A more detailed take: https://gizmodo.com/netflixs-ui-overhaul-traps-you-into-binging-forever-2000598850

Not sure what to think about this. I don't exactly love AppleTV+'s UI. https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/media/netflix-new-home-page-ai-search-vertical-video

Oops! Software update makes HDR content “unwatchable” on Roku TVs

https://www.aol.com/news/youtube-turns-20-years-old-100014020.html?guccounter=1 "Google-owned YouTube's revenue last year was estimated to be $54.2 billion, which would make it the second-largest media company behind Walt Disney Co., according to a recent report from research firm...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/after-losing-customers-comcast-admits-prices-are-too-confusing-and-unpredictable/

I can tell AT&T has started offering 5G Home Internet in my area. Service has really slowed down recently. If the other two didn't already suck so bad, I'd consider switching.

Interesting that Paramount now includes Pluto.

Go to Youtube and search movie trailers or TV trailers, depending on what you are looking for. Also, most streaming services have a recommendations section in the user interface that uses what you've watched (and liked) in the past to suggest other things you may like. Depending on what...

Yeah, I hear ya. When we decided to get rid of Dish, I tried out all the big name devices available at the time. We settled on the Firestick because it seemed pretty stable and we liked the remote the best. After about a year, we found that the stability was deteriorating, and they changed...

There are some 5Ghz channels the iPhone won't use because they are not licensed for use in the US. Many devices will still connect to and use them, but not all. This is just one possible reason for the issue you are seeing. I actually had wi-fi issues with my Shields and had to put them all...

My brother got one of these and had wi-fi issues. He tried adding a wi-fi extender, but no joy. Eventually he just got a Roku box and the problems went away.

No wonder D* has been rolling out lower-priced packages.

Yeah, I have been watching some NCAA games. I wish I wasn't paying for it, but since I am...

This is about SmartTVs in particular, but worth knowing: https://www.vox.com/technology/405879/roku-amazon-netflix-moana-disney

Hmmm...well, I guess not. When I did a search earlier, I found a bunch of sites listing the best VPNs for Roku and NordVPN was usually the top choice, but when I bothered to actually read the sites, I found you have to have an intermediate device handling the VPN access, like a router. NordVPN...