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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago (3 children)

For years I was a big fan of Roku. It represented a better value alternative from the big corporations pushing their own agenda like Google, Apple, Samsung, and Amazon. They made products that were intuitive and user oriented and carved out a very nice and stable market share for themselves because of it. Now they're just leveraging their hardware relationships to transform the software into something terrible.

I used to look for tvs with Roku built in. Now I've disabled Roku features from my smart TVS and use a separate streaming device.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Shit. I got a Roku TV. That's one big fucking stick to toss.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Shall I introduce you to the folks over at !selfhosted@lemmy.world?

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Step 1. Factory reset.

Step 2. Do not allow it to connect to the Internet.

Step 3. Connect a Linux based computer to it and run everything through the computer.

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[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I only ever tried using a Roku so I could stream my PC to my smart TV, but it turns out there's MASSIVE latency. Of course I returned it. If I had to deal with that AND ADS, I would have set that shit on fire

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So glad I ditched Roku. My modified Onn box (with an open source, ad-free launcher) is so much better.

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Don't connect your Roku to the internet.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Or better yet, use a Pi-Hole or something similar to block the relevant adservers at the DNS level.

[–] Hellmo_Luciferrari@lemm.ee 23 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I wouldn't say this is "better"

I do run a pihole, but I still will never connect my roku to the internet. It is much better to have a media PC or other streaming device I have control of fully connected.

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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Roku had the best smart tv ui. I was seriously bummed when the ads started rolling in a few years ago.

I want an open source streaming client, but from what I hear DRM gets in the way of that.

Honestly i dont even care about non intrusive ads. I dont like it but i can live with those ads on the side bar telling me about some movie coming out, but this auto video bullshit that takes over my screen is fucking awful. That's the line for me

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Anybody notice the Max app on roku requires clicking twice to pause and then twice to unpause? Very odd and annoying glitch or feature.

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[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

isn't their a foss os you can flash on your tv?

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

Lineagos can be flashed on some android TV sticks

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago

I was thinking about changing my Roku TV anyway. "Dumb" TVs are the future for me.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Looking around Roku's site, I found this email address: AdsPR@roku.com

I'm planning on giving them a brief but firm "oh hell no" letter. I wonder how many others will do the same 🤔

I emailed them to let them know I cancelled Disney+ and cited this specific ad and advertisement campaign through Roku as to why I cancelled the service.

Let’s make the companies who advertise this way feel pain.

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