In reply to Pingboy:
I've just been helping a neighbour in her 80s to start using broadband, email, internet shopping (I'm the last person that should be teaching tech but we're getting there). One of the extra pluses is they can get free on demand programs. I got them a Roku Premiere (my son advised it over Express, can't remember reasons), click and collect from Currys abt £35. They have old non-Smart TVs and the Roku is fine on all except "I player" (which is arguably the most useful as well as" 4"). The problem is apparently a known and insoluble one with some old TVs and Rokus......one can only see about a quarter of the full screen, its possible to use but navigation is challenging. Incidentally the Roku Chanel contains quite a lot of old programs and films.
The top Roku player apparently has a possibly of voice control (I'm told) though it would have the same problem with old TVs. We have got her set up on Amazon which I think she'll use a lot in the future. A main problem is getting her an cheap interface that works well, she's borrowed my Hudl tablet (Android 4.2),,,,,,Leonovo Tab M!0 would have slightly bigger screen but still be challenging with her poor eyesight (cataract op cancelled due to 1st lockdown).
Post edited at 11:14