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Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms (techcrunch.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Maybe just buy a monitor, particularly if you only need streaming.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I use my "smart" tv as a monitor to stream. It has never connected to the internet and it does not pester me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

This is the real answer. If you don't have any benefit from connecting it to the Internet, don't. Use a separate device for streaming, if you have to. I guess Apple TV or NVIDIA Shield, or Chromecast? I need to look into the benefits, but I don't want to support Roku anymore...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

This may be the best advice, esp since I only need small and dumb.