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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.
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      I just block all ads at the router level. When looking through the most blocked domains I see a lot from Roku.

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          If you’re not tech savy, how do you row row row your bot???

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            Gently down the byte stream

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        How do you do that?

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          Install ad block if you have a GL.iNet router or pihole

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      Get an Nvidia Shield Pro and disconnect your TV from the internet.

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        When was the last time they even refreshed the hardware? Kinda hard to justify a $200 streaming box that runs Google services on 6 year old mobile hardware.

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          About 10 years old actually. It’s the TI-83 of streaming boxes at this point: an absolute fucking rip-off. Pretty on-brand for Nvidia though.

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            Yeah it’s got about the same specs as a $30 Amazon tablet and you’d now be relying on the largest ad company in the world (Google) instead of Roku, so it does seem like a total ripoff at $200

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          Blame the rest of the market for being shit - Shield pro is still the best box on the market for streaming HD video with HD audio.

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          Does your Apple TV stream Atmos? TrueHD? I don’t think so…

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