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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)
submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

  • Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
  • The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
  • Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How are you going to self-host streaming hardware? A HTPC for every TV in the house along with a mouse and keyboard?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was already thinking of upgrading my old Roku to a $20 Onn (Walmart brand) Google TV box (which I'm told is hackable), but this will only accelerate that decision.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

yes they are. you can put lineage and degoogle these

[–] trash@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Small SBCs and keyboard/remote combos. That's what we do.

[–] averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Yes I have a thinclient attached to my TV running linux mint

[–] bigb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Use Android TV with an alternate launcher like FLaunchee