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• brygphilomena@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It doesn’t have to be a monitor. The computer doesn’t care what the other end of the cable calls itself.

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      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You missed the point but also accidentally found it. The point you missed, as others have replied, is that a TV and a monitor both work as PC displays.

        But the point you accidentally found is that monitors are pretty much TVs without the smart tv bs added in. They are priced like TVs would be if they weren’t making money from them in other ways, like getting paid for preinstalled apps and selling harvested data.

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      • EyesInTheBoat@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Sometimes occasionally but they’re probably never going to be cheap. Too hard/expensive to manufacture which is why folks like Samsung keep trying really hard with quantum dot LED panels.

        That being said, I regret nothing about purchasing my LG C9 OLED TV a couple years ago. Works fantastic, looks fantastic and I pretty much never use the built in UI for anything by going to a Nvidia Shield for my content/streaming needs. I think the LG C series does an excellent job and it occasionally goes on sale during holidays/Black Friday.

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  • 520@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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      • shortwavesurfer@monero.town ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I am not honestly sure. It has been over a decade since i consumed TV, shows, etc in any serious quantity.

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  • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Chromecast? You connect it when needed.

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    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Chrome cast is google, lol.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But it doesn’t rely on any sort of cloud services, so unlike the guy in the article’s problems, you don’t have that if Google decides you’re an undesirable. Your Chromecast will continue to function. It’s rare for a device these days.

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      • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Sure, not denying it. But the point was that you can not connect the TV into the Internet and still use netflix etc. You stream the content through chromecast when you need to.

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