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The author's mistake (IMHO) was not treating his TV as a dumb pixel rectangle and nothing more. Not getting a Roku-integrated TV has the same arguments for not
by cletus 8y ago
The author's mistake (IMHO) was not treating his TV as a dumb pixel rectangle and nothing more. Not getting a Roku-integrated TV has the same arguments for not getting any other kind of "smart" TV:
- Getting prompted in the middle of content that "the Terms of Service have been updated"
- Getting prompted to accept the ToS
- Companies deciding to inject ads into your content
- Interoperability issues
- Being able to upgrade your (cheap) set-top box without upgrading your (expensive) TV
- Smart TV apps are typically worse than the best box apps (although this doesn't really apply to Roku-equipped TVs I guess)
- Bugs in the software degrading or disabling your viewing capabilities. Worst case with a box? Buy a new one ($100).
Seriously. Don't even connect your smart TV to the Internet. Leave the Wifi unconnected. Don't plug in an Ethernet cable. Leave that to whatever box or boxes you choose.
- bobbyi_settv 8y agoTVs aren't expensive anymore. He says he got a TCL from Costco. I just checked their website and the 43" model costs $239. No platform has more and better apps than Roku. A box is a closed platform just like Roku. Any of the things you're worried about are just as likely with a separate piece of hardware running smart TV software as with the software running on the TV itself.
- c256 8y agoEspecially if you’re going to go with Roku.
- scarface74 8y agoRoku is the most open platform out there. It’s easy enough to write and use “private channels” using their SDK. Roku doesn’t have to approve a private channel. https://sdkdocs.roku.com/plugins/servlet/mobile#content/view/1611307 https://sdkdocs.roku.com/plugins/servlet/mobile#content/view...