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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?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

None. Don't connect it to the internet. Get a PC and use the TV as a glorified monitor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I'm not mistaken, many smart TVs tend to take multiple screenshots per second and send it back to base with other methods if wifi or ethernet aren't available, although I gotta research a little more on that.

So even then, don't connect it to a PC, you're just waiving your privacy rights

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If they are connected to wifi...they can't send anything back.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

They do thru other means, ex. Using your computer as the WiFi tether