My parents are getting a new tv, and are asking for recommendation. I think all I can influence is the brand/model (not realistic to propose rpi and more complex systems). I instinctively avoid google/android and lean towards anything else open source, so probably LG WebOS… But I had bad luck searching for more detailed comparisons. Maybe you have experience or opinions?

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Why? That’s exactly what I did with my tv. It never saw the internet and works just fine. I literally don’t care what Samsung does or pushes out for updates because it doesn’t matter.

    I can still do everything I want from Netflix to streaming from my NAS etc.

    /shrug

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      2 months ago

      Because some TVs will scan and connect to an access point, such as one your neighbor temporary enables. Then it uploads years of data that it collected on you in less than a minute.

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        2 months ago

        damn, your neighbor must have stupidly fast wifi if it’s uploading that much so fast