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Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology

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[–] crossover 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

AppleTV with the Infuse app.

Blows everything else away. It will connect to Plex and Jellyfin servers. Or a standard SMB folder share if you prefer. No ads. It never lags. Has reliable frame rate matching. And you’re likely to get 5+ years of software update support.

The only thing it won’t do is Atmos from Bluray rips (it will do lossless 7.1 but not the atmos layer). If you need that, then get an Nvidia Shield Pro.

[–] AtariDump 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why Infuse and not the native Plex app?

[–] crossover 3 points 2 months ago

Better support for Dolby Vision. I also prefer the Infuse UI.

[–] ChillPill 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The apple tv looks good. But can I put software of my choosing on it and will I be able to do everything on the apple tv if I dont have other apple devices?

[–] crossover 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sideloading and customisation is a downside. Like other Apple devices, the App Store is the way they want you to install things.

There are ways to sideload things like Kodi through pre signed certificates but I don’t know much about it.

Dont need another Apple device.

[–] whynotzoidberg 2 points 2 months ago

They might miss out on the convenience of AirPlay, though. AFAIK you cant do DLNA streaming to the Apple TV.

AirPlay really bridges the gaps for me, wrt having any app available on my tv at any time.

Combined with steam connect, it’s a decent multi use box with solid, non-intrusive updates. Just wish the garden wasn’t so unnecessarily walled.