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Watch Your Own Home Movies on TV with RealPlayer Cloud and Roku 2 + $200 Gift Card and Roku 2 GIVEAWAY

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Learn how to let your kids experience the thrill of watching their own movies that your filmed from your phone on TV. Plus enter to win a fabulous giveaway for a $200 Giftcard and Roku 2 thanks to my sponsors at RealPlayer Cloud.

My kids absolutely love to watch home videos! They get such a kick out of watching themselves and their crazy antics captured on video. They love gathering around my phone and watching home movies that I have taken of them or that they have made themselves.

I recently surprised them by playing our home movies on our TV! Thanks to the new RealPlayer Cloud app that I recently downloaded (read all about how it works and how it gives you free cloud based storage space here) and the new Roku 2, getting videos from my smart phone to the TV could not have been easier.

1. Download the RealPlayer Cloud App onto your smart phone or tablet

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2. Upload videos from your smart phone to the RealPlayer Cloud App and save them to the free 2GB of cloud based storage.

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3. Go onto your Roku and find the RealPlayer channel. Make a note of the Activation Code shown on the screen. Go to this link , to enter the activation code, and click Connect.

4. Watch and enjoy all of your home movies uploaded from your computer, Phones or tablets right on your TV and let the kids feel like movie stars!

If you are not familiar with what the Roku is, I’m here to introduce you!

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The Roku 2 (retails for $69.99) is a device that allows you to stream over 1,000 channels and watch them on your HD or standard definition TV, including channels powered by M-GO with no additional account set up or activation required. In addition to M-GO you can access some of your favorite subscription services straight to your TV through the Roku 2 such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Amazon Instant Video. One of my favorite features about the Roku 2 is that the remote has a headphone jack, so you can watch your favorite movies or shows without disturbing anyone else in the home. This is great for when I want to watch my “mom only” shows at night without disturbing my sleeping kids!

Giveaway time!

Thanks to my wonderful sponsors at RealPlayer Cloud, I have a fantastic giveaway to offer! One lucky CleverHousewife reader will win a Roku 2 ($69.99 value) for their own home as well as a $200 Giftcard! Giveaway will end at 11:59pm PT on 10/15. TO enter, fill out the form below.

Comments

  6. Joshua Stubblefield says

    Roku 2 would make a great Christmas gift for my kids since we cut cable a while ago and love to stream. Would spend the gift card on Christmas. Too soon to think about Christmas?

  8. OHNavyMom says

    My son is in the Navy is coming home for Thanksgiving. Like a lot of people we canceled our cable and would love to have the Roku for the TV in his bedroom. The money would be used to make help make special memories which are precious since we rarely get to see each other. Thanks for the opportunity!

  11. Emily Eschler says

    I would love to watch the videos from my phone on my tv. My four year old loves to watch them and on the tv would be amazing!

  12. Anita Sharp says

    I would love to have a Roku for my family room!!! It would be great to watch home movies on the TV and not the phone!

  14. Dawn Garvun says

    What a wonderful ides!! My grandchildren want me to video them all the time but it takes up so much memory on my phone so I just send then to their parents Lol!! It would be nice to use the Roku to watch them on the TV

  20. cathy moore says

    I’ve been wanting to try a Roku and to get rid of satelite tv. Satelite and cable tv are so expensive these days! Great giveaway – thanks for the chance!

  22. James Robert says

    Really appreciate this giveaway and I’d use the gift card on winter items for my kids like new boots, mittens, hats, etc.

  24. Christy says

    I’ve never really looked at Roku at the store. I need to get caught up with technology. This is a great idea.

  26. Jill Baker says

    We were just talking about getting rid of cable and switching over to Roku or Apple TV. This would be perfect! Pick me!!!

  29. Karen Glatt says

    I have been making Crock Pot Dinners. And last night we had Pulled Chicken sandwiches with Coleslaw. I am on a fixed income, so I would use the money for getting wonderful Christmas presents for my family!

