Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen - eviltoast
…and it’s not just entertainment ads either

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.
    • xia@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      Rokus are not worth the effort. Nvidia literally publishes dev roms for the shield tv boxes.

      • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        I love the RF remote, the functionality, and the responsiveness.

      • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        Are the dev roms fully compatible with Netflix & Co.? I’m running a shield and the one thing that kept me from rooting it was compatibility with hardware DRM. Have since cancelled all my subscriptions after they locked my family out and tried to hike the prices, but I’m still following the developments out of interest.

        • xia@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          I’m not sure, actually. If they do have DRM issues, I imagine it would be precisely the same issue as (and therefor would have the same workarounds as) any other custom android rom… which probably involves some shady APKs & instructions from XDA forums.