I personally like the roku interface, and also like the older netflix app. So I'm going to stick with that for now. More power to you if you have the skill and time to roll your own device.. I don't.
You guys who hate the old units because they are too slow, I can appreciate your opinion, but I disagree. I checked last night and my old unit is actually an LT model @ 720p. May explain why I don't notice lag, because I'm not at 1080p maybe? But then I don't really notice any difference between 720p and 1080p and 4k when I'm sitting 10 feet away from a 55" television. I don't have eagle eyes.
https://i.rtings.com/images/optimal-vie ... h-size.pngJust ordered a myself a used XS and probably will set it to 720p. Time will tell but likely I will be satisfied with it. Dub's summary is right... deal with a screwy feature set, or cancel netflix, or order an old roku. I think I may have some relatives who work for netflix, but I'm not even going to say anything because like dub says, why should they care. Even if they were somehow able to run it up the chain of command, nothing would come of it.