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Tom -
Nice before Google shoved irrelevant ads on my screen which I don't want and can't turn off. Back to the Roku player. Because we all know google does what they please and takes forever to acknowledge they screwed up and fix it. Shame I have to run a separate box when what I need is built into the tv. But no freaking 1/3 page ads that seem to be downloading a lot of stuff every time it shows one...there's a progress bar that on my 200MB/s internet is taking 7-8 seconds. Also slowed my tv down A LOT and when I restarted it last night after getting a weird error about 'no network', the tv wouldn't even power back on until I futzed with unplugging it, plugging it back in and holding reset buttons on the back.
78 people found this review helpful
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gwensim
Please remove the new “Staff Picks” feature forces ads across the top of my screen. It is annoying and takes up room on my screen. Besides I would never subscribes to the ads or channels offered. I do not need to be reminded by ads on a streaming channel (or program) I will NEVER want. Also it is one more program (or CPU process usage) to slow down my TV while navigating or period. And last but not least it is forced ADS! if there is no ways to remove this feature to the latest update, please instruct how to disable.
104 people found this review helpful
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Tom S
Putting my word in to (hopefully) promote change. Please remove Staff Picks and all the ads. Stop populating my home screen with garbage and visual clutter on my expensive Sony TV. It looks nice but it's still annoying garbage. Nice-looking annoying garbage. I can care less about HBO, free kids movies, watching the news, etc. Here's a suggestion; if you can't remove it, put it at the bottom of the app list or the very bottom of the screen so I don't have to see it every time I turn on my TV. If you're not gonna at least show me content relative to my interests, bugger off. I've already uninstalled the updates for the app and disabled automatic updates in the store to (maybe temporarily) ensure that this won't reappear again. I now have a clean, simple interface with all of my apps and best of all, no ads. Companies can change. Google can change. Please undo this ad-sponsored mistake.
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