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So glad I blocked my LG C1 from the internet ages ago. Haven’t received updates in forever, don’t care. It’s a TV, it shows pictures. I even still have it LAN enabled so it can be controlled via Home Assistant automations, it just can never leave the home network, and that’s how I like it.

I can’t even remember how long ago I set it up to do this, I think it was when I heard rumor they’d be including ads in the UI, maybe 2023 or so.

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LaOroBob@suppo.fi ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That’s interesting - I have a C1 (2021). Where or how do you block these updates and have it connected to your local network?

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- tomkatt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It’s blocked at my router. I’ve had two routers the past few years, an ASUS AX5700 and a NETGEAR AXE7800 (RAXE300). Both allow for blocking a device from internet without blocking LAN access. So you give it an IP on your network, and then just block it from internet.
  
  I don’t know if it’s true, but I’ve read that some TVs will seek to connect to open networks if it’s not connected at all, so I figure that way it’s totally blocked, and I still have access to its APIs for Home Assistant and Homekit use.
  
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- xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You’d need to set up a firewall rule on your router to block that device from accessing the internet. If you’ve got a fancy enough router you could set up a VLAN and second SSID for all your IoT things and only whitelist connections and devices you want to allow. That can get a little tricky to set up though
  
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buttfarts@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
So it talks to your media box exclusively and your media box summons the streaming services?

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- tomkatt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I’ve got a home assistant server hooked into homekit with voice (via an Apple HomePod). I can say something like “turn on home theater” and it will turn on the receiver, TV, and Apple TV, and will set the receiver to the Apple TV’s input.
  
  Then, other automations. Like, I’ve got a Lytmi Fantasy 3 Pro light strip behind my TV, and when I launch video (via streaming, plex, whatever) on the Apple TV, it will automatically turn off the living room lights except for the color strip. Then if I stop or pause the video, it will turn them back on. Stuff like that.
  
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