Three TV Setup

Neighborhood House Speakeasy · 3 TV Setup

Three TVs, three remotes, one Roku stick. Follow the steps in order and all three screens will show the same live sports feed. About five minutes start to finish.

Step 1

Grab the right remotes

"100” TV" remote runs the big Hisense TV
"60” TVs" remote runs both 60-inch Roku TVs
"3 TV Stick" remote runs the Roku stick on all three screens (blue Roku flag at the bottom)

The three labeled remotes — Left to right: 100” TV, 60” TVs, 3 TV Stick (Roku flag on the edge).

100 inch TV showing live sports — The goal: the 100” TV on live sports.

Both 60 inch TVs showing the same feed — Both 60” TVs on the same feed.

Step 2

Turn on the 100-inch TV

Point the 100” TV remote at the big TV
Press power
Wait for the home screen

Hisense home screen — The 100” TV after it powers on.

Step 3

Turn on both 60-inch Roku TVs

Point the 60” TVs remote at the first Roku TV and press power
Do the same on the second one
One remote runs both TVs

Roku TV home screen — A 60” Roku TV after it powers on.

Step 4

Set all three TVs to HDMI 3

On the 100” TV

Open the menu
Highlight Inputs
Select HDMI 3

Hisense menu with Inputs highlighted — Highlight Inputs on the 100” TV menu.

Hisense inputs screen with HDMI3 selected — Select HDMI 3.

On each 60” Roku TV

Go to TV Inputs in the left menu
Select HDMI 3 (eARC)
Repeat on the second 60” TV
Shortcut: the HDMI 3 tile under Quick Access on the home screen

Roku TV menu showing TV Inputs — TV Inputs on the Roku TV menu.

Roku TV inputs with HDMI 3 eARC selected — Select HDMI 3 (eARC). Do this on both 60” TVs.

Step 5

Turn on the Roku stick

Pick up the 3 TV Stick remote (Roku flag at the bottom)
Press any button to wake the stick
Check that all three TVs show the same Roku home screen
One TV different? Go back to Step 4 and recheck HDMI 3

3 TV Stick remote in hand — The 3 TV Stick remote controls what all three TVs show.

Roku home screen on the 100 inch TV — All three screens show this same Roku home menu.

Step 6

Open the Live TV Guide

On the 3 TV Stick remote, scroll down to Live TV
Move over to Live TV Guide
Press OK

Live TV Guide tile — Live TV, then Live TV Guide.

Guide open on All Channels — The guide opens on All Channels. Keep scrolling down.

Step 7

Pick a Favorites channel with live sports

In the guide's left column, scroll down to Favorites
Select any of the four channels showing live action sports

▸Sports Grid
▸Red Bull TV
▸NBC Sports Now
▸Roku Sports

Talk show on? Pick a different one of the four. Live games and action only.

Favorites list in the Live TV guide — The four favorited channels in the guide.

Step 8

Turn the volume down on all three TVs

100” TV remote: volume down on the big TV
60” TVs remote: volume down on both Roku TVs

The 3 TV Stick remote does not change volume on any TV. Use each TV's own remote.

Do not use the mute button. Use volume down.

Where the Roku Stick Lives

The Roku stick plugs into the HDMI wall plate (small black plate next to the outlet on the orange wall)
That wall plate feeds all three TVs at once
Its power cord plugs into the outlet beside it
Leave it plugged in like the photo below

Roku stick plugged into the HDMI wall plate — The Roku stick in the wall plate, with power from the outlet next to it.

Hooking Up a Laptop Instead

Unplug the Roku stick from the HDMI wall plate
Plug in the HDMI cord labeled "Super Stays at A12" in its place
Plug the other end into the laptop
The laptop now shows on all three TVs
Done? Unplug the labeled cord and plug the Roku stick back in

HDMI cable labeled Super Stays at A12 — The labeled HDMI cord for laptop hookups. Keep it near the TVs.