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I don't even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they're saying....hey do you want a worse experience?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (10 children)

See the problem is that you let a display device connect to the internet

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if you must own a smart TV (because it's impossible to buy a large-ish TV anymore that isn't), I see no reason to actually connect it to any network. But! I notice recent models will bitch at you on every single power on if you leave them disconnected. So you're not even safe from being annoyed then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Some people get big computer monitors instead of a TV, because of shit like this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the route I took. I recently bought a 48" 4K monitor, hooked a mini PC up to it, and now I stream my movie and TV show collection through Plex. I still have Internet access on my "TV," but I'm in control of what pops up (I block all ads on my home network). I just use a small wireless keyboard and mouse instead of a remote.

I haven't actually owned a TV since about 2008. I have better media options through computers, and the technology just keeps getting better. Cable and public access television are a pain because you're constantly bombarded with ads. With my own computer, I can circumvent ads and get a solid viewing experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I went the other way. My 75" TV is my PC monitor.
I fucking love it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What brand? so I know NOT to buy it

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

I believe it's Roku. That purple symbol in the bottom right is on the remote as well.

Very budget so this doesn't surprise me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Wtf I thought roku TV were one of the good ones. I use a Roku thing that you plug in and I haven't seen this yet.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The little asterisk symbol on the screen is leading me to believe it's a Roku.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have two roku tvs. The day I see this is the day they get disconnected.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can probably use a pi-hole to block those things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The amount of Roku stuff my PiHole blocks is asinine. I just recently added a blocklist for smart TVs and it ballooned the query counts like mad.

+1 for PiHole. Worth the ~$40 for the Pi Zero W and accessories alone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because they retry failed connections until they can phone home again. They aren't normally making tens of thousands of requests.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It can scream into the void for as long as it wants.

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