flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down14cross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1external-link“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square260fedilinkcross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.world
minus-squareshadshack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 days agoWhy is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoThey have models that blink the large white LED light until it’s connected to WiFi. Annoying as hell.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 days agoOh yeah, I totally forgot about that - mine does do this, and the LED is right in the bottom middle, and it’s super bright.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoSounds like a job for some black tape.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoIt probably doesn’t need to be - but it was required to set up. Before I had my shield, I allowed local connections for local streaming, but you are correct, it’s probably no longer necessary.
Why is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
They have models that blink the large white LED light until it’s connected to WiFi. Annoying as hell.
Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that - mine does do this, and the LED is right in the bottom middle, and it’s super bright.
Sounds like a job for some black tape.
It probably doesn’t need to be - but it was required to set up. Before I had my shield, I allowed local connections for local streaming, but you are correct, it’s probably no longer necessary.