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minus-squareshadshack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·17 hours agoWhy is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 hours agoThey have models that blink the large white LED light until it’s connected to WiFi. Annoying as hell.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoYou can fix that in 3 seconds with a piece of electrical tape.
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoYeah, I suppose. I don’t use the rock UI, it goes straight into the Apple TV when powered on so I don’t really care that much.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 minutes agoIt does until it doesn’t. Did you look at the OP?
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-217 hours agoOh yeah, I totally forgot about that - mine does do this, and the LED is right in the bottom middle, and it’s super bright.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoSounds like a job for some black tape.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoIt probably doesn’t need to be - but it was required to set up. Before I had my shield, I allowed local connections for local streaming, but you are correct, it’s probably no longer necessary.
Why is your Roku TV even on the Wi-Fi if you just block its internet?
They have models that blink the large white LED light until it’s connected to WiFi. Annoying as hell.
You can fix that in 3 seconds with a piece of electrical tape.
Yeah, I suppose. I don’t use the rock UI, it goes straight into the Apple TV when powered on so I don’t really care that much.
It does until it doesn’t. Did you look at the OP?
Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that - mine does do this, and the LED is right in the bottom middle, and it’s super bright.
Sounds like a job for some black tape.
It probably doesn’t need to be - but it was required to set up. Before I had my shield, I allowed local connections for local streaming, but you are correct, it’s probably no longer necessary.