  31. Sarah VM says

    I would really love to win the Roku for my husband. I would use the $200 gift card to buy gifts for my kids for Christmas.

  32. Sarah Hall says

    I would love to win this as I could use the gift card to get things for my grandsons for Christmas.

  33. Jennifer says

    I would love to win this. We use Nextflix for part of our homeschool curriculum and this would make it so much easier.

  39. Jessica says

    I would love a Roku. We have been looking for more (affordable) options since we cut out cable a year ago. Right now we only have Netflix.

  44. Amanda Sakovitz says

    I’ve been wanting one of these for a long time. I would also love the gift card of course.

  45. Janet Woodling says

    The Roku 2 would be an added bonus to our home. I don’t know what I would spend $200 on but it sure is fun to daydream about it.

  46. Courtney Laramore says

    I have the original Roku and I RAVE about it to everyone! This would be an awesome companion to my other tv and the gift card would be AMAZING for Christmas!

  47. Margaret Smith says

    I’ve been wanting to try the Roku for a while now after hearing about how great these are for streaming movies. The gift card would come in handy for helping with Christmas shopping for my family.

  48. Alyce Poalillo says

    I have wanted the Roku for a long time now and the GC is always welcome so I can get books and cat supplies at Amazon.

  49. Natalie F says

    I would love a ROKU 2. If I won I would use the gift card for Christmas gifts for my kids. Thanks!

  50. Jessica Beard says

    I would love this for my family. I would buy us some movies and Christmas gifts with the gift card.

  52. Nicole says

    I would love to be able to stream over 1,000 channels and watch them on my HD TV. This would be awesome for my family.

  54. Virginia Rowell says

    I love reading your blog because I really love your recipe section. I cheated tonight though and got Publix subs for dinner.

  56. Mendie says

    We have the original Roku, and it would be so awesome to upgrade! I think we’d use the gift card to pay for the subscriptions to the movie channels that aren’t free, like Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.

  59. Janet W. says

    Fantastic giveaway! I would probably use the gift card for Christmas shopping for my grandsons this year! And I just had spaghetti for dinner, by the way!

  66. Leigh Anne Borders says

    I have always wanted to check out the Roku. Seen it in the stores but never really understood what it was. I would probably do some shopping if I won;)

  74. April Brenay says

    I would love to win this for my two boys Christmas! they could watch all the netflix they wanted in their playroom!

  75. Rebecca Wind says

    I WANT a Roku. I turned off my cable because I was tired of the costs gong up and want to try something new.

  80. Betty B. says

    I would love the roku 2 I really like that it has a headphone jack so hubby could watch shows on netflix while i sleep undisturbed!

  81. Meredith says

    I have always wanted a roku! My brother uses his like crazy- so im sure it would also get alot of use around here! I think I would save the gc for when we go to disneyland-thatd be awesome! Thanks for giveaway!

  86. Anastasia Falling says

    I’ve always wanted to try out a Roku! This would be really awesome to win. And the gift card too! Amazing! With the holidays coming up, I’d use this gift card to go and visit my family 🙂 We live far apart and haven’t seen each other for years.

  88. Valencia says

    I forgot to take out something for dinner last night so I had an appetizer of baked potato chips followed by a main course of Froot Loops:-D. If I wont the gift card I am pretty sure it would go towards Christmas gifts.

  90. harold says

    I love the Roku, because I find it is the easiest way to watch Netflix. I’ve tried other products but alway go back to the Roku.

  93. Lisa Breece says

    I would love to win the Roku because I’ve always wanted one, but didn’t want to spend the money.

  94. kjasus says

    i would love the roku 2 to binge watch my favorite shows, and i love that i can post home videos and watch them too

  95. Emily R. says

    I would use the gift card for Christmas. The Roku 2 would be a gift for my parents. We have a Roku & love it.

