“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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Apple TV for the win
I don’t want any device for my TV that makes it hard to install free apps like Jellyfin without logging into an account. I tried fake accounts with Apple devices in the past and ended up with a couple devices that were basically bricked when the fake email account I used got disabled due to lack of activity.
If you think another private company with profit on their mind is safe, I've got a bridge to sell you.
As it stands now Apple TV for the win and I'd be legit shocked if Apple puts ads as you boot up an Apple TV.
It's not that they won't do it. It's that they currently don't so it's a good choice.
When they add ads, then we can find something else. I'm on Roku now but have been increasingly annoyed by the increase in ads.
Or just... don't. Self hosting video content isn't that hard, then you have full control.
I do. But I also see a need to support content creators.
You can support content creators without streaming services. I buy and rip DVDs and Blurays, which directly supports them.