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Which streaming device is the least worst? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/recommendations@lemmy.world

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My sister needs a streaming device but they all seem to be awful. The only one that seems somewhat decent is the Apple TV but that's too expensive. Out of the cheaper ones which one is the least worst? I'm currently leaning towards a Firestick because it seems marginally better than Roku and Chromecast have apparently been discontinued

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’m personally a fan of Roku. At least, I don’t hate them. You can disable most of the bullshit. Not all of it, but most of it. The performance is always better than any Android or Fire sticks I’ve tried. For some reason, Android and FireTV always use chips that are just too low powered to perform at all well for their OSes.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not Roku. Slow. Doesn’t last. Evidently takes screenshots of what you’re watching and sends them back to Roku.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-sues-tv-makers-for-spying-on-users-selling-data-without-consent/

[–] gukleszl4hs48ughgxhr5xgd@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That article is not about roku...

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have a TCL tv. It runs Roku. (TCL is also available in an android model.) Roku’s own website tells you it does this. Supposedly you can turn it off, but it’s on by default.

https://advertising.roku.com/learn/resources/acr-the-future-of-tv-and-audience-data

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have a 65” Roku TV from 2017 that works fine, so I’d say they last alright. It’s still way faster than a modern Android TV. It does take screenshots, but that’s one of the bullshit things you can disable.