  100. Bridget Heiple Reich says

    I had Taco Bell for dinner last night. I would use the gift card for groceries! Thanks for the great giveaway! 🙂

  101. Debbi Wellenstein says

    Thank you for the gift card. I will use the gift card for some baking supplies that I need. We had pizza last night-I am about to have some for lunch!

  104. Emily Morelli says

    This is such a great prize! I have been wanting to try streaming TV and who can’t use a gift card this time of year?

  109. Gina M says

    I would love to use this in my master bedroom! It would be great to watch Netflix in there!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  112. THRansom says

    I have been using my Xbox to watch Netflix on my TV and it has slowing started not working properly. It would be great to have the Roku to watch my favorite shows on Netflix.

  113. Ann Fantom says

    I would love to win because my husband has been talking about getting a Roku and the GC would be icing on the cake.

  115. paige chandler says

    I had the beat dinner last night. It was white bean chilli with a gooey grilled cheese sandwich.

  118. Traci Baez says

    Several of our friends have Roku and love it. I am amazed at all of the channels that are offered. We’ve been thinking about getting one. New to your blog – love it.

  123. Meghan Malicoat says

    I would love to win this so I could cut out the cable bill every month. The gift card would be great too with Christmas coming.

  126. ginette4 says

    Would love the roku..could use it in my room, hook it up to the tv and the gift card could be used for Christmas gifts..yes it’s coming fast!

  129. Katrina J. says

    I have been wanting a Roku. It would be a pain to run cable to the back of the house, so this would be a great option. They have a great channel selection too. And the gift card would go towards my daughters birthday and Christmas.

  130. Laura C says

    Reading how your kids love to watch their own home movies made me laugh. My son (four) recently asked me for a phone. I asked why. He said so that he can take pictures of himself – his face. If you looked at my photos on my phone right now, you would see tons of “selfies” of his face with all different expressions.

  133. Ron ald Jones says

    Friends keep telling us we need a device like this! Thanks for the contest, cleverhousewife…

  134. Tracy Pryor says

    I would love to get my son an Xbox one for Christmas. I would use the gift card towards that.

  135. Natalie Lyons says

    I would love to have the roku for my son. We are cord cutters and he would love this

  137. Jessica Menster says

    The Roku looks amazing! Looks like a great alternative to that nasty cable bill every month!

  138. Ashley C says

    We have a Roku and we love it! It’s so much cheaper than paying for cable. We’re planning on getting one for my brother for Christmas

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

  140. beth shepherd says

    I would love to win as they are awesome to own. Great blog with great giveaways and info. thank you

  142. Alicia Thibadeau says

    I have the roku 1 and would love an upgrade, I would use the gift card to buy some early xmas gifts.

  145. Lisa Hollinger Barto says

    I would use the gift card for christmas shopping and give my mother the roku as a gift!

  146. Christina G. says

    I’d use the gift card to buy Christmas gifts. I had Wendy’s for dinner. Thanks for the giveaway!

  147. Jacob LaFountaine says

    I would use the Roku in a second bedroom instead of having to run cable. Let them use my Plex server for tv shows

  150. Kim Keithline says

    I love the roku 2 I would love to get rid of my expensive cable or even take it down to basic cable this would be perfect for that and as for the gift card it would be a great help for the holidays

  153. Kathleen says

    My Roku just stopped working the other day so I need a new one! I would use the money towards Christmas shopping.

    kport207 at gmail dot com

  155. Crystal F says

    I love that you can use it to watch Netflix on. My girls love watching Netflix but the only tv we can do it on right now is the one in the living room. I would use the gift card for Christmas shopping for my girls. thank you!

  157. e michelle says

    what i had for dinner! lol my husband tried his hand at fried rice…it didnt go well! i would use the giftcard for some items he has on his wishlist to amazon!

