Meanwhile, Fox lost my respect decades ago. The idea that they could gain network level access to one of my devices cannot be reconciled with my need to feel secure and safe in my own home.
Anyone wanna take the opportunity to share their favorite brands and models of dumb TVs?
You have to buy a smart TV and disable the internet + external device like Apple TV or Nvidia Shield.
You can find them in your local Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist region.
If you want more control buy a pc monitor and some speakers or commercial display.
Was this true? https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/media/cnn-settles-lawsuit-vir...
$22b.
Are there any companies left that are not in the decabillion range?
They certianly have enough to ice the carriers out. I wonder what an HBOMax subscription will cost in a year, I bet a fair bit more.
Sadly there are enough loyal fanatics that I can imagine they will continue to be sold indefinitely.
In ~2015 got an Xbox one, as a media center it was an awesome experience:
Kinect voice control to play/pause and other things way before Google home/Amazon echo ecosystem were mature.
Free OTA channels via TV tuner and well designed OneGuide (with ability to pause and rewind).
And of course all the Netflix and other apps, Plex server etc.
But strategically it seems Microsoft decided they wanted to look more like Playstation, focused on gaming (at that time paid Xbox live subscription vs free Playstation)
And as gaws points out, they seem to recently announce to double down on the gaming stuff.
So when they discontinued OneGuide. I picked Roku since they seem to be focused on the media experience primarily... but unsure how I feel about this acquisition news.
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