Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

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    5 hours ago

    We had one on our TV the other day. This will absolutely be our last Roku.

    In the meantime I immediately installed PiHole, to block all their ads.

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      News to me, what Roku do?

      I mean the sticks and boxes, not the TV’s themselves, I get those suck.

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        I don’t understand the question. I’m reacting to this story, what the company is doing, without distinction between the branded TVs and peripheral devices.

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    I remember when Roku was the big cost saving alternative to TV. I remember when it was the all in one streaming aggregator.

    Meh, I don’t even watch TV anyway

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      I only have my roku tv because I got it dirt cheap ages ago, I don’t use it all that often and no good enough reason to replace it, I’m already considering replacing it with a dumb tv and just hooking up my laptop to it. If I ever experience this, it will make the cost of a new dumb tv 1000% worth it.

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    6 hours ago

    Basically punishment for people who either don’t get their own streaming box/avoid tvs with roku built in.

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        4 hours ago

        It’s capitalism… When every CEO, Board Member, and shareholder wants a yacht, it’s literally never enough. They even created a term to describe this inevitable deterioration of every company’s product: enshittification.

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          Enshittification was coined for online services, which includes roku, but doesn’t apply to all products.

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            Enshittification was coined for online services, which includes roku, but doesn’t apply to all products.

            American businessmen: “Hold my beer and watch this”

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        hence, punishing those who didnt get their own streaming box (that isnt roku based), or has a tv that has roku built into it.

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          4 hours ago

          Not what your original comment said. And completely disingenuous too, since the Roku streaming box is one of the most popular ones

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          Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS

          The article clearly states

          Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS

          It IS affecting tvs with roku built in.

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              Then you are writing it to mean the opposite of what you intended.

              Is this what you meant?

              hence, punishing those who didnt get their own streaming box (that isnt roku based), AND those who have a tv that has roku built into it.

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                hence why i went to clarify it on the second comment. I can agree that on the first attempt, it can be read off, but the second attempt clearly shows that roku tvs are affected regardless of how you read it

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      53 minutes ago

      Apparently Valve might be releasing a shield-like thing. If they do it’s an instant buy for me.

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      I was expecting them to release one with the Switch 2 but haven’t heard anything yet unfortunately.

      Not to say that the Shield 1 isn’t great. It’s still the best streaming device to this date! It’s awesome!

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    I never plugged mine into the Internet. I just plugged in an Apple TV, and I’m good to go. No ads, no sweat, no problem.