Comment on “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

• PeteZa@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s such a cool and novel opinion. Wow. My Android TV does everything I need it to right out of the box. Never fucking shows me advertisements, and actually made it easier for me to stop paying for an overpriced Hulu subscription.

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  • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So does my dumb TV. No subscriptions.

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    • PeteZa@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t really understand the hate for Android TV. It’s pretty obvious to me (since I use both) that they’re trying to compete with Apple TV. Android TV has a lot of great settings and features. When I’m not doing anything with it, it automatically shows a screensaver of my choosing - just like Apple TV does. I have quick and easy access to the movies I’ve purchased on my YouTube account as well.

      Any assumption that Android TV will force ads on its users tells me they haven’t used it.

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      • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I.democratically hate all smart TVs.

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