flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days ago“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square284fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down14cross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-link“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screenarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square284fedilinkcross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareshadshack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·13 days agoWhy is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·13 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-213 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-up5·12 days agoSounds like a job for some black tape.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 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.