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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

  • Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
  • The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
  • Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
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[–] MiDaBa@lemmy.ml 21 points 10 months ago (19 children)

Why won't anyone make a privacy focused premium streaming box with no ads? I'd pay so much for this thing that will never exist.

[–] CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Until then, a Raspberry Pi or SFF PC will do the job just fine. They even work with remotes if you get an IR receiver for them.

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How do you set up the IR receiver? I would like to use Linux if possible. It's often such a pain to set up things like this. Took me forever to get my Xbox controller to pair.

[–] CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've used LIRC in the past. Takes a bit of setup, but it works well once you get it going.

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thanks for that. Were you ever able to get something like this to power a device on from a full shut down?

Edit: power on using the remote.

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