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Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV

3 years ago by Lee Duna to c/technology

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Almost every smart TV platform is, at this point, a billboard for ads with your apps sprinkled in, but where...
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mirror_slap 13 points 3 years ago

These devices were annoying a decade ago. Comical that people still buy these when Roku and Android TV are so much nicer.

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Lyricism6055 6 points 3 years ago

I have an nvidia shield (android TV) and it had 3/4 of my screen dedicated to ads. I was able to swap my launcher, but still frustrating

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JGrffn 3 points 3 years ago

OK what the hell. This is the platform I was considering jumping into. Is nothing sacred anymore? That thing costs a fortune by TV stick standards.

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FlavoredButtHair 3 points 3 years ago

What Android TV device do you recommend?

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marker2002 4 points 3 years ago

They all have ads now... But I like our Chromecast with Google TV and our Nvidia Shield TV. Both super easy to use and can side load apps

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metapod 2 points 3 years ago

Xiaomi TV Stick 4k. I got an Amazon Fire TV stick, hated it very much, but luckily for me it malfunctioned after a month, and i managed to get a "refund" that was limited to the amazon store. I spent the money on the xiaomi alternative that came with android tv, as it was about the same price, but you can install (and keep installed) a custom loader without ads, and never have to update anything it if you don't want it. But be careful, some newer models from xiaomi come with google tv instead, which is probably harder to have control over privacy/ads.

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