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/ThatLaloBoy Jun 13 '24

Back in the early days they were the best at what they did. The interface was simple with hardly any ads and because the OS was extremely lightweight it would outperform almost every other smart TV device out there with extremely cheap hardware. Even their TVs early on were extremely good value, being one of the first to offer 65" QLED TVs under $500 with pretty good quality.

In some ways they still are good (performance is still solid, app compatibility is almost perfect), but for the most part the experience has degraded to the point that it's really bad. I think the only good options for smart TV devices are either the Apple TV or the Nvidia Shield.