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rip
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Who?
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Isn't this just the thing you jailbreak to get free streaming services when you don't know how to pirate?
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>>221161270
I still kinda miss those lil' hockey pucks... I know it's been a decade, but it was fun to watch internet on your tv with a remote control. Good times.
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>>221161270
Price of NVIDIA Shields are about to MOON!!!
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>>221161270
for me its synology ds200+ series
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>>221161270
What next? Something needs to replace Roku
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>>221161270
what happened
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>>221161887
Nvidia Shield
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>>221161982
>Nvidia
its bad enough that the thing they do actually cannot have competition, surely someone that isn't Nvidia, Google, Amazon, Fox can put out a Roku competitor right
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>>221162011
Are you retarded?
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QRD?
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>>221161403
You didn't watch Avatar?
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>>221162094
>Am I retarded for not wanting Fox/Nvidia/Google/Amazon spyware in my household
are you fucking retarded? NVidia is a shit company that ruined gaming, their hardware is the best in the game and they have zero competition and won't have any for the forseeable future.

Im not using your trash anymore past what I have to Nvidia Shill.
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>>221162115
>>221161898
fox buy roku
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>>221162132
do you own a smart phone that is less than 5 years old brother?
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>>221162196
Yes? I barely upgrade my phones past what I have to because I barely touch any apps on that soulless shackle of a device
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>>221161270
They already own Tubi, and Roku channel's UI and commercial breaks are already shit so they'd have to work at it to make that worse.
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Anybody remember those really early ads for Roku where they got a porn star named Alexis to show off its features? I remember when cringe compilations were a thing that ad used to always be in it. It’s immediately what I think of when I hear of Roku, but I think they took the ads down.
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>>221162205
but I heard that your smartphone can spy on you. and now with ai in the operating system it tracks all.your usage
it's always listening
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>>221161270
their hardware sucks and is underpowered compared to Apple TV anyway
apparently Roku totally acquired This Old House a few years ago, hopefully they don't get fucked by this
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FOX bought roku.

that is it. That is the happening.
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>>221163015
yeah, but my job requires me to have a work phone as well because its a shackle to keep you on call 24/7 that you're required to be tethered 2.
I don't want more than I need. My phone can be put in a faraday cage.

my dad used to tell me stories abt how he could go on a fishing trip in the 80s and return back with the department entirely on fire, and not once did he have to interrupt his catch to deal with his bosses bullshit.

I wish we could go back brother, believe u and me
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>>221161887
those appletv boxes
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>>221161982
I fell for the Shield meme. Damn thing is glitchy as fuck and doesn't even support WPA3.
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>>221161415
Elderly people still use them on aging smart TVs. My dad recently bought a Roku TV because he didn't want to learn a new OS.
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>>221161887
>What next?
nana
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Ironically I just cancelled my fox app subscription because the app didn't work on my old ass roku tv. I understand roku doesn't see itself first and foremost as a hardware company but still what the fuck is fox going to do with a hardware business?
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>>221161887
unfortunately apple is somehow standing alone with the least aids inducing streaming box but they don't even give a shit about that line of business
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I have a Roku for screen mirroring on my dumb-tv. Will that still work?
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Any good idea gets fucked by google and Amazon. They can quickly hire some chinks to develop a cheap version of your hardware and everyone will think its quality because it has Amazon on it.
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>>221162149
Will I get to watch top-quality Fox and Disney shows and movies on the Roku Channel now?
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To this day I have no idea what Roku is or was (maybe because I lived outside the US for 15 years)
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>>221163455
android tv box that you could download apps on for things like plutotv, plex and tubi
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>>221163455
it's been the lifeline to the modern tv world for millions of poorfags like me. they made passable quality TVs for cheap subsidized by their software and OS which was designed to scrape money off of all of the subscriptions you purchase and show you ads at all times
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>>221163455
It's a brand of streaming devices that later partnered with other brands to start producing extremely cheap HD televsions, it's the reason the average american household doesn't have an old CRT box from the 90s or 00s in the living room anymore.
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I hope they don't fuck it up, it's the only competent smart framework
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>>221161270
S
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>>221163203
My Roku TV has a Baywatch and a Nash Bridges channel. Don't you wish you were boomer?
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>>221163573
Nigga, it has a Johnny Carson channel.
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>>221163385
Not to be a shill but Apple TV + Stremio + Plex + Proton VPN is a god tier streaming box. Stremio gets you 4K blu-ray remuxes of most films, Plex and a VPN can pick up anything that Stremio doesn't (it's also a much better interface for watching tv shows). Proton has built-in support with Apple TV so you can connect to Mongolia or Russia to watch Youtube ad-free without the need for a third party client.

Most importantly, it's not riddled with bullshit ads and constant shilling. My old roommates had an Amazon Fire TV and that shit was terrible, would literally autoplay ads the moment you turned the tv on.
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>>221163573
dude every time I talk to my mom she's watching Nash Bridges. literally never heard of it prior to a couple months ago
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>>221163588
Jesus, I'll have to look for that. Jonesing for a Sammy Davis Jr. fix.
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>>221163613
what is stremio? I used to be an autistic usenet plex guy but that was over a decade ago. I just gave up and became a normie for the little amount of tv I still watch
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>>221163672
It's an app that lets you access and stream torrents directly from places like TPB, but it does require two things: a debrid service (Apple technically does not allow streaming torrents otherwise) and an external player (I use Infuse, Stremio does not natively support things like Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos).

Basically, it's an app that lets you natively access and stream torrents on ATV without needing to use another device to download the torrent manually.
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>>221163497
>>221163498
>>221163524
Thanks anons, I missed out on the whole Roku, Sling, Chipotle, Panera Bread, Uber etc modernity shift
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>>221162132
They fixed gaming by keeping the poor out!
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>>221161270
How the FUCK would Fox buying Roku mean the end of Roku? It's the most low IQ shit ever to think that any company buying another company is just a bad thing automatically.
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>>221163837
But erm... it is? Because capitalism is crapitalism... I'm getting the ick from you anon.
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>>221161415
Roku IS free streaming. It has commercials like regular TV.
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>>221161270
I've got some concerns for the hardware side of Roku's business, but their AVOD side seems pretty in line with what Tubi (already owned by Fox) is doing. I wonder how long they'll keep those operating independently of one another. Might just keep the Roku name as the Smart OS brand while everything streaming goes to Tubi?
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>>221163837
Fox will start charging a fee for having roku. say goodbyes to free tv.
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>>221163454
I very much doubt that, you might get 1 month of free disney+™ when you buy a new roku device.
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>Roku gets bought by megacorp
>megacorp uses AI to make Roku track the viewer's eyeball movements
>Roku begins controlling every aspect of our lives
>decides to punish us eternally for looking away during a Chili's ad
>mfw Roku's Basilisk
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my tv is roku based but i have never once connected it to the wifi
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Just get one of those high-end boxes designed for installing illegal streaming apps & IPTV services without the upcoming Google restrictions.
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Fox is completely unrelated to Disney you retards.
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>>221161270
Goodbye, my kings and queens
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>>221162132
you vill rent ze VRAM
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First Oliver tree and now this.
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>>221163454
wrong fox it's tubi fox
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>>221161270
How can it be worse? More ads? Half of the screen already is advertisements to shit I don't want to watch.
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Gonna be honest Tubi is the most based FAST streamer so I'm slightly optimistic.
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>>221167902
word of mouth is going to enshitify it, so enjoy it while it lasts



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