Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by iwhalen on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:42AM
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If you already have a gaming desktop, I can recommend Shield for both. Streaming services work out of the box of course. Then I use Sunshine[1] on my desktop to stream to Moonlight on the Shield. Both have wired ethernet connections. Latency is not noticeable in most cases.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by newaccountman2 on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:10AM
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Nah, gave my desktop to my sister :e
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by pickleglitch on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:39AM
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I like the laptop idea, I'd go with Linux instead of Windows, and even then I think it would be a challenge to get it working well with a remote. Nvidia Shield is just Android TV, which means handing Google all your data. Of course, Apple TV means handing Apple all your data, but that seems like maybe the least bad option. I don't know, I'm just tired of all of this shit.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by newaccountman2 on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:12AM
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I feel like remote can be convenient, but that I could get by with bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad.
I wonder if it would be possible to operate the computer as a whole with PS5 controller :thinking:
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by mplanchard on Monday June 15, 2026 @09:44AM
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Agree Apple TV is not especially impressive (like, it’s fine, but I especially dislike the remote). I mostly just use my playstation, but there are some apps (criterion being the main one) that are not on the PS, so I use the Apple TV for those
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by newaccountman2 on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:11AM
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Can you watch stuff from PlayStation though, like Netflix? lol
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by mplanchard on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:42AM
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Yes, it has netflix, hbo, hulu, crunchyroll, etc etc etc. Even Apple TV (the streaming service).
The only thing I use but isn’t on there is criterion.
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by newaccountman2 on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:44AM
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Shit, maybe I should just get a PlayStation :0
Re:Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal
by mplanchard on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:52PM
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I resisted buying an apple tv for a long time, because I was going to have a playstation either way for games!
The (relatively) poor quality and difficulty of hooking my laptop up to the TV for criterion eventually pushed me to get one just for that, since there’s no word on if criterion has any plans to release an app for PS
What I am going to do down the line personally is just buy a gaming laptop and use that. Can play games via Steam and watch stuff via Windows apps (e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll).
Only problem of course is the laptop will be pricier, but if someone was going to buy a tv streaming thing AND a gaming system of some kind, probably cheaper.