we live in hell

I don’t even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they’re saying…hey do you want a worse experience?

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    11 months ago

    I believe it’s Roku. That purple symbol in the bottom right is on the remote as well.

    Very budget so this doesn’t surprise me.

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      11 months ago

      Also beneath the purple asterisk is the words “Roku TV” in grey on the bezel

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      11 months ago

      Wtf I thought roku TV were one of the good ones. I use a Roku thing that you plug in and I haven’t seen this yet.

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        11 months ago

        The Roku box was one of the good ones… about ten years ago. Though maybe this is just a TV thing. TIL Roku makes actual screens.

        In the past few years especially, I’ve seen so many unshakable “good ones” go bad. Some, in the worst possible way.

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          My Sharp TV runs Roku software. Suffice it to say I do not have it web connected and use an android box instead

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      11 months ago

      Fuck Roku. Don’t buy these. They shove ads down your throat constantly, and they proactively, aggressively stop methods of circumvention.