Remember people: Companies cannot put ads in media you own. Companies cannot retroactively alter content you own. Companies cannot delete a game you own. Support artists and creators directly when...
Remember people:
Companies cannot put ads in media you own.
Companies cannot retroactively alter content you own.
Companies cannot delete a game you own.
Support artists and creators directly when you can. If the deal is not fair and square, make it fair and square. If buying is not owning, pirating is not stealing.
Learn to self-host your media.
When people stop paying, let the media companies eat cake.
I’ve been slowly working on bringing my media collection off-line again. I have a Blu-ray player, and a DVD player (it was actually cheaper by them as individual machines than buying an all in...
I’ve been slowly working on bringing my media collection off-line again. I have a Blu-ray player, and a DVD player (it was actually cheaper by them as individual machines than buying an all in one) and I’ve been slowly acquiring physical media again. The expensive stuff is TV shows, but movies can usually be had for a reasonable price.
I have PC Blu ray drive, I rip the movies and have them on media server. I keep.original discs though. 480 movies sp far with around 90 audio albums. The TV shows or series are hard, but I record...
I have PC Blu ray drive, I rip the movies and have them on media server. I keep.original discs though. 480 movies sp far with around 90 audio albums. The TV shows or series are hard, but I record them off of TV (I have Raspberry Pi TV HAT and record terrestrial broadcast) if I can't source original disc release, which is hard as I'm Czech and while the shows are on TV dubbed in Czech, you can't get them on physical release in our language - I consider this gray area.
Just don't rely on eBay for this... I am convinced that 99% of listed DVDs and Blurays on there are bootlegs with terrible compression in order to fit everything on cheaper single-layer discs....
Just don't rely on eBay for this... I am convinced that 99% of listed DVDs and Blurays on there are bootlegs with terrible compression in order to fit everything on cheaper single-layer discs. I've even gotten bootlegs from both Amazon and Walmart now (though not anywhere near the rate at which I've received bootlegs from eBay).
That's just great, more consolidation of media companies into filthy conservative hands. Roku is basically a forced ad platform too, since they won't stop shoving ads onto the product you bought....
That's just great, more consolidation of media companies into filthy conservative hands. Roku is basically a forced ad platform too, since they won't stop shoving ads onto the product you bought.
I won't be considering a Roku equipped TV for the next one, that's for sure.
Probably wouldn’t be very hard. TCL and Hisense use to be doing the work for Roku, but they’ve both shifted to bespoke versions of Android TV. These days, for a TV with Roku built in, you’d have...
I won't be considering a Roku equipped TV for the next one, that's for sure.
Probably wouldn’t be very hard. TCL and Hisense use to be doing the work for Roku, but they’ve both shifted to bespoke versions of Android TV.
These days, for a TV with Roku built in, you’d have to actually get a Roku branded TV.
Press Release from Fox Corp: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-corporation-to-acquire-roku-inc-302800220.html Various explicatives to follow. /noise
Well, who has some good alternatives to a Roku player? We have one that's used for Netflix, HBO, PBS, Jellyfin (for the self hosted movies and TV), and a few other niche video services. I wasn't...
Well, who has some good alternatives to a Roku player? We have one that's used for Netflix, HBO, PBS, Jellyfin (for the self hosted movies and TV), and a few other niche video services. I wasn't crazy about Roku having all that access to me, but I'm downright hostile to Fox having it.
I’ve heard that some people don’t like them, but we’ve found the Apple TV (device, not streaming service) to be great. Far better than the Roku devices I’ve tried at family member’s homes.
I’ve heard that some people don’t like them, but we’ve found the Apple TV (device, not streaming service) to be great. Far better than the Roku devices I’ve tried at family member’s homes.
As far as I can tell, Apple and Nvidia are the only companies that have realized that putting a fast, performant processor in a TV streaming box might be a good idea. And Nvidia hasn't released a...
As far as I can tell, Apple and Nvidia are the only companies that have realized that putting a fast, performant processor in a TV streaming box might be a good idea. And Nvidia hasn't released a streaming box since 2019. I have the Apple TV 4K gen 1. It's starting to feel a touch sluggish now that I actually have a 4k TV, but it has been worth every penny. And if anyone is worried about software support, the old Apple TV from 2015 still runs the latest software.
