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• Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Don’t connect it to the Internet

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  • brygphilomena@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s easier said than done. I’ve had TVs that wouldn’t work unless TOS were accepted and I’ve had TVs scan for open networks.

    I’m at the point of opening TVs to disconnect the wireless antennas.

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    • 520@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Remember that if a TV is connecting to random WiFi spots, it is breaking hacking laws if it logs into someone else's unsecured WiFi where you don't have permission to join.

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  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I see what you’re saying but you give up Netflix, Hulu, and screencasting. It’s an actual sacrifice.

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    • essteeyou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You can connect other devices to your TV, like anything from a Nintendo Switch to an entire laptop/PC. Obviously they have their own privacy issues, but at least on a rela computer you have some agency.

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      • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I just checked the pricing on OLED monitors, do they go on sale?

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    • 520@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Nvidia Shield. Or another Android TV set top box. You're welcome.

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      • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t recommend any Android TV box anymore that isn’t from a big brand, which pretty much leaves the Shield and Chromecast with Google TV. All those no-name Amazon boxes are lousy with spyware.

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    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s cheap devices you can get to connect to the expensive device to do that for you. That way the expensive device never takes a turn for the worse.

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    • shortwavesurfer@monero.town ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I dont have netflix, hulu, and dont own a TV at all. Its not a sacrifice.

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      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        especially since you can get what you want to watch via alternative means.

        presumably.

        its been to long for me so I do not know the waves like I once did

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    • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Chromecast? You connect it when needed.

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      • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Chrome cast is google, lol.

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• ironeagl@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I ended up just getting a big monitor.

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  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hmmmm, that’s a good option I hadn’t thought of.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have two TVs. One is an small 720p set we keep in the bedroom with a connected Chromecast, and the other is a 1080p “smart” TV, but they made the mistake of building a Chromecast into it, so we literally never use the “smart” features and just cast from a phone or computer.

  I don’t care if that’s “low resolution.” I grew up with CRT TVs. 1080p is terrific as far as I’m concerned.

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• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can’t even find a goddamned thermostat that doesn’t require some kind of internet connection.

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