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Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by m348e912 »

pimeys wrote: post #8
karmakaze wrote: post #4

I don't know what this looks like but I probably hate it. It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films. What really bugs me are the "Remastered" versions of songs on Spotify that sound like they were produced with today's audience in mind and doesn't sound like the original rec…

For the second part, 100%. I started years ago already collecting my own flac files, and I'm quite careful on picking the best mastering if possible. In 2024, finally, some of the latest remasters are great (like the new Steely Dans from Bernie Grundman). But between 2000-2015 or something a remaster of an album was usually just compressed to the maximum and made very _loud_. For some of my favorite albums I have mul…

Where do you find masters? I only know of stems ripped from games like Rock Band.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by mikenew »

saulrh wrote: post #22
Zaskoda wrote: post #12

My next TV purchase will be a dumb TV.

You can put any android TV into dumb mode ("Basic TV") during setup, which disables many-most of the smart features without affecting core display functionality: https://support.google.com/googletv/answer/10408998?hl=en .

You're still greeted by a full-page ad on the main menu. But yes; it is better.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

saulrh wrote: post #22
Zaskoda wrote: post #12

My next TV purchase will be a dumb TV.

You can put any android TV into dumb mode ("Basic TV") during setup, which disables many-most of the smart features without affecting core display functionality: https://support.google.com/googletv/answer/10408998?hl=en .

This definitely looks like what I'll use when I buy my next TV. I'll then just run everything through a set-top box like an NVIDIA Shield or my PS4/PS5.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by xur17 »

karmakaze wrote: post #4

I don't know what this looks like but I probably hate it. It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films. What really bugs me are the "Remastered" versions of songs on Spotify that sound like they were produced with today's audience in mind and doesn't sound like the original rec…

> It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films.

I realize that I might just be the exception here, but I honestly really like it.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by kstrauser »

xur17 wrote: post #26
karmakaze wrote: post #4

I don't know what this looks like but I probably hate it. It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films. What really bugs me are the "Remastered" versions of songs on Spotify that sound like they were produced with today's audience in mind and doesn't sound like the original rec…

> It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films. I realize that I might just be the exception here, but I honestly really like it.

I'm glad other systems offer it as an option for people who enjoy it. I can't fathom the decision process that permanently enabled it for everyone.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by partdavid »

x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #20
Zaskoda wrote: post #12

My next TV purchase will be a dumb TV.

Good luck finding one, but this has nothing to do with Smart TVs, and everything to do with what you hook up to a TV.

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but the device the story is complaining about is a TV, not a Roku device.

> On June 6th, my TCL TV’s Roku OS was updated to version 13.0.0.

Re: Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Post by hedora »

karmakaze wrote: post #4

I don't know what this looks like but I probably hate it. It's like the frame interpolation that some TVs had to generate 120p frames from 60p. I actually prefer the original 24p (or 24p double-exposed to 48 like cinema projectors do) for films. What really bugs me are the "Remastered" versions of songs on Spotify that sound like they were produced with today's audience in mind and doesn't sound like the original rec…

I got an Apple TV 4K a while back to replace my Roku.

It sets my ancient sony 1080p TV to 24 fps when playing back 24 fps content.

On top of that, it let me recalibrate the colors using my iPhone camera.

Anyway, I bought it to reduce ad tracking, and was pleasantly surprised that it was roughly equivalent to buying a new TV.

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