XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.home.repair
From: ham789@netzero.net
On 3/28/2018 10:55 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:15:18 -0700, mike wrote:
>
>> On 3/28/2018 8:09 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
>> snip
>>>
>>> I have 3 Roku devices, one for each TV, and one of the channels I use
>>> the most is AccuRadio. It delivers uninterrupted*, ad free, no talking,
>>> music all day long, in the sub-sub-sub-genre of my choice. You can drill
>>> into any of multiple categories of music, then continue drilling down
>>> until you find just what you want. I think AccuRadio is also a website,
>>> and there could be ads there, but on Roku it's free of ads.
>>>
>>> *Ok, to be honest, there's a recorded voice every couple of hours that
>>> says, "You're listening to AccuRadio", but that's really easy to ignore.
>>>
>> I went to the website. All I got was 10 minutes of advertising
>> followed by a loop of "you're listening to accuradio" every few seconds.
>>
>> Maybe I needed to create an account to hear anything.
>>
>> I should drag out the roku.
>
> Wow, what a difference. :) No ads on Roku, nothing but ads on the web?
>
> I had to check it out for myself. I didn't see any ads on the site, just
> music, and no looping "You're listening to AccuRadio". AdBlock Plus says
> it blocked 12 ads, but I can't explain the looping you encountered.
> Maybe try another browser? Definitely try it with your Roku, though.
>
It does work with firefox.
I listen to music at low volume at night. Helps me get to sleep.
Accuradio has a channel that's perfect.
The periodic screaming an ad at me kinda defeats the purpose.
I dug out the roku, but realized that I can't control it without
the HDMI display. Don't think that's gonna work for me.
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