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by camblomquist 521 days ago
Anecdote/Tangent: Roku TV wins an award for worst input switching UX. From Home, you have to go into Settings (the quick settings accessible from the remote aren't enough,) then scroll down the Inputs menu and then select your input. At least with LG, inputs are directly available from the Home menu.
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Funny, I just commented that I like the Roku method. My inputs show up as tiles on the home screen alongside the other apps. You can show/hide the ones you want.
When I first got a Roku TV I had to uninstall a ton of applications that were auto installed, which are treated just as equally as your actual inputs on the home screen. Then once I got that done I later realized removing an input device left that tile on the screen, you would think the OS could be smart enough to see that the device isn't connected for a while and maybe drop it off after some time? I find Roku TV kind of clunky.
Dropping access to disconnected inputs is extremely annoying. When connecting something new, you often want to change the TV to the input before powering on the device.
Why? I think most users would only want to show devices that are alive. Displaying everything can be quite confusing.
Because when you have a new device there might be boot messages that disappear faster than you can switch to the input after it detects a signal. So you want to be switched to that input before turning it on.
I've had multiple Roku TVs. All the inputs were in the list of apps. You can easily rename them, order them in the grid, change the icon, etc.
Strange, my TCL Roku TV just has them on the Home screen. What type of TV do you have?