Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads

NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• HC4L@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A simple PC, you can also use it to browse, download stuff, Steam stream etc. The possibilities are endless

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  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Any used office pc from Craiglist for $200, wiped and reinstalled with linux… self contained mini PC NUC boxes are also a very good bang-for-buck these days

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• gregorum@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve always loved my Apple TVs.

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• ShadowRam@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is nVidia Shield an alternative?

  That's what I've been using for years now. It's great.

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• qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I blocked my TV from using WiFi, but there have been times I have need to unblock it (like using AirPlay or Google Cast), so it gets updates occasionally. I’m open to throwing my TV straight to the dump and buying another TV to avoid this at all costs.

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• andyburke@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Personally looking at dumb panels and building OSMC machines to run them.

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• crossover@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I run an LG OLED TV (disconnected from network), AppleTV, and my own media server. I haven’t seen an ad in my TV for years.

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• eksb@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Get an A/V receiver, a computer monitor or dumb TV, and speakers. Then you can get a Roku streaming player and it cannot show you anything when you do not have its input selected on the receiver.

  Even an inexpensive pair of bookshelf speakers placed on either side of the TV will sound better than built-in TV speakers. Add a center speaker and a subwoofer drastically improved sound.

  Non-4k AV receivers are dirt cheap used.

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