+1 for Apple TV box. The interface has no ads and is easy to navigate. I also found it much more reliable than the Amazon Firesticks at my parent’s house.
+1 for Apple TV box.
The interface has no ads and is easy to navigate. I also found it much more reliable than the Amazon Firesticks at my parent’s house.
I've had good luck with the Onn. devices from walmart. They're cheap android TV boxes that (hopefully still) have dev tools unlocked so you can sideload whatever you want. I think the current best...
I've had good luck with the Onn. devices from walmart. They're cheap android TV boxes that (hopefully still) have dev tools unlocked so you can sideload whatever you want. I think the current best model is the ONN 4k pro.
Remember people:
Companies cannot put ads in media you own.
Companies cannot retroactively alter content you own.
Companies cannot delete a game you own.
Support artists and creators directly when you can. If the deal is not fair and square, make it fair and square. If buying is not owning, pirating is not stealing.
Learn to self-host your media.
When people stop paying, let the media companies eat cake.
I just want to add one important thing - second hand market exists. You could probably buy a few movies on DVDs for a buck, literally.
I’ve been slowly working on bringing my media collection off-line again. I have a Blu-ray player, and a DVD player (it was actually cheaper by them as individual machines than buying an all in one) and I’ve been slowly acquiring physical media again. The expensive stuff is TV shows, but movies can usually be had for a reasonable price.
I have PC Blu ray drive, I rip the movies and have them on media server. I keep.original discs though. 480 movies sp far with around 90 audio albums. The TV shows or series are hard, but I record them off of TV (I have Raspberry Pi TV HAT and record terrestrial broadcast) if I can't source original disc release, which is hard as I'm Czech and while the shows are on TV dubbed in Czech, you can't get them on physical release in our language - I consider this gray area.
Just don't rely on eBay for this... I am convinced that 99% of listed DVDs and Blurays on there are bootlegs with terrible compression in order to fit everything on cheaper single-layer discs. I've even gotten bootlegs from both Amazon and Walmart now (though not anywhere near the rate at which I've received bootlegs from eBay).
That's just great, more consolidation of media companies into filthy conservative hands. Roku is basically a forced ad platform too, since they won't stop shoving ads onto the product you bought.
I won't be considering a Roku equipped TV for the next one, that's for sure.
Probably wouldn’t be very hard. TCL and Hisense use to be doing the work for Roku, but they’ve both shifted to bespoke versions of Android TV.
These days, for a TV with Roku built in, you’d have to actually get a Roku branded TV.
Press Release from Fox Corp:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-corporation-to-acquire-roku-inc-302800220.html
Various explicatives to follow. /noise
Well, who has some good alternatives to a Roku player? We have one that's used for Netflix, HBO, PBS, Jellyfin (for the self hosted movies and TV), and a few other niche video services. I wasn't crazy about Roku having all that access to me, but I'm downright hostile to Fox having it.
I’ve heard that some people don’t like them, but we’ve found the Apple TV (device, not streaming service) to be great. Far better than the Roku devices I’ve tried at family member’s homes.
As far as I can tell, Apple and Nvidia are the only companies that have realized that putting a fast, performant processor in a TV streaming box might be a good idea. And Nvidia hasn't released a streaming box since 2019. I have the Apple TV 4K gen 1. It's starting to feel a touch sluggish now that I actually have a 4k TV, but it has been worth every penny. And if anyone is worried about software support, the old Apple TV from 2015 still runs the latest software.
+1 for Apple TV box.
The interface has no ads and is easy to navigate. I also found it much more reliable than the Amazon Firesticks at my parent’s house.
I recall last year folks were happy with these ONN boxes from Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN-4K-STREAMING/18355665352
I've had good luck with the Onn. devices from walmart. They're cheap android TV boxes that (hopefully still) have dev tools unlocked so you can sideload whatever you want. I think the current best model is the ONN 4k pro.
I used this guide to make changes to make the remote do what I want and get rid of the default launcher - https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/12rya0t/change_launcher_debloat_the_new_onn_4k_streaming/
If you don't want a weekend project though, it's usable out of the box.