Normally I would upgrade on of my 5 Rokus (the older ones) but I'm done. With all the garbage forced onto the home screen and in the app, I'm done.
Once AppleTV is update this year that's where I'm headed. Roku killed a great product by getting greedy.
The "garbage" on the Roku home screen is nothing compared to a Fire TV device or any Android/Google TV device. I spend so little time on the home screen it's pretty easy to ignore what they post there.
You also mention an "app". If you are referring to The Roku Channel, well it's provided for free so of course there's going to be ads there. If it's any other app, you can't blame Roku for what 3rd parties do within their own apps.
True. Roku barely has ads at all.
Fire TV is nearly impossible (or at least highly annoying) to navigate.
If ROKU would add a gig ethernet connection and the ability to decode image based subs, I would use it exclusively.
Give us the option to get the new Roku Ultra with a regular voice remote that takes batteries. The rechargeable remotes are full of problems and this new second edition one is less appealing than the original. Forcing the rechargeable remote is a deal breaker for me.
