Roku Off Topic Thread
A bit against the grain in this section, but I feel we've all spent so much time discussing DP, Roku's technologies & difficulties etc, and have all sorta gotten to know each other a bit, however we never had the chance to get to know one another aside from the standard Q&A setup we have here. So I thought I'd open a bit of a thread seeing each of our thoughts & opinions of the Roku devices outside of technology & advertising.
Essentially, I'm wondering everyone's thoughts on Roku's as a whole. Are you a user? A fan? Or is it just another device to you like Chromecast & Firesticks. Do you hate it & only have a channel to fulfill the void of customers who use it.
Personally, I like them. A fan. I cut the cord in 2010 & checked out Roku on a whim, was impressed. Funny, I thought they were 'popular' way back then, and thought I was late to the game. I do a bit of web design and wanted to try a channel years ago using their old Brightscript. Someone had a video explaining it, but updates & coding changes it was already outdated a year or two later. I stopped trying but came across the DP method in winter of 2017, and while it was a bit of a challenge for me, I completed it. I'm not a massive coder, but DP's template foundation reminds me of Wordpress installs.
Anyway I like them. I've never checked out others like Fire or Chromecast, would like to. A friend/neighbor has one but doesn't seem as high on it, and my brother has a smart TV but those get antiquated quick & I think Roku's method of pushing their software into Smart TVs is the way it'll go.
Trying to avoid many 'complaints' about the programming side of it, (or advertising). Just wondering what alot of your stories are as to why you created a channel, and your thoughts on Roku vs others in the market. (Does anyone mostly use another device at home?) or if you've built your channel on other devices. (I gotta check out Baradanitko's Fire TV convsersion program, seems a good starting point. And no, I haven't built on any others, checked into Amazons. Seems they tried to make a somewhat simple creator but wasn't nearly as close as DP imho. Never used or seen any others either)
Essentially, I'm wondering everyone's thoughts on Roku's as a whole. Are you a user? A fan? Or is it just another device to you like Chromecast & Firesticks. Do you hate it & only have a channel to fulfill the void of customers who use it.
Personally, I like them. A fan. I cut the cord in 2010 & checked out Roku on a whim, was impressed. Funny, I thought they were 'popular' way back then, and thought I was late to the game. I do a bit of web design and wanted to try a channel years ago using their old Brightscript. Someone had a video explaining it, but updates & coding changes it was already outdated a year or two later. I stopped trying but came across the DP method in winter of 2017, and while it was a bit of a challenge for me, I completed it. I'm not a massive coder, but DP's template foundation reminds me of Wordpress installs.
Anyway I like them. I've never checked out others like Fire or Chromecast, would like to. A friend/neighbor has one but doesn't seem as high on it, and my brother has a smart TV but those get antiquated quick & I think Roku's method of pushing their software into Smart TVs is the way it'll go.
Trying to avoid many 'complaints' about the programming side of it, (or advertising). Just wondering what alot of your stories are as to why you created a channel, and your thoughts on Roku vs others in the market. (Does anyone mostly use another device at home?) or if you've built your channel on other devices. (I gotta check out Baradanitko's Fire TV convsersion program, seems a good starting point. And no, I haven't built on any others, checked into Amazons. Seems they tried to make a somewhat simple creator but wasn't nearly as close as DP imho. Never used or seen any others either)
