I really like the roku tvs with the built in os. They are super cheap and look and perform great…at first.
However i find that the os slows down after a few short years. I’ve been to lazy to look in to it but I think I’ve at least reset factory settings once and confirmed updates.
Leaves me no choice but to assume they make is slower semi-on purpose, or more likely software updates give no shits about catering to 2 years ago model, bloating it up.
This has been the way for many years many rokus and roku tvs for me. Theres no added functionality on updates. Its just always super fast when i buy the new model, and slow ui in 2 years. All the same functions
Its pretty nice as far as being convenient, but it annoys me to no end that changing to an input behaves like an app. So, for instance, I can’t pause youtube, switch over to the xbox for something real quick, then come back to youtube and pick up where I left off. Instead I have to open youtube and start all over again.
And right now about 30% of the time it loses its connection to the wifi when turning it on. I have to manually “check connection” to get it to connect again. I have a feeling it might be time for a new tv, and I’m not convinced its going to be a roku. Though Roku v10 is supposedly rolling out now. Maybe that will fix some of these issues (though probably not, and it will probably add more)
Oh that’s a good idea. I just use a mouse. Rather, I would use a mouse except that my computer’s wireless card keeps dying. Is it still a remote if it’s wired?
Did your version also have the mouse buttons on the left? That seems weird to me… though I guess it makes sense if you’re holding it like a controller.
I used to own the following item for controlling things on a TV. So, as far as I’m concerned, technology has taken a step backward in the past 20 years.
@kirupa Do you have a decent TV with consistent back lighting? Every tv I get seems to be sh*t at this and I hate it. I’ve given up on expecting consistent colors, but I can dream…
I have a Sony Bravia XBR series TV, and the backlighting is decent. I think the newer generation of OLED screens might have solved it, though. At least, whenever I walk by the TV aisle at Costco, I am really impressed with how their demo videos appear
I am also tempted by these short throw projectors that sacrifice image quality (slightly) for a much larger viewing area!
I talked to one of my friends who owns a Audio/Video shop, and he claims that they do an excellent job at reproducing colors with minimal input lag [probably won’t work well for a FPS]. They work well even with a medium amount of lighting provided they are paired with a really good screen.
I am hoping to see one live in a few weeks once it has been installed at his store, so I will have a better answer then. I am still skeptical that they will match the darkest and lightest color extremes of a high quality OLED or QLED screen.
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