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Old 04-02-2018, 05:54 AM
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Default Craftsy is on Roku.

Now Craftsy Unlimited can be streamed to your tv screen. No computer/pad/tablet needed.
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Old 04-03-2018, 04:10 AM
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Where did you find it on your menu. Nothing comes up on mine
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Old 04-03-2018, 04:37 AM
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Use your search feature on your hand held device as soon as you start tying in should show, this is only for Craftsy Unlimited not Craftsy.
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Old 04-03-2018, 06:55 AM
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Is it a free show or paid? I have Roku on both TVs.
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Old 04-03-2018, 09:00 AM
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Is it a free show or paid? I have Roku on both TVs.
I found this link:

http://www.streamingmedia.com/PressR...orm_46856.aspx
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$14.99 per month or $120 per year billed through your Roku account.
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You know, I don't mean to sound crappy about this, but those of us who have spent LOTS of money on Craftsy classes over the years have been begging for this. Yet, they develop an app for the Roku ONLY for Unlimited subscribers. A pretty lousy way to treat all the customers who built their business from the ground up. I will think twice about giving them any more of my hard-earned dollars.
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For anyone who is interested in what the Roku/Craftsy experience is like, there is minimal user control within the app. I was unable to do much more than press play. There is no choice as to what chapter of a program you are watching. Anything involving your account is still handled through your computer, which is a good thing. There is a search button. Just like Netflix or HuluPlus, there is section called "recently watched". There is a section displaying your saved list, and a section for their suggestions for you based on things you have previously viewed. When you watch a class, it is as though you are watching a video, and there no way to skip ahead to a specific chapter. If you would like for Roku to mimick the Craftsy computer experience, you are out of luck. For what it is, it is nice to be able to watch classes on television, but it is not feature-rich. It is difficult to rewind and fast-forward, and as Donna mentioned, you have to subscribe to Craftsy unlimited to use it. Hopefully Craftsy will make it more user-friendly as time goes on. I love that I can watch this on my tv. There is room for improvement. I like that it is an option to watch through my Roku, but my preference would be to still use my computer most of the time.
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Originally Posted by SewingSew View Post
For anyone who is interested in what the Roku/Craftsy experience is like, there is minimal user control within the app. I was unable to do much more than press play. There is no choice as to what chapter of a program you are watching. Anything involving your account is still handled through your computer, which is a good thing. There is a search button. Just like Netflix or HuluPlus, there is section called "recently watched". There is a section displaying your saved list, and a section for their suggestions for you based on things you have previously viewed. When you watch a class, it is as though you are watching a video, and there no way to skip ahead to a specific chapter. If you would like for Roku to mimick the Craftsy computer experience, you are out of luck. For what it is, it is nice to be able to watch classes on television, but it is not feature-rich. It is difficult to rewind and fast-forward, and as Donna mentioned, you have to subscribe to Craftsy unlimited to use it. Hopefully Craftsy will make it more user-friendly as time goes on. I love that I can watch this on my tv. There is room for improvement. I like that it is an option to watch through my Roku, but my preference would be to still use my computer most of the time.
I have no problem selecting any Craftsy show on Roku, I can search, rewind, go forward to different chapters with no problem. I think it depends on the version of Roku you have. The stick doesn't have the options the box has. I have the stick on some tvs and it's not that user friendly. I have the latest Roku box for my sewing room tv and it is very user friendly with lots of options. I can't see any difference from Roku screen then my computer screen when using.
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You know, I don't mean to sound crappy about this, but those of us who have spent LOTS of money on Craftsy classes over the years have been begging for this. Yet, they develop an app for the Roku ONLY for Unlimited subscribers. A pretty lousy way to treat all the customers who built their business from the ground up. I will think twice about giving them any more of my hard-earned dollars.
I agree but as long as Craftsy provides what I want then I will subscribe. They fail to deliver and I'm out. I think I read that Craftsy was sold and the new owners changed everything.
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