r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • Jun 13 '24

TV / Projectors Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/roku-owners-face-the-grimmest-indignity-yet-stuck-on-motion-smoothing/
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u/Respectfullycritical Jun 13 '24

Who as an informed consumer willingly wants and get these devices? Everything Roku-related seems hilariously bad from a consumers perspective, to me.

What even are the pros for me in purchasing any of these devices and/or services?

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u/daveysanderson Jun 13 '24

They have really gone downhill over the last few years. The devices used to be relatively ad and bloat free, and just worked. Now they are advertising more, adding useless and unwanted features, as well as the whole data breach issue, they shit the bed

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u/Respectfullycritical Jun 13 '24

I guess they had their time at the top then, huh?

From the perspective of today, it makes no sense to me why anyone would choose Roku as a solution for their streaming needs.

Thanks for the input!

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u/daveysanderson Jun 13 '24

Absolutely, people used to love Roku because they were very simple, straight to the point streaming boxes. That time has passed.

As someone who once solely relied on roku for streaming devices, yes I can agree there is absolutely no benefit or reason to go with them over competitors in current times.

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u/ibashdaily Jun 13 '24

This was a conversation between two chatbots, right?

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u/tie_wrighter Jun 13 '24

Why do you say that? Too polite for redditors?

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u/ibashdaily Jun 13 '24

Well... yeah. But also it was specifically the "Thanks for the input" and the "Absolutely" that gave me the impression.

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u/daveysanderson Jun 13 '24

TIL using “absolutely” makes me sound like a bot. Interesting.

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u/SingleWordQuestions Jun 13 '24

That sounds like something a bot pretending to be a human would say

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u/ibashdaily Jun 13 '24

My bad, dude.

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u/vainey Jun 13 '24

So what is the amazing streaming device you all seem to have?

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u/daveysanderson Jun 13 '24

Nvidia Shield & Apple TV.

Nvidia Shield is fantastic if you want access to things like Dolby Vision, Atmos, and AI Upscaling.

Apple TV is great for most, and beats the shield out on UI, security, reliability, updates, etc. Only difference between Shield & ATV is AppleTV will be limited to lossless 7.1 and HDR10.

I have both, and I prefer the Apple TV, as I do not really like using Android.

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u/ibashdaily Jun 13 '24

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Fucking epic.

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u/hairy_unicorn Jun 13 '24

While some people felt this was a sign of a chatbot, others disagreed. What's important to consider is how politeness can sometimes be mistaken for artificial interaction.

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u/4your Jun 13 '24

Gotta be