moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up1871 cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
arrow-up1871external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square253fedilink cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squareSoleInvictuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 months agoI just bought a smart TV, updated the software, and disconnected it from the Internet, only allowing it access to our local Plex server. No ads and no stupid suggestions. It’s great.
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoYou could also try this, apparently.
minus-squareSoleInvictuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoOh, that’s clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoAnyone have a non-Spez link?
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoMight be cheaper than a purposedly dumb TV nowadays too, despite the receiver. It’s ridicolous.
I just bought a smart TV, updated the software, and disconnected it from the Internet, only allowing it access to our local Plex server. No ads and no stupid suggestions. It’s great.
You could also try this, apparently.
Oh, that’s clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
Anyone have a non-Spez link?
Might be cheaper than a purposedly dumb TV nowadays too, despite the receiver. It’s ridicolous.