• RowRowRowYourBot
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    27 days ago

    Im literally willing to ditch the device and cancel all streaming services because of this. When I turn on my TV I don’t want to be forced to consume ads when I haven’t been provided with anything in return.

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      27 days ago

      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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        26 days ago

        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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          26 days ago

          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.

          • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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            26 days ago

            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

        • DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee
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          26 days ago

          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.