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Anon buys a TV without researching (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

The smart stuff isn't the issue. It is all the connected shit.

There are plenty of smart TVs that you just don't have to connect to the internet. Then it can't download ads, be laggy or reboot because of updates, send all your data to the manufacturer, ...

Just connect a small PC over HDMI like you would a dumb TV, and other than a slow boot it will work the same.

I can recommend TLC as a TV that doesn't require an internet connection. But I would steer clear of ever connecting it to a network, the remotes have microphones in them.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are plenty of smart TVs that you just don’t have to connect to the internet

AFAIK many of them will continue to nag you to connect them to the Internet if you don't do it. Those nags can be just as bad as ads.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, just don't buy those brands.

TVs are a minefield, but one that can be navigated.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

How does one do that? Which brands are dangerous?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My Samsung tv also has microphones for voice control.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

Yes, that is most likely what they were designed for.

But I wouldn't trust these brands to not misuse them for other things.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Take a crayon, jam it in the pinhole for the mic, then scrape the excess off the surface. Problem solved.