Why not just leave when he starts being an idiot ? <| sep |> Not very technologically minded . List of demandsI ' m thinking these needs are more on your end , eh ? For your parents , they likely said I want to watch TV like I always have , and you ' re making it unneededly complicated . Hey momdad ! remember the aerial you used to use in the 90 ' s that ' s still on the roof because Dad was too lazy to take if off ? GOOD NEWS ! Laziness actually paid off . Hook it up to your TV and do a channel scan , if they have a new TV . Where 8 channels used to be , you now get 48 ! Enjoy ! Really , how much of these demands are you just wanting to overcomplicate their lives when they just fucking want to watch the TV ? But to answer your questions Antenna . Despends on what you want the internet for Roku . HTPCIf this is your parent ' s setup go with an antenna and maybe a roku Express . If they want DVR , use a iView 3500 STBII and a 1 TB HDD . Record all the OTA you want . If this is your setup to get your rocks off , fuck the Roku , and go HTPC all the way . Install KODI , and set up DNLA to stream to all devices . Be a tech support man until they die . It won ' t just work at all . Regular maintenance required . Seriously , though , if this really is only meeting parent ' s wants , just go with Roku Express and OTA . Can ' t get much simpler . Why introduce unneeded complexity ?