Roku is releasing a new feature, Backdrops, which shows classic works of art or photo collections as a screensaver on your Roku TVs. Typically, if you leave your Roku device running, it will eventually switch to the familiar side-scrolling purple Roku city or an ad for PlutoTV.
Instead, Backdrops turns your TV into a museum piece that will display images of classic works of art from artists like Jan Steen or Edouard Manet. You've just gotten a device like a Samsung Frame TV at a significantly lower cost. In its press release, Roku said tidbits of information will also be provided about the art you see, including the year it was created and a brief description.
