I blocked it with nextdns, my Roku shows no ads at all. Instead there’s just a blank space where the ads would be, which is so much better and less obnoxious.
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thantik@lemmy.world 8 months ago
LOL “Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads” my ass. Every. Fucking. Menu. Had that shit.
That’s why I stuck with Google TV/Nexus TV for so long - because despite Google collecting that viewing info, I wasn’t getting feature-length ads interrupting my shit.
ultranaut@lemmy.world 8 months ago
AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 8 months ago
How do you set the Roku’s DNS server?
ultranaut@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You don’t have to, nextdns on my router handles the Roku.
ripcord@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve seen ads on one screen and that’s it. Have 5 Rokus and have been using them for a decade.
Oh. Also I guess they started advertising shows in some of the screensavers, too.
AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 8 months ago
Maybe I’m not using all of Roku’s features but the only ad I see is the one box on the right of the homescreen. To me that’s much less intrusive than the full screen stuff I see on Google TV or Fire Stick.
thantik@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, GTV and Fire Stick have become awful for sure - On the lookout for alternatives to all 3 at this point. I shouldn’t have to run a pihole just to connect to my jellyfin instance.