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Point #1: This bait-and-switch tactic shouldn't be allowed by consumer regulations (Not in the US, but here in Brazil it would be a no-no) as in the end Amazon is tricking it's use base into paying for the Fire TV as a great deal, when in the end they will pay more for streaming as those costs that Amazon is putting on the streaming services will be paid by them in the end. #2 Wouldn't this movement be (potentially)…
I have 7 HDMI slots on my TV, ready for Peacock Stick, Hulu Disney Plus stick, Netflix Stick, Paramount Plus stick, Max Hub etc etc Not more than seven though mmmkay?
You'd probably DoS your router if they're all on concurrently due to all the data exfiltration they're performing.
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Plex Inc. is not a good company. They are eager to collect and sell your data to advertisers. Jellyfin is a great alternative. Plex may share Collected Information as expressly set forth in this Privacy Policy, including the following limited situations: [...] With third parties to improve and deliver advertising to you on our behalf. Plex may also use third-party advertising companies to serve ads, which may, direct…
As lousy as Plex (both the company and the product) have become, there really aren't alternatives with feature-parity available. Jellyfin is starting to get there in terms of basic media center functionality, but still faces stability and platform compatibility issues that have been long-solved by Plex. Jellyfin also lags behind in ecosystem support/integration for those of us operating media servers with heavy amoun…
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This right here. You're anti-consumer? Enjoy losing money with your content "monopoly"
I also enjoy spending time on shady websites with scams ads and virus. That will teach Netflix and Apple.
Stop spreading misinformation.
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As lousy as Plex (both the company and the product) have become, there really aren't alternatives with feature-parity available. Jellyfin is starting to get there in terms of basic media center functionality, but still faces stability and platform compatibility issues that have been long-solved by Plex. Jellyfin also lags behind in ecosystem support/integration for those of us operating media servers with heavy amoun…
Infuse https://firecore.com/infuse
Low cost computer, free software updates, backend infrastructure, several years of functional life, for $40 in sales (is there any profit there?). Exactly how is it surprising that they need to make some sort of additional revenue via kickback?
- Service providers paying them to have their buttons on the remote.
- % cut for movies & TV shows that users purchase on the device.
- % cut for subscriptions/IAPs from all the installed apps.
- Directly driving subscriptions for Prime Video.
- First party ads all over the interface.
- Selling and monetizing viewership data.
Of course none of this is enough, and so the company must continue to squeeze the ecosystem to placate shareholders.
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Did you know that you could just grab an old computer slap Ubuntu on it, and get all of those services through only 1 HDMI slot?
If you're talking about doing the playback on Ubuntu, you lose the high-definition. I guess it may not be important for you, but I expect someone who sunk a fair amount of change on a high-end TV to care.
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Turns out we would in fact download a car.
Mandatory reminder of the Piracy Warning from The IT Crowd : https://youtu.be/ALZZx1xmAzg