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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: Google TV vs Roku
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 10:30 this Friday (GMT):
> Awhile back I got a 50" 4K TCL with Google TV on sale for about $250. The
> picture is surprisingly good. The sound is tinny but I already had a sound
> bar; it pairs with Bluetooth. The TV pairs with headphones as well, but the
> next morning when I turn on the sound bar, the volume's at max! I learned to
> mute, then turn down the sound while the video stream reloaded.
>
> Google TV is based on ChromeOS, which is built using a Linux kernel.
>
> Google TV tries to do too much. The underpowered computer in this TV takes
> forever when "Loading information". The information comes from YouTube TV
> and bunch of other apps. Way too much navigation needed. And recently
> YouTube TV started up with an earlier show loaded. More navigation. My use
> case is more like watching TV than looking for stuff to stream. I don't need
> a continuation of the morning news in the afternoon.
>
> Google TV has an "Apps only" mode which reduces the navigation, but does
> nothing for the speed of loading.
>
> The ponderousness of it all made me want to use one of the small Roku
> devices. (In fact when Google TV would prompt for feedback I'd write "Roku
> interface!") One with a little more beef to it.
>
> Looking at pricing, I stumbled across the Roku Streambar. It's a small
> soundbar with Roku built in, and it can take 4K content from other Bluetooth
> devices and stream it to the TV. There's also a Pro version, but I bought
> the regular one at a slight discount. It's connected via HDMI-ARC and can
> control some TV functions. I set up the TV to use "the last used input".
>
> The picture is brighter and more saturated, so I had to tone that down via
> the TV settings. The sound is decent. It can be improved with the purchase
> of a subwoofer and 2 or 4 more satellite speakers.
>
> Both Google TV and the Roku provide voice-control, but the latter is faster,
> partly due to the hardware, one would think.
>
> So far, so good for RokuOS. Another win for the Linux kernel!


I don't like either.
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