moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square256fedilinkarrow-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 · 29 days agomessage-square256fedilink cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squareSoleInvictuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·29 days 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-up7·29 days agoYou could also try this, apparently.
minus-squareSoleInvictuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·29 days agoOh, that’s clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoAnyone have a non-Spez link?
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days 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.