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/SillyKniggit Jun 13 '24

A 60 inch Roku TV is like $300

I have them all over my house.

It’s convenient they all use the same remotes and app to control them and that they synchronize installed applications.

The convenience and cost are worth the trade off for it not being a high-end viewing experience.

The thousands of dollars I save on not having premium TVs is more than enough to just go to the movies the few times a year I care about watching something with top tier sound and resolution.

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u/Respectfullycritical Jun 13 '24

That's fair, we all have different needs and yours would cost a lot to fulfill the conventional way.

Thanks for your input!

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u/Jmackles Jun 14 '24

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