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Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by mrdown@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Real-Debrid + Stremio and if you only want anime, just go the route of VPN + Hayase.

Screw these streaming services making everything more and more expensive meanwhile making it much more shittier for the users.

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Or torrents+jellyfin.

[–] halloejsovs@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

RD took a big hit recently. Now may torrents can't be played.

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

True but people found workarounds. I have had no issues after the initial wave of the issue.

If I remember correctly, they are not naming the file to the specific show or movie anymore.

[–] halloejsovs@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, I only have issues converting regular torrents in my specific language. New Mario Bros movie e.g.

[–] luipaard0011@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

first google tv, now roku. I hope fire tv stick home screen is still free of this home page with ads

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wait what? I tried a fire stick a few years ago and it was plastered with ads worse than anything. Even with the pfblocker ad blocker that kept the Roku clean.

[–] angelmountain@lemy.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah so Kodi right, what are your thoughts?

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

My thoughts: just firewall the shit out of your tv, and change the def launcher.

[–] Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dumb TV for the win, even if the screen is dying with a slight static effect over the image

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dunno if all the described changes have gone wide yet, but I've not had an ad on my Roku since I set up my pi hole. https://pi-hole.net/

IIRC I hid/disabled the recommendations row through the Roku settings.

[–] Valarie@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I run an android tv box and jellyfin for local play with cloudstream+vpn for anything not locally downloaded