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If you bought a Vizio TV 4 years ago it now has a “feature” where it switches inputs to the ad-ridden integrated android system if it detects that whatever input you are on doesn’t have a signal for more than 5 seconds. Even if you pull it from the network it still tries to load it anyway. It’s becoming unavoidable even for those of us who roll our own solutions.

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ares35@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
vizio also moved the tv tuner bits over to it's 'smart' bullshit, too.

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- netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  “Smart” in regards to modern technology means ad-infested spyware
  
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netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Why would you even connect your TV to the network in the first place? I use an LG Smart TV but I never connect it to the internet.

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- Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  To use the android-based remote (which was actually pretty cool at the time tbh)
  
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  - netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I almost never need the remote of the TV. I just use my HTPC running Kodi which I can connect to a remote app on my phone if I want to.
    
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- Psychonaut1969@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I connect my LG because jellyfin works great on the built on web browser. I can also run it on a firestick or chromecast but I like the interface provided by the browser.
  
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