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Nicholas Sutrich

I switched from Chromecast and WebOS to Roku. There's only one problem

The top of the Roku Ultra (2024) on a TV table.

A few months ago, apps on my faithful LG OLED TV began to experience inexplicable problems. From crashes to endless buffering, it was quickly becoming clear that I was going to have to change my streaming TV routine. I used my phone to cast apps to my Chromecast Ultra for a while but it turns out that casting is pretty annoying when it's the only way to watch. I like having a dedicated remote, and the Chromecast didn't have that.

Enter the Roku Ultra. I'd used Roku plenty of times before on my old TCL TV, not to mention many other TCL TVs that family members and friends have, so I was already confident that I'd enjoy the experience. But I didn't realize just how heads and tails better Roku Ultra was going to be over the built-in apps on my LG OLED.

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