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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen (arstechnica.com)
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[-] MiniMoose4Free@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

My vizio tv auto plays shows, ads, and light music if you leave it idling too long after you turn it on. Moving the remote down just once disables it till the next time your on home screen.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Whomp whomp. You get what you pay for.

[-] Cyber@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

I'm just glad I've still got my MythTV running.

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Guess it's time to either flash my Roku with something that isn't shit or just make a dedicated media box myself.

[-] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Won't hurt my feelings to throw their shit tv right in the trash.

[-] deadkennedy@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

thank goodness pi hole can block the majority of roku ad sources

[-] OceanMew 4 points 2 days ago

none of this is a big deal, simply never connect your TV to the internet

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