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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

  • Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
  • The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
  • Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
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[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Might not be the exact solution you're looking for, but I run my "smart TV" off a cheap ass laptop. The TV itselfbhas never been connected to the internet.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Hmm. Since all I use my tv for is local plex server and hdmi I could just disable its internet access in the router.

e: i did it

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Absolutely! There is no reason for the TV itself to have access, I'm actually using this TV as kind of an experiment, I let my last 2 roku TVs access the internet, and after 2-3 years they both went tits up. I've heard rumors that they can pretty much be broken on schedule with "updates" and shit. No idea if that is true, But if this TV lasts me a good long while, I will assume it is lol. So far 1 year on this one lol.

[–] slumberlust@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could your tv just phone home via another nearby (neighbors) tv?

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

I sure as fuck hope not lol. I don't think my TV has that capability, even if it wanted to. If I don't give it access to my shit, its just a big-ass monitor lol.