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- Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing? 1 week ago:
That’s their general privacy policy. Here’s the specific information on appleTV settings:
support.apple.com/en-tm/guide/tv/…/tvos
You can share analytics data with Apple or app developers in order to improve their software. Sharing this data is completely optional
- Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing? 1 week ago:
Seriously, buy an AppleTV. It works standalone without the need for other apple products. Has a fast processor, ability to disable telemetry, good track record of software update support etc. and NO.ADS.IN.THE.OPERATING.SYSTEM.
Using an Android box will result in the same issues you’re trying to get away from with SmartTVs.
If you’re technically capable enough you can build your own HTPC, but due to DRM you’re going to run into issues streaming 4K content from streaming services. And PC and Linux HDR and Dolby Vision support is a rabbit hole.
- Comment on Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. 2 months ago:
I haven seen my LG OLED’s smart OS for years.
- Comment on Now that scotus gave the president immunity Biden can legally assasinate all of the conservative justices 4 months ago:
He needs to at least impale senators with the American flag.
- Comment on European Union regulators accuse Apple of breaching the bloc's tech rules 4 months ago:
- Comment on Networking Dilemma 5 months ago:
I’ve been in similar situations while renting. You can always contact your agent/landlord and ask for a cable to be installed in the wall. Otherwise I’ve run ethernet cables along skirting boards and around doorframes and hidden them using cable raceways.
- Comment on All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week 6 months ago:
It’s the tech business model. Slowly building up a sustainable business has been replaced with coasting on investment money while attempting to capture an entire global market. Because these products can scale so easily. Now they’re entering the “oh shit we need to make money now” phase of the business model.
It’s not evil capitalists. It’s people acting rationally. The incentive structure needs regulation.
- Comment on Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time 6 months ago:
Better support for Dolby Vision. I also prefer the Infuse UI.
- Comment on Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time 6 months ago:
Sideloading and customisation is a downside. There are ways to sideload things like Kodi through pre signed certificates but I don’t know much about it.
Dont need another Apple device.
- Comment on Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time 6 months ago:
No need for other Apple devices. It can act as a standalone box. It may want an AppleID account during setup. I’m unsure about that part.
- Comment on Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time 6 months ago:
I posted this elsewhere in the thread, but…AppleTV with the Infuse app.
I tried a bunch of different media boxes and HTPC options over the year. But this is by far the best setup in my experience.
- Comment on Roku OS home screen is getting video ads for the first time 6 months ago:
AppleTV with the Infuse app.
Blows everything else away.
- Comment on Caption this. 7 months ago:
Last time I visit a wax museum while tripping on acid.
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 7 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.
- Comment on Is TV Dead? Global TV Shipments Hit a Decade Low in 2023 8 months ago:
It’s sad how Apple’s strategy of “just use an actually fast CPU and make a Home Screen without ads” is a breakthrough in the industry. It shows what a fucking mess everyone else is in.
- Comment on Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption 9 months ago:
The miners are taking power from the same grid as everyone else. Miners don’t emit carbon. Electricity generation from fossil fuels does.
The focus should be on moving to a renewable and abundant energy grid. Then let people use it for whatever the fuck they want.
- Comment on Questions raised about 'overly generous' power price rises amid tumbling wholesale costs 1 year ago:
It’s the 30% supply charge increase that made me mad. That’s not tied to the wholesale cost. Thankfully I have solar panels so my bill is already quite low. But I still need grid access. Laying 30%pre now for that “luxury”.
- Comment on People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars — For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, wit... 1 year ago:
Mazda. They’ve brought back physical buttons and have support for CarPlay if you want it.