It’s only after you have to furnish your first adult home that you realize how expensive art is. When you’re a kid, or you’re in college, you can get away with hanging movie posters or sports team banners on your walls and no one will mind. But past a certain age, it’s not considered as cool (I didn’t make the rules). Trying to find sensibleartworkto level up your home decor can be difficult.
If you want some artistic variety, you’re likely looking at either artisticphotographsyou took or buying something else – and don’t get us started on how much getting something professionally framed costs. Luckily,Rokujust recently announced a new feature that can transform rooms in your home by turning your TV into artwork.
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With a few simple clicks, you’ll be able to build a library of your favorite artwork through Roku Backdrops and even turn it on and off with your voice. You’ll also be able to control just how long the piece of art stays on your TV until it is switched with another piece of art. This is a game changer for anyone who doesn’t want to buy a TV specifically made to offer this as a feature. Here’s how to use Roku backdrops and when it will be made available.
Roku TV is the operating system of the Roku device. These can be standalone devices or Roku makes TVs with the OS built into it. It allows consumers to stream thousands of films, TV shows, and live events.
What is Roku Backdrops?
It’s an ideal addition to any art lover’s home
Roku Backdrops is a new feature available through Roku TV that allows users to set their Roku screen as a piece of artwork or a photograph to turn their TV into a picture frame. The feature is very similar to Samsung’s The Frame TV. With The Frame TV, you pay a subscription to be able to download some of the most famous pieces of art in history and display them as the background of your TV.
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With Roku Backdrops, you don’t have to pay anything, as it is a completely free feature in the operating system. It is an app that will become available to your Roku TV or Roku device soon. Roku has started by rolling this out on Roku TV systems first with Roku standalone devices eventually being able to access this in a few weeks. The new feature was announced the first week of September 2024, so depending on when you’re reading this, it could be available now for you.
There is a library that you’re able to peruse through to be able to find your favorites and build a collection from. The Roku Backdrops catalog will feature famous pieces of art, collections from different museums, a large array of abstract designs, and more. You’ll also be able to turn your Roku into astreaming devicefor your family photos as well, as you’re able to upload photos to the system and display them on your TV.
How to access Roku Backdrops
Once it’s on your TV, you’re set
Roku Backdrops is not available for every Roku TV or Roku device yet. That will be rolling out in updates over the next few weeks. Once it is available, you’ll be able to find it easily. What you’ll need to do to check if it is available on your device is:
If you don’t want to do that, you can go to the Search function and search for Backdrops as an app.
From there, you will have access to Roku Backdrops. you’re able to choose a single image or a collection of photos to be your backdrops, and you’re able to customize how long each picture lasts as the backdrop if you choose a collection.
To start the Backdrops feature, you just need to hit the power button on your Roku remote or in the Roku app on your mobile device. If you press the power button, it will switch Backdrops on.
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If you hold the power button, it can turn your TV off. You’re also able to use the Roku Voice remote and send a voice command to start up Backdrops.
How to customize Roku Backdrops
Pick the ones that you love
Once you’re set up in Roku Backdrops, you’re able to customize what you want to display. You can start by searching an artist or an artist’s collection.
You’re also able to use the Roku Voice remote and send a voice command to start up Backdrops.
If you just want to choose one photo, you can click on the photo and select “Start Backdrops.” If you want that one photo to be something that is a personal photo of yours, you can do that as well. In the Backdrops app, you can click the Add your photos feature. After selecting Upload photos, there is a QR code you can scan that will allow you to upload photos from your phone to your device. You’re also able to connect and upload pictures from a synced Google Photos album.
The feature even allows users to create Favorites album of collections or images to be able to revisit as set Backdrops. Additionally, you can set default Bakcdrops by implementing the following:
The Daily Stop Time is not a feature that is available yet. It will be made available in the next few months.
As you’re customizing your Backdrops collections, you can create and store up to 10 photo albums in your Favorites and reuse for different times of the day, week, month, or year.
Roku will alert you if space is filling up, and you’re at risk of running out.
