It’s so hard to find a stupid TV nowadays but so better to use one.#tech #privacy #advertisingRoku Smart TV: Roku’s idea of showing ads on your HDMI inputs seems like an inevitable hellhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/4/5/24121958/roku-ads-tv-hdmi-inputs-...
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊replied to BeAware :fediverse: on last edited by
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That's a cool deal too... but Google and Nvidia have a partnership. I guess it depends if one doesn't care about Google knowing what they stream, etc. -
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@dalfen @the5thColumnist True...but seeing as it's Android, I wonder if one couldn't just flash their own version of Android/Linux on it and get rid of all that...
Android is built on Linux after all...
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊replied to BeAware :fediverse: on last edited by
That would be nice. You probably couldn't get an app from the Google Play store then, right?
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 on last edited by
@dalfen @the5thColumnist Well, right. But Fdroid exists and there's MANY places to get APKs on the web. Not sure if FDroid supports Android tv but there's probably many ways to get apps.️
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊replied to BeAware :fediverse: on last edited by
That's a great point. Do you know if big-name streaming services would allow their apps on such devices?
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 on last edited by
@dalfen @the5thColumnist That I do not know. I don't think they can tell an APK that was just copied and downloaded from somewhere else from the legit, unless the uploader modified the APK, which is always possible.
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@[email protected] I'm dreading the day my dumb TV dies because I'll have to try find a other dumb panel with an HDMI input.
That's all I literally want, something I can plug my PC into since that's all I use it for (even my TV tuner plugs into my HTPC)
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@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] yup that's exactly the sort of insidious behaviour I'd look out for.
TVs that don't let you use physical ports unless WiFi is enabled. Like, I'd go as far as ripping out the wifi chip, but I'd rather just buy a panel without one (and the accompanying software) to begin with
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊replied to FurballsNHairballs on last edited by [email protected]
True, it’s a firmware update and you have to register the TV with Roku to get it to work.
The point I was making was the Roku TVs are different from many other smart TVs I knew (from a few years back, anyway) that included the “smart” internet-required features more on the side and optional. One can’t even initialize the Roku TV without first connecting it to the internet and registering it w/ an online Roku acct
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊replied to Chancerubbage on last edited by
Yes, with wi-fi direct
What is DIRECT-Roku-XXXX SSID and how to turn it off - Dignited
Roku uses WiFi direct in a feature called "device connect" to communicate with other devices such as the roku remote, speakers and smartphones.
Dignited (www.dignited.com)
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That is true. But first, you must initially set up the newer Roku TVs using the internet.
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