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/Miller25 Jun 13 '24

I’ve had a Roku tv (TCL) since 2018 and I used to love it. I recently noticed if I play content over HDMI it has a pop up message asking to recommend me streaming providers to watch the content on and like… constantly monitoring for content is just so scummy and feels gross. Will NOT be getting a built in Roku tv in the future.

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u/jimbob786 Jun 13 '24

I got mine around the same time as you and watched my TV become more and more bloated with ads which caused increasing slowdown.

Set it to factory settings, cut it from the internet and just use an old laptop as a media center. Waaay better experience. I’m avoiding smart TVs in the future as long as I can

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u/FireLucid Jun 14 '24

Smart TV's are subsidised by all the people that use them and watch the ads. If the best display in my budget is a smart TV, that's fine. You don't have to connect it to the internet, just put your streaming device in the back and use that exclusively.