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[-] confused_code_monkey@lemm.ee 62 points 11 months ago

You can update the TVs settings to block these new large video ads. However, Amazon is getting more and more intrusive with its ads. I imagine that, similar to the Alexa Shows that I also use, every few weeks they'll tweak the ads, making your previous "disable this" settings no longer applicable. It's technically a new ad type, so they can auto enable it again. Super frustrating.

Largely in response to these new autoplay ads, I replaced my Fire TV with an LG TV. I've got another LG TV from only a few years ago that doesn't really have ads. This one.. does. Damn it. Don't get me wrong, they're much less in-your-face when compared to Amazon's ads. But, damn, does everything just have to be ads now?

[-] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

For all of Apple’s faults, their Apple TV is pretty decent. A home screen with apps on them; no ads. It’s great

[-] Ilikecheese@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

God, if I could just install SmartTube and Kodi/Stremio on an Apple TV, I’d convert in a heartbeat. Until then, I’ll keep my Shield TV Pro.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Install libreelec onto a raspberry pi 4. Its a Linux OS that automatically boots into Kodi.

Kodi has an ad free youtube addon, which you can augment with a sponsorblock addon to skip in video ads.

If you have plex or jellyfin they intergrate really well with kodi. For plex, use plexkodiconnect, for jellyfin, use the jellyfin kodi app.

Flirc has a great remote if you go with the above called the skip.

[-] Ilikecheese@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I used to be into that sort of tinkering and custom install/configuring of all sorts of software. I probably still have 2-3 flircs in a drawer somewhere.

These days I just want to be able to buy something, plug it in, and have it work. The idea of installing a plex/jellyfin server and a custom OS on a pi might as well be the same as getting a 4 year degree at this point. I’m sure it works out great for loads of people, but it’s definitely not something I’m interested in.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Id say youre a handful of YouTube videos away from getting the above done, but if you aren't interested that's no problem.

[-] Ilikecheese@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

It’s not the knowledge that I need, it’s mostly the time and desire to set up all that stuff and maintain it and keep it working and constantly needing to track what the latest and greatest version of whatever platform or software that is out there. It’s the same reason I don’t jailbreak my phone or hack my consoles anymore. Sometimes it’s nice to just buy a thing that works out of the box and use it as its intended.

[-] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago
[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Flirc has a great remote if you go with the above called the skip.

[-] teichflamme@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I used Kodi for almost a decade and switched to firetv because add-ons were breaking constantly. Netflix worked maybe 20% of the time.

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Chromecast with stremio is still the perfect streaming setup for me, now if only the voice recognition on the remote was a bit less shit.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Chromecast with stremio

Just so that people are aware, from stremio's privacy policy...

The analytics technology we use is Google Analytics. To learn more about Google Analytics and your privacy, visit https://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics you can use various browser addons such as https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or https://www.ghostery.com/ .

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