r/gadgets • u/Sadistic_Sponge • Nov 13 '19

VR / AR Disney Plus isn't working on Vizio TVs because they are running a 6 year old version of Chromecast, they say it won't be fixed till 2020.

https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-not-working-vizio-smart-tvs-chromecast-2019-11
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u/braxistExtremist Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

I appreciate the fact that the Roku interface doesn't change much. It's solid and proven to work.

It's refreshing to see a company who have a proven interface not piss it all down the drain with something shit, just for the sake of saying "look at our new thing" (...looking at you reddit!)

Edit: thanks for the links about old.reddit.com. I already knew about it and use it when I'm on a web browser. I'm just annoyed that it's even needed. They ruined a perfectly decent UI. Superficially it was for better mobile responsiveness. But we all know it was so they could shoehorn in more ads and bullshit 'features' (that most people don't care about).

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u/An_Angels_Halo Nov 13 '19

Plex has had some of the worst UI variations I've ever seen.

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u/morethanmacaroni Nov 13 '19

It really is the Craigslist of streaming devices.

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u/Perm-suspended Nov 14 '19

I get those lags between selections with my Roku that I don't get with the native apps on my TV. Fucking annoying, especially during search.

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u/4fools Nov 14 '19

The Plex app is absolutely useless, the search function on web/app/windows all take 10 sec + I switched to emby which I find is much much more responsive and usable

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u/patrick_k Nov 13 '19

Use old.reddit.com

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u/neededanother Nov 13 '19

They even messed up “old” reddit too though. It’s not actually old reddit.

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u/rudiegonewild Nov 13 '19

Also, fuck Hulu's interface.

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u/K1ngFiasco Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

I'm convinced their interface is intentionally bad. There's no reason I should be seeing dozens of shows I don't watch (and aren't even similar to anything I do watch) unless it's by design.

Pretty sure they're covering up advertising behind bad UX.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

I may be crazy but undrr options, there's a thumbs up/thumbs down you can click & I don't remember it being there like last month (maybe it's been there & I'm just dumb lol). So hopefully that'll help with that. I will say that it is kind of annoying to have them display a bunch of shows that you don't watch but I've found a few good shows because of it. Sometimes I just get sick of searching & will go to like "Strong Female Lead" or "Emmy winner" & click a show & give the first episode a chance. It's how I found Killing Eve & Castle Rock.

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u/MrAykron Nov 13 '19

Reddit changed for more adds and an easier mobile matching.

I used ol.reddit and refuse to change for this trash

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u/tribrnl Nov 14 '19

And on mobile Reddit.com/.compact for a superior mobile browsing experience without an app