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Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad (arstechnica.com)
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[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I like my Chromecast setup. I remapped the Netflix button to Plex, so I push that button on the remote and the TV turns on and goes straight to plex. The Google TV UI is “meh” at best, and also full of ads, so I avoid it.

Roku just keeps getting worse and worse. It is highly inadvisable to connect a smart TV to the internet, a separate streaming box is the way to go. If Apple TV/Chromecast/whatever completely goes to shit, one can simply get something else.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I just got used Apple TVs and replaced all the Rokus

It was directly because of the ads.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can load a different launcher onto a googleTV to get rid of the ads

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I’ll look into it! I know so little about Android.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is the one I use it works well enough except when it breaks but when it works no ads: https://projectivylauncher.com/index.html

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Saved. When I get home I’m going to give this a go. I’d love to get away from Google’s launcher.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

I like my Chromecast because it doesn't have any UI. I hit "cast" on my phone and it goes.