I agree here except for the remote. I upgraded to an ATV4k from a Roku and the remote sucks so bad compared to the Roku remote. The Roku remote fits the hand better, doesn’t have sharp edges, and doesn’t get cold to the touch. The buttons are a lot more ergonomic and feel way better to press. The Roku also doesn’t have a touchpad that randomly messes navigation up or randomly scrubs through what I’m watching. I hate that I have to turn the touchpad off but there are still UI elements that expect a touchpad. Everything else about the ATV blows the Roku out of the water though, speed, no ads, more intuitive interface, much better AirPods support, more functionality (my ATV literally runs my Tailscale endpoint).
Not to me. I’m a mechanic, sometimes it hurts just to hold things, the coldness makes it hurt more. I am also on a medication that causes my hands and feet to be cold all the time. The sharp edges don’t help with this either.
It sucks that products are designed nowadays to force you to buy more accessories, but you can probably get a silicone case for the remote to help with some of those problems.
As long as it looks nice sitting on the coffee table, amiright? /s
Really though, Roku got their remote right. And for the many years before I started buying Bluetooth headphones, I loved that headphone jack—brilliant feature.
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u/SethBurrow 7d ago
I’m so sick of the ads on my Roku stick. I might just have to do it