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Using this method Watch Roku TV on a PC

In this case, yes you can watch Roku TV on a PC. Roku's app is actually available for PC, but it was designed for controlling Roku devices from a PC, so you will not be able to watch Roku channels on your PC by using Roku's Microsoft App which is designed only for controlling Roku devices.

We will see the possible solutions to the problem of how to watch Roku on the computer in this blog, so you need to stay tuned until the end of this blog to find out how to do that.

How to watch Roku on a computer

Firstly, let's take a look at how to watch Roku through a computer monitor in order to watch Roku through your computer. As this is the simplest and most straightforward way that you can follow in order to direct watch Roku streaming devices through your monitor.

We have made this blog post for people who want to connect their old monitor to a Roku streaming device. If you are one of these people, then you will find the answer here.

We will also find out the answer to the question of how to use Roku on a new monitor as well as the answer to the question about the old monitor.

How to connect an old monitor to your Roku TV

With the use of an adapter, you can connect Roku devices to an old monitor, It is quite simple and you only need to understand how to do it.

Among the various ports that can be found on the monitor, the HDMI port is one that has gained a lot of popularity, but there is an additional port that has been called the VGA port, so let us look at how we can use the VGA port to connect a Roku device.

Using UGREEN HDMI to VGA, HDMI to VGA Adapter (Female to Male) will help you to connect your Roku device to the monitor via a VGA port if you want to connect your Roku device to the monitor through a VGA port.

You can connect the Roku Streaming Stick to your monitor using an HDMI to VGA adapter by following the steps below:

Connect your Streaming Stick to your HDMI port with an HDMI cable to the VGA converter

Now attach the VGA cord to the converter and your computer monitor

Computers do not have built-in speakers, so you can attach external speakers to the connector for audio.

Now plug the USB power cord into the power port of the converter as well as the power supply for the Roku stick.

Now turn on the power source for the TV, the converter, and the streaming stick, and you will see your Roku homescreen on the display.

For newer monitors, you can use the HDMI input option. Newer monitors come with HDMI input options.

And talking about Roku Streaming Stick also comes with an HDMI output option, so you will not have much trouble connecting your new monitor to Roku Streaming Stick.

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It will be necessary to use the (Capture Card Audio Capture Adapter HDMI to USB 0 Record Capture Device for Streaming) in order to see Roku in a monitor through the CPU.

In addition to this, you will need the OBS PC software, which is completely free and can be downloaded from the internet.

In the following video, the process involved in viewing your Roku on a computer using these two devices is described. If you follow the steps listed, you can watch your Roku on your computer.

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