if you have a smart tv and don't know why you can't get discovery plus to work i'm going to
help you out in today's video this is michael from michaelsaves.com and i've been getting questions
just like that from people who watched my video on the five things to know before you sign up for
discovery plus but before i answer that question give me about 30 seconds to clear up a few other
things that people have been asking about because you might be wondering about this stuff too
first discovery plus is separate from the discovery owned cable channels it is a
streaming service that starts at five dollars a month and to stream discovery plus you need
an internet connection you can stream discovery plus on your phone your computer or to a tv set
using a compatible device more on that in just a second only one account is needed per household
and you can create up to five profiles for different family members and watch on up to
four streams at the same time so if any of that information was helpful please like this video
and let's move on here is a page on the discovery plus website that shows all of the devices that
you can use to stream the service as i mentioned you can stream on your phone computer or to a
tv set but you need one of the devices listed here let's focus on the connected tv category
as of this recording you see the supported devices are amazon fire tv android tv apple tv chromecast
roku and samsung if you don't have one already i recommend a roku for first time streamers roku has
several entry level models for under 50 bucks this is the roku premiere and it's well under 40 bucks
here's what's in the box a roku player an hdmi cable a power adapter and power cable
and a remote batteries included and check out how simple this is you'll put one end of the
hdmi cable into the roku player and then put one end of the power cable into the roku player too
next you'll move to the back of your tv set look for the hdmi inputs they are typically labeled
hdmi 1 and hdmi 2. put the other end of the hdmi cable into either slot just remember the one you
used hdmi 1 in this case and now you can plug the roku into an electrical outlet next use the remote
for your tv set not the roku remote to power on your tv then click input select the hdmi that you
plug the roku into for me that's hdmi one you can set aside your tv remote because we need to use
the row cooper mode make sure that you've inserted the batteries and then you'll follow the setup
instructions on your screen during this process you'll connect the roku to your home internet so
if you don't remember your wi-fi password this is a good time to find it or contact your internet
service provider as you continue to follow the on-screen instructions you'll be asked to enter
your email address to activate your roku player once you do that roku will send an activation
link to your email have your phone handy to check your email and click on that link at this point
you are still on your phone and roku will have you name your device and select its location and when
you click continue roku will ask you questions to customize your experience and it'll recommend
various apps discovery plus was one of the apps recommended to me so i added it you can also skip
this step and add apps later i'm going to show you exactly how to do that in just a minute once you
have finished answering roku's questions on your phone updates will be made on your tv set and this
will take a few minutes when you see all done on the tv screen take out your roku remote and click
the ok button in the center a short video will play to teach you about your roku and the remote
the buttons toward the top of the remote are the ones you're going to use the most up down left
right and ok as well as the roku home button and if you ever get lost just click the back button
now you see the roku home screen it'll feature the apps that you chose during the customization
process on your phone but if you skip that part or just want to add new apps at any time
navigate to add channels then search channels and type what you are looking for like discovery plus
once you have added the discovery plus channel you can access it anytime from the roku home screen
when you launch discovery plus from roku for the first time you'll see this screen to start your
free trial or sign in now i recommend that you sign up directly at discoveryplus.com
you can get the free trial there too and after you set up your account from discoveryplus.com
on your phone or computer enter that email address and password here with your roku once you sign in
from your roku you are all set you can explore all that discovery plus has to offer on the big screen
the discovery plus home screen will have personal recommendations and easy way to sort by your
favorite networks and trending content you may want to watch but if you decide to cancel
discovery plus do that from discoveryplus.com on your computer or the discovery plus app on
your phone as of this recording the free trial is for only seven days but don't wait until the last
day to cancel if you know you don't want to be billed you can cancel early and you will still
get access for the full seven days and if you change your mind there is always the option to
reactivate your subscription later if you got something out of today's video please like it
and consider subscribing to my channel for more ways to save on streaming tv see you next time