Roku TV requires internet connection to EDIT THE HOMEPAGE
Roku TV requires internet connection to EDIT THE HOMEPAGE
I refuse to connect this TV to the internet because if it does get connected it will force an update that says unless you agree with forced arbitration your TV will be unusable. I just want to change the HDMI slot 2 spaces over 🤦. Gargle my nutsack Roku.
After they announced that they would snoop on the HDMI port and then push targetted ads during paused media, I decided I will never own a Roku device again. Before they had TVs I'd recommend to anyone to get their smart boxes. Then Roku, like everyone else, enshitified.
they would snoop on the HDMI port
Most smart TVs do this by default, unfortunately. They use a technology called ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) to determine what you're watching, essentially like Shazam but for TV shows and movies. This gets sent to the manufacturer who can then build an advertising profile about you.
At least they don't show ads, yet.
Never connect a smart TV to the internet. Put it on a separate VLAN that doesn't have internet access. For streaming, use something like an Nvidia Shield (or if you're in the Apple ecosystem, an Apple TV).
Somewhere in the settings you can have it boot to HDMI1 and you can skip that whole stuff.
Yeah, that's a very useful setting. Thanks for letting me know about it.
Thanks I'll look for this
But how else will the TV know if you are allowed to move the HDMI 2 into that space? Roku might have decided that it is reserved for ads since you were last connected to them.
Your TV? Their TV...
Im in the same boat as you. Insanity. There is a way to disable smart features (and internet/ads) after a factory reset if you dont need any apps like youtube, etc.
Yeah, but that factory reset might make them update the TV and then force the arbitration. I don't feel like risking it for now, I'm just using my pi to consume content on.
I just block everything my mom's roku asks for that isnt video.
Yup. On my TV you can't even change the name of an Input without Internet. Fuck you Roku youre blocked from the internet forever.
same issue here