, they said no. They are preset from the manufacturer. They advised maybe sometime in the future.
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I would be concerned about the heat coming out of the top. It may damage the TV.
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Ah, well, problem solved, sort of - checked the Roku site again and saw that the top model XDS has component outputs. 'Course, that's a hundred Washingtons. . . the $59.95 dream dies! But maybe it's the way to go, definitely the cleanest solution.Gotta thin' about it, Loosy!
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Ha ha....yep remote stop working in like 3 weeks....then It started back working!! I then had to press battery inside tight for it to work on top of the device getting hot and overheating!!! It's not a good streamer, o ended up buying a roku for same price. 49.99
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The Roku Streaming stick has an option to either plug into USB or a 2-prong plug, I believe . Assuming that you're plugging this in behind a TV and then plugging the streaming stick power into this, then you are good to go. You'll just need to wrap the cords up and flip on Netflix. I use this to power Raspberry Pis that run various media on televisions and use it in exactly the same was as you would with a Roku Stick. It's super useful when the TV is too close to the wall to get the whole power supply to plug in, or in the case of the Roku power, where the cord comes straight out of the wall and would take up so much room behind a TV. This cord works great for what you probably want and will solve your problem.
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I also have the unit and love it...have not had any problems with my cable....I would check on Goal Zero's home page..they may have replacement parts.
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I don't have a roku but I do have a similar device that work fine... However you will need a power source for this device along with the roku where the description lead me to believe that it can go powerless ..
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I always sorta straightin out the cord a bit before use and also have my power unit where it won't get dragged around.. I keep mine in a shaded spot on a table and make sure the sun is not shining on the power unit. It seems to get a bit hot when not in the shade.
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Cheryl, can you tell me what type of connections you have on the back of the tv? I connected my roku via two RCA inputs for sound and one RCA input for video.
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Hey Doc, not really answering the question but I'm in the same exact situation as you with the TV. How is yours holding up? Thanks!
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Carefully pop off the lower front panel (it may be hard to do--carefully using a screw-driver will help). Then unscrew the plug in the lower rt hand corner. Have lots of towels spread out, as there will be a lot of water coming out once you do that.
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The only ventilation comes with the openings in the box to run your cords and cables in and out. You could conceivably leave the top off if you were that worried about ventilating. In my view I would be more concerned about having proper ventilation for the tv, dvd player, or other appliances and not so much the power cords. In my humble opinion it is the audio visual units themselves that tend to get warm not the power cords.
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Remove m power, plug tv directly into wall and see if tv turns off. If it doesn't turn off, your m power is over heating and possibly shorting out. It's very possible that your tv is over heating as well. Remember these conditioners only clean and stabilize power. Hope this was helpful
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it gets really hot actually. mine melted some plastic when it blew. My TV died about 3 days after I installed the latest blub. (Power Supply) most important thing it to keep the fan in the back clean and clear. It can cool better!
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Mine is hot too since I started to use it. I have to unplug it when I don't use it.
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Thanks for that, Jim! That's about our setup, too, except that the only composite plugs on the back of our Sony TV are in use already - by an old VCR - and I wanted to use one of the set's open component video feed for the Roku. We still occasionally use the VCR for family movies, etc. So I was interested in the DV > component video adapter someone mentioned - since the Roku doesn't have component video outputs. Maybe I'll check Radio Shack or Best Buy.Thanks, Reid