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Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
#11
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
Nvidia Shield. Roku would be by next choice, but none of them come close to the Shield.
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#12
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 19, 2018 at 9:01 pm)Shell B Wrote: Firestick is awesome. Watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Sorry, no.

(December 19, 2018 at 10:23 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I have a FireCube and it's fucking fire.

Plex is pretty much all I use.

Why is the cube better than the stick?
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#13
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
Hey, if you don't like to laugh, that's your loss.

We're huge fans of stand-up comedy, so we were drawn to it. It has a lot of classic comedians' acts in it, and a fictionalized version of Lenny Bruce. A lot of it is just "Haha, New York Jews. Ain't they a hoot?" However, the stand-up is quality.

Give me an idea of what you're into, and I can suggest something more your speed.
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#14
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
Got any Firesign Theater?
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#15
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
If you add Netflix to your account, you'll find a shitload of Monty Python.
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#16
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 20, 2018 at 8:05 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(December 19, 2018 at 9:01 pm)Shell B Wrote: Firestick is awesome. Watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Sorry, no.

(December 19, 2018 at 10:23 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I have a FireCube and it's fucking fire.

Plex is pretty much all I use.

Why is the cube better than the stick?

The Cube can control your TV with an IR blaster. It pretty much completely replaces a shitty smart TV's interface.
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#17
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
More people need to watch Timeless.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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#18
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
Firesticks are hackable. Some users hack them to use other services which makes them vulnerable to viruses. There's a particularly nasty data mining bot that's known to infect Firesticks that have been altered to use a service called Kodi. So, if anyone suggests you alter the programming of one in any way, I'd advise not listening to them.

ROKU has about 2 dozen features you can unlock by hacking he programming, but doing so doesn't leave the system vulnerable. Yet. Users are essentially just unlocking features in the programming the same way someone might change the region code on a DVD player. I still wouldn't recommend doing it, just to be on the safe side though.
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#19
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 20, 2018 at 8:45 pm)Shell B Wrote: If you add Netflix to your account, you'll find a shitload of Monty Python.

Had Netflix for years. Worship

(December 20, 2018 at 9:25 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: The Cube can control your TV with an IR blaster. It pretty much completely replaces a shitty smart TV's interface.

I get past that interface quickly as it is. Is the "IR blaster" that much better? Enquiring minds want to know.

(December 20, 2018 at 8:45 pm)Shell B Wrote: If you add Netflix to your account, you'll find a shitload of Monty Python.

Oh, and I have the original series on DVD. One of my treasures. "It would be a shame if something ... happened to it."
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#20
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 20, 2018 at 9:25 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
(December 20, 2018 at 8:05 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Sorry, no.


Why is the cube better than the stick?

The Cube can control your TV with an IR blaster. It pretty much completely replaces a shitty smart TV's interface.

What's an IR blaster and why does the cube need it?
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