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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)

submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.

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[-] kadu@lemmy.world 173 points 9 months ago

After all the issues with software updates, ads, and just overall terrible experience of TV operating systems and those little media boxes, I just finally accepted that my life is better using my TV as a dumb screen that's connected to a PC and then using Steam Big Picture for games and Jellyfin for media.

[-] endhits@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I want to love jellyfin, but the Roku app is a buggy mess.

[-] VampiricClam@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

The Roku app has had a major update recently. Might be worth checking again.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Why would you run Roku on Jellyfin? Wouldn't that open you to the ads you are trying to avoid?

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago

I'm guessing it's the opposite way around, they use the jellyfin app on their Roku to steam from their jellyfin server

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

that makes much more sense.

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