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You bought an ad supported device.
I can’t believe the company that puts ads on the remote would do this to me.
Time for Roku refugees to join us and self-host Jellyfin. They can’t change what you control.
Related question: what’s everyone using to stream from their Jellyfin server these days?
I have a shield pro, but it’s definitely starting to age, and with Nvidia neglecting it for years and finally ending support, I don’t think I’ll be getting a new one. My TV OS doesn’t have an app without side loading, and even if it did, I don’t think I’d want to use it.
I posted this elsewhere in the thread, but…AppleTV with the Infuse app.
I tried a bunch of different media boxes and HTPC options over the year. But this is by far the best setup in my experience.
I was kind of afraid that would be the answer. Do you still need a separate Apple device to set it up? I’m not necessarily morally opposed to buying an Apple product, but I am morally opposed to buying two to use one.
No need for other Apple devices. It can act as a standalone box. It may want an AppleID account during setup. I’m unsure about that part.
Tbh I’ll probably use a steam deck if it works as a client. For server, I def need something better, I’m using a laptop from 2010 era lol.
Yeah, but I’ve been using the Jellyfin app on the Roku for my older “dumb” TVs, so I’m just fracked at this point.
That said, the webOS Jellyfin app is finally available for all webOS TVs, so at least I can go straight to JF on one TV.
Well that stinks, guess I’ll have to consider tossing the Roku in my spare bedroom at some point.
I’m fairly new to Jellyfin. I just setup my server this week. Not sure what I’ll use to cast it, probably my steamdeck, already has a remote in the form of a steam controller so it works great.
I think our parent’s generation (or maybe their parents’?) would have said something like “There ought to be a law!” but we don’t say that because we don’t expect anyone in office will ever help us. Hm.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The news highlights Roku’s growing focus on advertising and an alarming trend in the streaming industry that sees ads increasingly forced on viewers.
Wood’s comments didn’t address the expected impact on the Roku user experience or whether the company thinks this might turn people off its platform.
Our business remains well positioned to capture the billions of dollars in traditional TV ad budgets that will shift to streaming," an April 25 letter to shareholders [PDF] authored by Wood and Roku CFO Dan Jedda reads.
For example, an Accenture survey of 6,000 “global consumers” noted by The Streamable found that 52.2 percent of participants thought that streaming platform-recommended content “did not match their interests.”
Similarly, an October TiVo survey of 4,500 viewers in the US and Canada ranked “streaming apps / home screen / carousel ads” as the fourth most popular method of content discovery, after word of mouth, commercials aired during other shows, and social media.
While Roku is a budget brand associated with more affordable TVs and streaming devices, excessive ads could make people reconsider the true price of these savings.
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Any thoughts on an alternative device to stream through Plex? I have an LG tv I guess I can use 🤷🏼♀️
AppleTV with the Infuse app.
Blows everything else away. It will connect to Plex and Jellyfin servers. Or a standard SMB folder share if you prefer. No ads. It never lags. Has reliable frame rate matching. And you’re likely to get 5+ years of software update support.
The only thing it won’t do is Atmos from Bluray rips. If you need that, then get an Nvidia Shield Pro.
Sigh, time to sell my Roku stock
Roku went to shit long back
I’m not shocked, but I am disappointed.
I just recently got that forced arbitration agreement from them. In response I got out an old Odroid N2+ I had laying around, installed Android TV, installed SmartTube, and never looked back. My only gripe is I have a Nebula subscription and the Nebula app that runs on Android TV is like a damn phone app. It starts with the phone aspect ratio and it expects me to use a touchscreen. It’s annoying. If anyone has a solution to this Nebula problem then I would be most appreciative.
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