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Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

Xfinity TV Channels and ROKU: Where Can I Find The Best Roku TV For Me?

One of these days, I'm planning to add TV to my Xfinity package, and I'm thinking about getting a Roku TV, since my TV doesn't have a USB port. My VCR/DVD Player has a VGA port, which I think is for hooking up a computer monitor, right? Do Roku TV's have a talking feature that allows sight challenged customers like me to access menus like the TV guide? How much is Xfinity TV with channels like Nickelodeon, The Weather Channel, VH1, The Golf Channel, Cartoon Network, MTV, Nicktoons Network, Universal Kids, Food Network, and the Music Choice channel series? Are their taxes and fees involved in the full price?

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ThatDonGuy

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Roku doesn't use VGA - I connect my Roku box to my TV with an HDMI cable.

I suggest going to the Best Buy website and searching on "roku tv" to see what is available. Most, if not all, of them should have remotes that you can speak into.

Also note that the Universal Kids channel no longer exists - it closed last March.

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@ThatDonGuy​ The Universal Kids channel closed last March? That's a shame! What happened to it? Were they not getting enough funds?

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@Annabelle2 Yes, Roku has voice control, which can be used with a compatible voice remote or the mobile app to search for content, launch apps, control playback, and adjust TV settings. Some remotes offer push-to-talk functionality, while certain newer models, like the Roku Voice Remote Pro, also provide hands-free voice controls by saying "Hey Roku". 

 

Have you looked at the programming you would like for your TV services? If not the link: https://www.xfinity.com/learn/channel-lineup can be helpful in deciding the cable package you would be most interested in. -Dena

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@XfinityDena​ What I mean by voice accessibility is, do these remotes have a screenreader voice that talks to you? Something like Cortana, Siri, Alexa, or any other screenreader voice.

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XfinityMatthew

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@Annabelle2 Our Xfinity boxes offer a voice guidance setting that can be turned on for the system to read menu options out loud through the TV to assist will customer's with visual impairments still hear what they are selecting. I believe Roku offers a similar setting that can be turned on. But nothing on the remotes specifically it would all be communicated through the TV volume. 

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I wonder if a Roku TV comes with all the Xfinity channels in a package. Someone explained to me that there's "Choice TV", "Popular", and "Ultimate". What's the difference between those?

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@Annabelle2  

Those are our different channel tier. Choice Tv being the basic one, Popular being the more standard channels and probably pur most chosen plan, and Ultimate being close to the full lineup minus the Premium Movie channels and specific additional add-ons.  The link below you can put in your address, and it will show a breakdown of the channels that come in each tier and you can check which tier your favorite channels are a part of.

 

https://www.xfinity.com/learn/channel-lineup

 

If you choose to use Roku instead of our Xfinity cable boxes you would download our Xfinity Stream app on you Roku device and then sign in to your Xfinity account. Which ever tier of channels you pay for determines what you will be able to access on Roku.

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