Rooting an Android TV gets you there, plus you get a TV that you actually own. It’s super niche and difficult to do, though. Hard to find info on which TVs can be rooted.
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0x0@programming.dev 7 months ago
The real question is whether or not you can still buy a dumb TV in 2024.
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Is any of that information centralised anywhere? I still have and love my old dumb TV, but I want to be prepared for when I am inevitably dragged in to the “smart” era.
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
I personally just had to figure it out for myself.
eleitl@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I use video projectors. Many of them, typically the better ones do not have any built-in smarts requiring an Internet connection.
In general, smart devices are a major security risk, and need to be firewalled off.
xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
There really needs to be laws requiring any smart device to have, like, 20 years of security patches, customer support and liability if anything goes wrong. If they want to place a device, that they insist needs internet access, in my home, they need to, at the very least, pay their way.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
You can, but now it’s called “a big monitor and your own server with a personal media library”.
Kroxx@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Bought an LG A2 OLED, I have never hooked it up to the Internet and I love it. I don’t use any smart functionality just a PC
nyan@lemmy.cafe 7 months ago
We managed to pick up some off newegg.ca as recently as a couple of years ago (RCA branded). Only 32-inch panels, though, so if you’re looking for a living room centerpiece, you’re better off going the digital signage route.
rizoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I’m one of the crazy people who spent 4 grand on a 85 inch dumb display meant for stores to use as digital signage. Honestly a great decision. It’s no home theater display but damn if it isn’t just as good as any smart tv I’ve seen. I just have it hooked to a raspberry pi running librelec.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I just don’t hook mine up to the Internet and disable all the ad and tracking stuff on my LG, but at least yours will probably last 10+ years.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Unfortunately some modern TVs do stuff like constantly pester you to connect to the internet, or have offline ads. There have even been trials of Amazon-powered TVs connecting to nearby Echo devices and gaining internet connectivity that way.
rizoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
That was kinda the idea. We just moved and I wanted to get something set up that I wouldn’t have to worry about for at least a decade.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 7 months ago
My parents’ Sharp has lasted more than 10 years and it’s even a smart tv, but it’s probably way more dumb than the current ones since it could only do Netflix.