There is such a thing called HDMI Ethernet. If you connect some sort of Android box to your TV it might establish an Ethernet connection with it and thus connect to the internet.
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TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 4 months ago
This is why our “smart” TV is not allowed to be connected to the internet.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
eleitl@lemm.ee 4 months ago
If you use an Android TV system you don’t get to complain about your video output device tracking.
raldone01@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I have searched for alternatives. There are none that I am aware of. I just want a streaming box that can run jellyfin with a simple remote. I really don’t want to use a keyboard in bed.
If anyone knows a simple setup that boots straight into jellyfin with a remote, I would love to hear about it.
eleitl@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Maybe put Lineage OS on a compatible Android TV box. These do have remotes and have almost no Google telemetry.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Android has closed source Google spy framework, don’t use that.
Sabata11792@ani.social 4 months ago
A smart TV is not allowed on my property.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I am a bit puzzled about the “even when your laptop is connected” part.
I have a small android box connected to it and am not using apps on the TV so it should have no chance of sending screenshot out even if it takes them.
spiffpitt@lemmy.world 4 months ago
what kind of Android box do you have? anything you recommend? (looking to have some sort of streaming client)
smiletolerantly@awful.systems 4 months ago
Nvidia Shield. The bigger one.
Yes, it’s a couple of years old at this point, but it’s still the best device of its kind.
Not to mention the remote is FANTASTIC.
ben_dover@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
the google tv with chromecast dongle is quite is quite decent, good price/performance ratio
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s a Chinese one that I used at first for retro gaming with emuelec. Now it is dual boot and I have kodi and newpipe on it too.
xavier666@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Sorry for being paranoid but can the TV piggyback the connection used by the the streaming device/android box to send data back to the TV OEM?
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Not yet but it is clear in the future most devices will be able to do that, we will have ubiquitous low grade internet access everywhere. Your neighbours devices will let your electronics snitch on you even if you seal up your own internet
xavier666@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Good point. We can have a honeypot wifi. Check my other comment in the thread.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The only connection the TV has is hdmi. I do not think that back and forth communication is possible there.
xavier666@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I think for the TVs internal wifi, it’s better to create a honeypot Wi-Fi exclusively for it, or a VLAN. It will constantly try to send data and fail. If we don’t let it connect to anything, the TV might start sniffing for other open networks.
bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
But if you connect your phone to the android box then the TV could use the phone to send the screenshots.
TV->android box->phone->internet.
Staubsaugernasenmann@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
But can you really be sure that it doesn’t connect to another network? i have to check again but if i recall correctly there are TVs that try to connect to other open networks or even look for other TVs from the same manufacturer and connect through those to the internet. I have to double check this again, so take this with a grain of salt
filcuk@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
If that’s true - lan for your own content with network isolation and ripping out the WiFi antenna, I guess?? I hate this