  158. Michael Bradley says

    Been looking at Roku’s for a while now… would love to get one! 🙂 Thanks for making this available! 🙂

  160. Birdiebee says

    I would watch videos on my home tv and love a Roku steaming player as I only have one channel without subscribing to cable or satellite. The gift card would be used to purchase Christmas gifts for my grandchildren. And lastly, I love your blog as you have a variety of topics that I read. I love reviews, recipes, giveaways and just learning new daily information. Thanks for the great posts.

  161. vera says

    I’d love to have a Roku so I can drop cable. I’d use the giftcard to get my son something for his birthday next month and save some for Christmas.

  165. Lynda Thomas says

    This is such an awesome giveaway! I would give the Roku to my parents, I know they would love it!

  166. Michael Bradley says

    I’ve been thinking about a Roku! 🙂 Thought I already left a comment, but I must have got distracted at work… lol Thanks for making this available! 🙂

  170. Seyma Shabbir says

    My sister got married today! If I win, I would use the card for books for my sons and I will love watching movies with Roku!

  174. Michele Cupp says

    I’ve never had a Roku. I always wanted one, just never got around to getting one and wasn’t sure I was literate enough with electronics, but my son’s a teenager now and if it’s electronic, he can do it.

  176. Tanya White says

    I recently cut my cable subscription due to the fact the price kept going up so we have been without any TV for 2 months. I miss relaxing and watching TV but can’t afford to pay outrageous TV cable bill, I would love to have this the kids would be so ecstatic.

  177. Amanda E. says

    I love Roku. I have one and it has saved so much money compared to what satellite TV costs. Hope to win so I can put another one in a different room.

  180. Laura J says

    Oh I really love that you can watch Netflix and the remote with the headphone jack is so neat! That would be wonderful! I think the Roku would be wonderful for us!

  181. Alma hocker says

    Roku is probably better than cable!!! My puppy and I are watching animal planet because he seems to like it. Whenever I leave and don’t leave animal planet on he goes bat shit crazy and starts howling. It’ll be nice to have 😉

  188. AndreaH says

    We have an original Roku so a Roku 2 would be super awesome. Maybe we could even pass the original Roku on to a family member so that they can see how awesome Roku is.

  190. Jillian T says

    I would love to use the gift cards for Christmas gifts. I would use it on everything from clothes to toys.

  192. Rick Nye says

    The Roku is great! It turns your regular TV into a smart TV. I hope I win, we could use another one.

  193. Stuart Conover says

    The roku that I own has been having issues staying connected to the wireless at my house and this would be a great way to solve the problem and upgrade all at once!

  198. shaunie says

    I would use the card for winter school clothes and use the Roku for cartoons and children shows

  199. Lisa Chilton says

    I’m going to be having a baby and going to be having many late night feelings, this would be very helpful!! Thanks !

  201. Ellie W says

    I would like to shop for baby items for my newborn granddaughter if I won the gift card.

  206. Carol Bryant says

    I would love the Roku for streaming because I don’t have cable. The gift card would go on groceries.

  209. Bertha Brown says

    I’d use the gift card for Christmas shopping. It would really come in handy. Thanks for the giveaway!

  216. Betsy Barnes says

    The Roku has been on my wish list for awhile. I’d love to win this for the holidays, lots of Christmas shows 🙂

  220. Tammy Shanks says

    I love Roku. I would spend the money on my kids. I had meatloaf and mac and cheese for dinner

  222. julie says

    I would love to use the technology for my family and spend the gift card ordering out for dinner so we could have double the fun!

  231. Aimee C says

    I love tv and Roku brings the british section which warms my soul. I would be over the moon to own this…had the first and it is on last legs.

  236. Ally W. says

    Thanks for the great giveaway! I would love to win this to give the Roku to my mom, who has been wanting one every since she tried mine out!

  240. Alex Bradley says

    I would live to win a roku!!! I have one and I love it, but my mom gave hers to my gram when she was bedridden and she still talks about it to this day, even though it was MONTHS ago. So I would like to give it to her if I win.

