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Roku lays off 300 workers and removes streaming content to save money
(www.engadget.com)
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this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023
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My only real issue with Roku is the lack of a decent Ethernet port on them. 100mbit ports are too slow for 2023
It does feel like antiquated tech but what streaming service uses even 50+mbps streaming? The services I know of (apple, Netflix, Disney) all max out around 30mbps.
Self hosted (jellyfin, Plex) can use more.
But could the decoder keep up? Decoders come in a variety of sizes and I doubt they’d pay the extra cost to put a 120Mbps decoder in the device when no streaming services require it.