That’s great for you, but people like you vastly underestimate how much hassle people are willing to go through as far as setting up tech goes.
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noisypine@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Disconnected my TV from the Internet. I stream media from a PC on my lan to Kodi running on a fire stick. Setup openwrt to drop all packets to wan from the fire stick. These companies can get fucked and if they ever figure out a way to stop me from owning my devices, I’ll just take up some new hobbies and be done with it all.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
crypticthree@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I connected my PC to the TV via HDMI. i use Firefox with ublock.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
See, that’s more realistic.
I’d need a dedicated computer, because my PC doesn’t live in the lounge, but I’m seriously considering doing it. My Chromecast has been pissing me off lately.
crypticthree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You can buy small PCs for cheap now. A lot of them don’t even need active cooling
zooi@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Overestimate
JDPoZ@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yep. LG OLED disconnected from all web connections - literally has its MAC address blacklisted from my router, changed the launcher from stock Google for my NVIDIA Shield to a non ad-riddled launcher called WOLF, side-loaded SmartTube for ad-free YT, and Plex = non-dystopian media experience.
smiletolerantly@awful.systems 4 weeks ago
Yep, same here.
Samsung TV cannot reach the internet. Nvidia Shield is running Flauncher as the default launcher. I watch all my content through Jellyfin and SmarttubeNext.
I have not seen an ad in years.