“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen
“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen
Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.
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Shit. I got a Roku TV. That's one big fucking stick to toss.
Step 1. Factory reset.
Step 2. Do not allow it to connect to the Internet.
Step 3. Connect a Linux based computer to it and run everything through the computer.
Instructions unclear. TV now controlled by Nicole the fediverse chick.
You can trust her. She's from Toronto!
You been getting that noise too?
Seems like everyone's been getting that noise lately. I'm on my third.
This method will not work on all Roku tvs, some Roku TV brands require you to phone home to activate the TV before you can use it for the first time. Which requires you to not only connect to the internet but also log into a Roku account on it. It's stupid.
I bought a Samsung TV that wouldn't let me change the input until I connected it to the internet, I returned that crap within the hour.
That would instantly result in the TV being returned to the store I purchased it from.
Shall I introduce you to the folks over at !selfhosted@lemmy.world?
We’re pretty neat I like to think
Eh, I just started connecting cheap ($30 or so) used Apple TVs to mine. I saw the writing on the wall.