Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads
Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Our TV can fortunately bypass all the “smart” shit, and run like dumb monitor, maybe because it’s an older TV? We use it with an external computer with Linux mediacenter, where we have full control and no adds.
Would it even be possible to run a new “smart” TV as a dumb monitor?
We are very happy with our TV, because we can run it as a plain monitor no problem, but it could break.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Never connecting the TV to the internet and never updating the firmware usually works. If they are determined to show you ads, they may not let you use the TV without an internet connection though. I would suggest that you avoid buying a roku TV.
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Okay but they can also mesh the TVs with your neighbour’s tv of the same brand so that if your neighbour’s TV has internet, your TV can leapfrog onto his tv to download the ads
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Open the TV, find the antenna, desolder it and replace it with a 50 ohm resistor. Now the WiFI will no longer have enough range to connect to your neighbors.
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You’re hired!