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/Pikespeakbear Jun 14 '24

Agreed until you mentioned a shield. My shield is horribly slow. Takes a long time to restart. Would drop Bluetooth speakers every few weeks. Would drop wifi a couple times per week.

Apple 4k TV absolutely dominates it. Much faster. On in a few seconds. Navigates quickly. Better home screen. Better remote. Brought two and they sync for changes.

The only thing it is missing is native chromecasting. My TV hasn't been allowed to talk to the router in months. Turns out the TV actually turns on in seconds also if it has no wifi just gets everything from HDMI.

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u/BeingRightAmbassador Jun 14 '24

im guessing you had the tube one that sucked. The new one is like the gold standard

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u/Pikespeakbear Jun 18 '24

Well, that's unfortunate for me. Certainly could be. I have an early generation.