ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoRoku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated adswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down12 cross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptech@programming.dev
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkRoku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated adswww.theverge.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square68linkfedilink cross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptech@programming.dev
minus-squareNimalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agomy 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 🥰💕
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agogood 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.
minus-squareNimalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agowhat updates? this TV can’t use internet. at all. it can’t GET updates.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m surprised you could even use it. I did that and after a year or so the apps could no longer use the APIs for my self-hosted stuff, which was routinely updated/maintained.
minus-squareNimalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoall inputs are just run through hdmi. and I don’t use any internet based services on the device at all. its basically the same as a computer monitor. as all my media is on computers now.
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.
I’m surprised you could even use it. I did that and after a year or so the apps could no longer use the APIs for my self-hosted stuff, which was routinely updated/maintained.
all inputs are just run through hdmi. and I don’t use any internet based services on the device at all.
its basically the same as a computer monitor. as all my media is on computers now.
that makes more sense.