  241. Deb C says

    So often, I find there is NOTHING on TV that satisfies my tastes. I am so glad to have a ROKU and be able to stream a great movie or documentary or even watch episodes of TV series that I missed. I’d love to win and upgrade my ROKU device to a 2.

  242. Tonya Dreese says

    Love this giveaway, Roku 2 would rock if I won and the gift card I would buy my son toys for Christmas.

  251. tammy shelton says

    We have 2 Rokus in our home that we are using right now. They are AWESOME. I’d love to win another one for my Grankids TV.

  252. Teresa Thompson says

    My daughter has a Roku and loves it. I would love to try it. I would buy lots of Christmas presents with the giftcard.

  253. Ceinwyn R says

    We’d love to win a Roku 2, we have the very first original Roku and that poor sucker is starting to feel its age!

  262. Jill Myrick says

    I would love to have the Roku for our house as we don’t currently have cable or satellite.
    I would use the gift card to begin early Christmas shopping for my family.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  265. joseph says

    I didn’t even know what a ROKU was until recently but it sounds awesome. I want to try that out.

  266. David Smith says

    We had burritos for dinner tonight. I’d use the gift card for buying some parts to fix a few things around the house and probably gas/groceries. The Roku would be great for streaming movies and TV shows that aren’t available on satellite or ones that we missed.

  270. Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says

    This would be SO wonderful! Cable prices just for basic have skyrocket but we could never afford the movie and premium channels!

    We’d use Roku 2 to watch tv and movies from Netflix ~ and it would be so fabulous to have this when we visit my 93 year old in Montana – or traveling just about anywhere!

    Thanks ~ great prize!

    Oh, and for dinner, we had the best Spaghetti Carbonara outside of Italy ~ and I MADE IT!!!

  272. Beth D. says

    We have used Roku for a few years and love our Roku. We don’t have cable and have saved approximately $1200 a year by choice. I would love to win a newer Roku and pass mine down to my daughter & her husband. Thanks for the chance!

  274. Terri Moore says

    I feel like we are the last family on earth to have Netflix, my boys would finally think I’m cool…lol
    We had Spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner, thanks for asking..
    ‘

  278. Kathy Pease says

    The Roku sounds awesome I have always wanted to check it out and I think I would use the gift card for Christmas shopping ..Thanks so much for the chance 🙂

  287. jennifer says

    we’ve been looking into getting a roku so thanks for the awesome giveaway! I’m cooking chicken and veggies for dinner!

  289. Judy Gregory says

    Things have come a long way. When I was a kid it was a chore pulling out the old 8mm projector.

  293. Brittney House says

    My mom has always been wanting to own one of these. I would use the gift card to buy some new work shoes.

  299. Carolyn Daley says

    I would love to win the Roku 2 so I can watch Netflix & Amazon Instant Video without the need of using the BluRay player. I would use part of the gift card to renew my Amazon Prime account in November.

  307. Kathryn C says

    would love to try the ROKU player, they seem to be gaining in popularity so they must be good
    thanks for the chance!

    Kathryn C

  313. Angela Ash says

    The Roku 2 would be great to stream Netflix through another tv in my home. I currently use a console as the main way to stream.

  323. Rachael G. says

    The Roku sounds good, but I’m really excited about the gift card! I’d use it to go splurge on new books to read!

  327. Laurie Emerson says

    I love watching TV so would love having a Roku. The gift card I would use for gifts and for buying some new books!

  339. Kathleen S. says

    I would love to win the Roku because I love mine so much that I would really like to surprise my folks and give them one too to enjoy! Thanks.

  341. Enizete Lane says

    Great giveaway, count me in. I know very little about Roku but sounds like something that my husband would love for his birthday. Would be a great gift, thanks for the opportunity!

  342. Brian E. says

    Thanks for the giveaway…we have tons of old family movies that we have just had digitized, would love a Roku to effortlessly stream them onto our TV !

  351. krystal wethington says

    We are fixing to move so If I would I would buy me some new curtains, a new rug, new towels and wash cloths and things that i need for my home.

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