my roku TV can’t talk to the internet anymore because it was foolish enough to show me a banner ad while I was gaming
its a dumb TV now 🥰💕
good luck. recent update blocks all apps from loading unless you have their most recent ads. I let one sit for four hours before I gave up.
now looking at replacing all my rokus(6) with Linux.
what updates? this TV can’t use internet.
at all.
it can’t GET updates.
Roku can suck it.
I don’t want to see Roku anymore.
That sucks. People already have to pay to get rid of ads on streaming services last I remember. I wish companies would stop aggressively showing ads everywhere.
I think I will start buying mini PCs with Linux starting next year!!! :-)
It’s how I have been running it for the last two years now. Coupled with Jellyfin, it is such a better experience. My mother just got a new TV - I think I will set up something similar for her.
Man it must be rough out there for regular people that put up with that kind of bullshit.
AI generated ads
It doesn’t happen a lot that headlines make me vomit a little in my mouth but this one did
I’m about to be seeing a lot less Roku…
They know they’re entirely replaceable right? Like the Amazon fire tv, apple tv, Chromecast… Making their platform shittier really shouldn’t be their top priority if they want to stay in business.
But the masses have shown that they won’t do anything about it, despite caring and being annoyed.
Odroid with Lineage OS instead of Roku
Is there a good way to set it up with a remote?
I bought an external hard drive and downloaded all my sons media on it. No more commercials and no more pushed content
“This company is too cheap to pay someone for a proper advertisement.”
Using AI like this seems like a counter productive way to build brand awareness.
You’re Not Buying a TV; You’re Buying a Roku
My TV (dumb but attached to a Roku Express) died last month and since then I’ve been watching on computer + Zen Browser + uBlock Origin, with zero ads.
And noticing that I don’t see a single TV for sale in nearby shops that is not a (usually Roku) smart TV, i.e. data surveillance capitalist tool.
I’m fearing when my tv finally dies. It’s a 15 year old 75", and I know i won’t have the money for a new one when the time comes. Especially not enough to shop around for a dumb tv the same size.
Instead of looking for a tv, look for a commercial display. They’re basically a computer monitor the size of a TV. Samsung makes a line that we use at work, and the cost is similar to a mid-range TV. They can function completely without internet.
Something like these: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/commercial-displays/ci/35567/N/3538895735
Awesome advice
Amazing! That 55" is about what I paid for the Roku tv before all of this blatant “shit on the user” bullshit, and it still suuuuuuuuuckss
Edit: the Roku tv sucks… Not the Samsung dumb tv
The funny thing is you can just use an external box and never connect your tv to the internet at all. Let it collect all the data it wants. It’s not like it can tell anybody.
Why not librewolf, Firefox has native vertical tabs since Firefox 136
Video playback smooth in Zen but jerky in Firefox. Haven’t tried in Librewolf or Firedragon.
That’s why I’m never letting your access the internet, Roku.
You’re the cheapest TV I could find to use as a monitor
Just stay in your line, or else
Also I can’t root Roku 12 ?
What in the absolute bullshit is that ?
Not root on my own fucking TV ?
Someone needs to 9/11 that entire company !!
I want Roku to eat shit.
I still use a Roku that was gifted to me, but only thanks to also having a pihole. The amount of logging & ads it blocks on the Roku is insane. If that ever stopped working I would ditch the Roku in a heartbeat.
Any Android TV OS > Roku. Dumb TV > Roku. Outside > Roku.
Toshiba 32A33 > roku
Kinda. I recently got a shield pro to replace my roku. Customization, and no ads are nice, but for what it cost, what a fucking piece of shit. Hard freezee that require unplugging is the main issue, but it also doesn’t respond to remote presses frequently on start up. Takes 30+ seconds sometimes before the remote works.
For more than double the cost it shoukd blow the roku ultra away in every sense. And I shouldn’t have to adb hack it to install a custom launcher.
That’s been my experience too. I had heard so much good about it, but it feels so janky.
I really wish there was a normal minipc option with a good remote controlled UI. But they all have such terrible interfaces or if it’s running Linux, weird limitations by streaming vendors who lock Linux to 1080p because they are afraid of piracy, as if that actually prevents anything at all.
I can’t stand how normalized these invasive ads have become. I have a child at home and she is too young to know how intrusive ads are. I don’t want my 7 year old being shown ads for content that they aren’t mature enough for.
Thank you for this. I was setting up to buy an nvidia shield to replace my roku ultras.
FWIW, I have so far tried:
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Onn Google TV 4K: Returned it, freezes constantly.
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Jailbroken AMZ fire stick w/ LineageOS. Buffering issues and wireless issues in general. I still use it, but not my favorite.
So for now it seems my next purchase will be a TiVo Stream 4k android device or a jailbroken fire tv cube and if that fails, I may just have to DIY an android Pi system lol.
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I did the same replaced a Roku device with a shield when Roku started doing startup ads. Seems to work fine then won’t respond to remote and needs a reboot, some weird stuff with the VPN too. Should have probably just got a mini form PC instead.
The ONN devices from Walmart work near-flawless, even the $14 stick. I would recommend starting there.
