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Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 7 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 44 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

What a stupid title. As if anybody's buying smart devices in the hope they'll be worth more someday.

My on topic advice: if you rely on your smart TV to get to your content, you're going to have a bad time. Get a small computer instead, and treat your "smart" TV as a monitor, nothing more.

I did get myself an nvidia shield last year, and after switching out the stock launcher for something that doesn't show ads (and better yet, launches straight into plex at boot), I couldn't be happier.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, I still love my Shield, but there's no doubt it's getting long in the tooth, and there aren't any true replacements on the horizon. The Shield has also lost some features through time, like Nvidia's local game streaming, though Moonlight and Steam have helped fill that gap.

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago

I thought it shared the same chip as the switch. Maybe with the switch 2 a replacement will emerge.

[–] tinsuke@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Out of curiosity, which is the launcher you chose?

I froze the stock launcher at the last version without Ads. It works, but I guess some entries like "continue watching" could be bugging out now because it is out of date/never patched.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I don't recall. Not gonna lie, it's not as slick looking as the stock one, or as regular android launchers can be, but it's functional.

Edit: It's called Projectivy Launcher.

[–] LoganNineFingers@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

I use this on my Chromecast. It's far prettier than the monstrosity that is that Google Chromecast home screen

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I am a fan of Flauncher

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Where is everyone getting the ads? And why don't I have them? Not that I want them, but I own two Shields and neither has ads on the homescreen.

[–] robotica@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you live in the EU?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes.

[–] robotica@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

That's why you don't see any ads

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 2 points 7 months ago

I was getting "suggestions" to install apps for streaming platforms like Disney or hbo which I had to scroll past before I could start the apps I installed myself.

Maybe you're on a different firmware version from me.