Friday, December 02, 2022

Pluto TV Leaves Me Cold

I saw on the news that Pluto TV is now available in Canada. They have an interesting list of classic TV shows (Gunsmoke, anyone!) but the Android app is horribly intrusive. It starts playing videos as soon as you open it and there is no way to turn it off or pause what's playing without closing the app. 

There is no cast button which means you cannot send a program from the phone to a TV that uses a Google Chromecast. It is possible to cast from a computer if you open Pluto TV in Chrome and use the Cast Desktop option. 

I'll keep it in mind if I get possessed with a sudden urge to watch Gunsmoke or Mork and Mindy, but I can't recommend it.


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