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- Dec 4, 2004
(MFarone and I have been trying very hard to come up with a guide to loading and using NBC Sports Gold on Roku. Sadly, GS seems to think there is a bad word in it. I sent it to the appropriate place to contest but havent heard an answer)
But I found another gotcha.
Once you go to replays, chose figure skating, and are obviously signed in to Gold like I am in the photo, you can be offered two choices for an event. As seen here, I have highlighted the "gold" choice. The correct one. If you accidently click on the NBC sports choice, you get a count down timer, a secret squirrel code to put into a bowser, a demand for your internet provider, etc.
No problem. just back out and click on the Gold choice.
Unencombered by the thought process, I would have thunk that once you were logged into GOLD they would have made things easy. Fat chance.
(Update. MFarone has come up with a trick that I have not tried yet but I offer it here)
You open the Roku app and you are already signed in and your name is in the upper right corner with a gold box with a check mark inside it.
You want to go to "live and upcoming" to watch the next competition. Press the left arrow key once and the panel on the left slides open. Use the down arrow key to get to "browse" which is the next to last icon on the list. The last option is "settings" further down. With the cursor next to "browse" CLICK OK. On the screen you will see your subscriptions and the large circle with the skate in it. CLICK OK.
Above the list of Live and Upcoming events you will see 3 small panels or buttons: TV, Both, NBC Sports Gold. Use the up arrow key to reach the line and then the right arrow key to select NBC Sports Gold. Selecting NBC Sports Gold eliminates all of the competitions which are being shown on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) which is only available to cable subscribers.. Use the down arrow key to get back on the line where the Live and Upcoming events are listed.
All of the upcoming and live competitions on NBC Gold will be listed. Use the right arrow key to move across the list and when you find what you want, CLICK OK.
But I found another gotcha.
Once you go to replays, chose figure skating, and are obviously signed in to Gold like I am in the photo, you can be offered two choices for an event. As seen here, I have highlighted the "gold" choice. The correct one. If you accidently click on the NBC sports choice, you get a count down timer, a secret squirrel code to put into a bowser, a demand for your internet provider, etc.
No problem. just back out and click on the Gold choice.
Unencombered by the thought process, I would have thunk that once you were logged into GOLD they would have made things easy. Fat chance.
(Update. MFarone has come up with a trick that I have not tried yet but I offer it here)
You open the Roku app and you are already signed in and your name is in the upper right corner with a gold box with a check mark inside it.
You want to go to "live and upcoming" to watch the next competition. Press the left arrow key once and the panel on the left slides open. Use the down arrow key to get to "browse" which is the next to last icon on the list. The last option is "settings" further down. With the cursor next to "browse" CLICK OK. On the screen you will see your subscriptions and the large circle with the skate in it. CLICK OK.
Above the list of Live and Upcoming events you will see 3 small panels or buttons: TV, Both, NBC Sports Gold. Use the up arrow key to reach the line and then the right arrow key to select NBC Sports Gold. Selecting NBC Sports Gold eliminates all of the competitions which are being shown on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) which is only available to cable subscribers.. Use the down arrow key to get back on the line where the Live and Upcoming events are listed.
All of the upcoming and live competitions on NBC Gold will be listed. Use the right arrow key to move across the list and when you find what you want, CLICK OK.