flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square250fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down14cross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.world
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minus-squareshadshack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month 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-21 month 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-up5·1 month agoSounds like a job for some black tape.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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.