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Originally Posted by McLovin

For a dedicated Roku TV (no stick) is there any way it keeps streaming when you turn the TV off?

If so, that’s really lame.

The Roku (or Apple TV or whatever) is smart on the front end, ie, when you say "I want to watch something" it downloads then. WHen you stop watching something, it stops downloading.

The backend, where it's connected to the TV, is more like a water hose being used to fill a bucket. The water hose won't know when the bucket is full and will keep running until you (the user with the remote) turn the water off at the faucet (tell the Roku "stop streaming video")