I have no cable and my TV isn’t hooked to anything except a Chromecast so I can stream to it. Can TVs send stuff out over Chromecast? I feel like it’s no but?
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andrewta@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Easy solution. Don’t plug the tv into the internet.
Use it basically as a monitor. 🖕To the tv makers
pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Majestic@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
No.
HDMI does have a feature called Ethernet over HDMI that in theory could allow that.
Thing is though it’s literally never been implemented in anything. It died because cheap WiFi became common.
For it to work you’d need both the TV and Chromecast and HDMI cable all to support it. It’s not uncommon on cables and a surprising amount of them include it in features list (probably to trick low info people).
But I believe that’s a hardware design thing so not something even a software update could enable. It costs extra money and they’re already paying for a WiFi chip so why bother?
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Then how would I run my private Plex server?
MisterMoo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have a private Plex server and all TVs disconnected from the internet. What does one have to do with the other?
thehatfox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Isolate the smart TV in restricted VLAN in your home network that can access your local media server but doesn’t allow internet access.
Segmenting a home network like this is also a good idea for smart home/IoT devices.
ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Downvoted for what? I recommend either an AppleTV to watch WEB-DL or a Nvidia Shield Pro for remixes if you.dont have a Samsung TV; otherwise a Zidoo.