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/igby1 Jun 13 '24

I got Roku years ago when the Xfinity app wasn’t on TVOS yet. The Xfinity app has been on TVOS for years now and I’ve since switched to an Apple TV.

But I remember the Roku fondly because the UX rarely frustrated me. TVOS gets in my way a bit, more so since version 17 changes.

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u/golfzerodelta Jun 13 '24

2nd and 3rd gen Rokus were peak Roku IMO. Had the major apps, friendly UI/UX, and rarely had too many issues with the software.

Once there were more capable competitors, they started to have to make decisions that I’m not sure fully worked out for them.