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Looking for a more "consevative" option than firestick.
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I settled on ROKU and it works quite well. I don't now the politics of the CEO or Board of Directors however.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Roku. Have had one for almost 10 years now. Works great.
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I settled on ROKU and it works quite well. I don't now the politics of the CEO or Board of Directors however. Searching right now about owner Anthony Wood. I would like like to narrow my support to the pieces of sh-t that are active in squashing freedom of speech.
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Roku. Have had one for almost 10 years now. Works great. +1.
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had to answer... i have had 4 ROKUs over the last 7 years or so but the blasted things keep failing... I bought a firestick about 8 months ago and it works great... There is also the option of using the smart TVs apps. Xfinity has a new streaming device that is 4k but does not have the YouTubeTV app...
The worst thing ever to happen to cops is the personal video recorder... Now people can see the truth
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many android based TV boxes out there with varying names. all of them are chinese made of course Xiaomi Mi Box is a popular one, about $70 - has similar functionality as a firestick - you can install apps from the google play store on it with all the standards like Netflix, Hulu, Youtube.... there are cheaper versions out there that are knockoffs for about $30. I'm not a fan of Roku but to each his own. If you want to step up in quality and horsepower, there is the Nvidia Shield. Its also android based so the google play store is opened up to you, but its about $190 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/
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had to answer... i have had 4 ROKUs over the last 7 years or so but the blasted things keep failing... I bought a firestick about 8 months ago and it works great... There is also the option of using the smart TVs apps. Xfinity has a new streaming device that is 4k but does not have the YouTubeTV app... I think the compatibility of the newest and most advanced ROKU devices has alot to do with how new/advanced is the technology of your TV. ROKU lists the TV models that work with their newest and most advanced controllers. The standard ROKUs work on my TVs which are several years old, probably 6-7 years old.
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many android based TV boxes out there with varying names. all of them are chinese made of course Xiaomi Mi Box is a popular one, about $70 - has similar functionality as a firestick - you can install apps from the google play store on it with all the standards like Netflix, Hulu, Youtube.... there are cheaper versions out there that are knockoffs for about $30. I'm not a fan of Roku but to each his own. If you want to step up in quality and horsepower, there is the Nvidia Shield. Its also android based so the google play store is opened up to you, but its about $190 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/ I'm wanting to steer clear of google.
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had to answer... i have had 4 ROKUs over the last 7 years or so but the blasted things keep failing... I bought a firestick about 8 months ago and it works great... There is also the option of using the smart TVs apps. Xfinity has a new streaming device that is 4k but does not have the YouTubeTV app... I think the compatibility of the newest and most advanced ROKU devices has alot to do with how new/advanced is the technology of your TV. ROKU lists the TV models that work with their newest and most advanced controllers. The standard ROKUs work on my TVs which are several years old, probably 6-7 years old. Didn't realize age of tv worked into the equation. I though the remote stick that plugs into tv acted as controller. Tv I have is 16 years old works with a firestick at present.
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I settled on ROKU and it works quite well. I don't now the politics of the CEO or Board of Directors however. Searching right now about owner Anthony Wood. I would like like to narrow my support to the pieces of sh-t that are active in squashing freedom of speech. Roku generally doesn’t support charitable or political causes, though many of our employees do. Our employees have diverse interests and beliefs, and so we believe that individuals are in the best position to decide which causes they wish to support. Content Standards As an “open platform” there is a broad range of content on our platform. We believe in free speech (which means speech that may offend someone). We don’t censor content, except in these cases: Illegal content (in the region it is published) Pornography Content encouraging violence
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I settled on ROKU and it works quite well. I don't now the politics of the CEO or Board of Directors however. Searching right now about owner Anthony Wood. I would like like to narrow my support to the pieces of sh-t that are active in squashing freedom of speech. Roku generally doesn’t support charitable or political causes, though many of our employees do. Our employees have diverse interests and beliefs, and so we believe that individuals are in the best position to decide which causes they wish to support. Content Standards As an “open platform” there is a broad range of content on our platform. We believe in free speech (which means speech that may offend someone). We don’t censor content, except in these cases: Illegal content (in the region it is published) Pornography Content encouraging violence Thanks for the info
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