Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads
Entropywins@kbin.social 9 months agoLook into adgaurd or set up pihole software for dns and have a network device dedicated to blocking ads
I already have Pi-hole with a bunch of additional lists to be blocked. I also cancelled all streaming services that service ads, and I use Adblock. I still see ads occasionally. What do you suggest for dedicated ad-blocking hardware?
Also, I don’t know what to do about the environmental ads.
Make sure you’ve got rules set in your router to redirect Roku’s hardcoded DNS to your custom DNS service.
Some ads can’t be eliminated - for example, if a service delivers ads through the same content servers that the show/movie is coming from.
Custom DNS probably explains how the fucking thing throws a pop-up display informing me that I can watch the movie I’m watching using their Roku app instead if I want to. I was wondering how it knew the name of the movies I have been watching, lol. I will probably just go and reset my WiFi password on my router and 50+ devices, or rip the WiFi antenna out of the TV, not sure which yet.
Roku’s current only saving grace to me is that I can block their shit conveniently. All my Rokus are on my Raspberry Pi in a special group so I can block specific things.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Roku uses hardcoded Google DNS, so you’ll need to make some additional changes on your router to direct their 8.8.x.x addresses to your DNS service. Instructions at the below site are for Unlocator, but I think should work with any custom DNS.
LrdThndr@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You are a fucking hero. I couldn’t figure out why my Roku TVs were still able to get ads after blocking everything.