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minus-squareCancerMancer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 hours agoDon’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 hours agoWish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.
minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·43 minutes agoI just dock my steam deck
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoYeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·32 minutes agoYeah about time for me to switch to something else :/
minus-squaretehn00bi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·60 minutes agoIs there anything that’s a better alternative?
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·40 minutes agoSome people have mentioned apple TV, for now that at least isn’t riddled with ads. Others have mentioned getting android sticks, but I’m not sure how smooth that process is (or how well they work with remotes).
Don’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
Wish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.
I just dock my steam deck
Yeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
Yeah about time for me to switch to something else :/
Is there anything that’s a better alternative?
Some people have mentioned apple TV, for now that at least isn’t riddled with ads. Others have mentioned getting android sticks, but I’m not sure how smooth that process is (or how well they work with remotes).