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WTF a screensaver on a TV that requires money? Is this like a free money glitch for doing nothing? Just bundle a few free images, buy them at a reasonable price (not $80k/year) or tell your company photographer to take them.
Also how often do you see a screensaver on a TV: Short answer almost never because a) you're watching stuff or b) you turn the device off
Also who buys this Roku trash in the first place? Apple users? Just plugin a laptop/PC via HDMI & Co or slap some Android/Linux TV device/Raspberry with Kodi behind the TV.
Another lemmy user overestimating people's tech-savviness
I was in a meeting recently and the smart tv had a screensaver showing a 1950's-esque street scene sidescrolling and showing what looked like at least one text ad in the bacground.
The new OOB experience.